Web Application Development
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 48 hours face to face + blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
2023 teaching periods
| Hawthorn Higher Ed. Semester 2 |
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Dates: Results: Last self enrolment: Census: Last withdraw without fail: |
Prerequisites
UG:
COS60004 Creating Web Applications
AND
COS60006 Introduction to Programming or COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
AND
COS60006 Introduction to Programming or COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project
Or
Admission into the MA-ITPC1 Master of Information Technology (Professional Computing) course.
Aims and objectives
This unit is designed to introduce a variety of technologies and techniques typically used in development of contemporary web-based systems, and to enable students to achieve a level of fluency in using these in a thoughtful and considered manner. Two web programming techniques will be introduced. The first is to use web-based embedded scripting language (PHP) on a web server (Apache) and a server-side database (MySQL), and the second is to use Ajax to manage asynchronous client-server communication and XML/JSON as data exchange languages.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
1. Describe, identify and debug issues related to the development of web applications
2. Design and develop interactive web applications using embedded server-side scripting language PHP
3. Use MySQL for data management and manipulate MySQL with PHP
4. Design and develop asynchronous web applications using Ajax techniques
5. Use client-side dynamic scripting language JavaScript and server-side scripting language PHP with Ajax
6. Apply XML/JSON technologies for data management with Ajax
7. Use Ajax framework, web services and APIs and apply design patterns for developing web applications
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On Campus Lecture | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| On Campus Class (Comp lab) | 2 | 12 | 24 |
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning | 8.5 | 12 | 102 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
| Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
| Class Exercises | Individual | 15-25% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
| Project 1 | Individual | 30-40% | 1,2,3 |
| Project 2 | Individual | 40-50% | 1,4,5,6 |
Content
Server-side scripting language PHP: variables, data types, operations, strings, functions, control statements, arrays, files and directory access, maintaining state
- Web programming approach by using embedded PHP
- Access and manipulation of MySQL
- The Ajax web application development approach
- DOM and CSS used in JavaScript
- Asynchronous content update technologies
- XMLHttpRequest objects used to communicate between clients and servers
- XML and JSON
- XSLT and XPath as mechanisms for transforming XML documents
- Web services and APIs (especially Google Maps)
- Ajax frameworks for contemporary web application development
- Design patterns used in web applications
Study resources
- Reading materials.
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required texts will be made available in the Unit Outline.