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About The Class

The class meets Tuesdays, and Fridays from 4:05 until 5:35 p.m. in the Computer Science building's Auditorium (room 127).

Course description

From the Dalhousie Calendar:

CSCI 3172.03: Web-Centric Computing.

This course provides a solid grasp of core WWW technologies and a conceptual framework for understanding the development of the WWW and working with future web technologies. The course explores interactive and non-interactive web applications built using various technologies and architectural models. We explore the significance of Web design and programming concepts in terms of accessibility issues both from the perspective of Web robots and end-users. Web caching, proxy techniques, and security issues are also discussed.

Prerequisites:

CSCI 2140 and CSCI 3171, OR INFX 2600 and INFX 2601

CSCI 3171 may be taken as a co-requisite

The Fall 2007–2008 version of this course will concentrate on hypertextual and user-oriented aspects of The Web. The course will cover all of the topics listed in the Course Goals and Topics document.

Students who do not have a basic knowledge of databases, (X)HTML, CSS, and asynchronous client-server programming are strongly advised to get help (through tutorials, websites, and so on) to allow them to progress through this course.

Other Course Related Information

1. Syllabus: Syllabus; Appendix A: Statement on Academic Integrity; Appendix B: Swine Flu; Appendix C: Faculty of Computer Science Flu Policy (Also at <URL:http://www.cs.dal.ca/flupolicy>)
2. Goals and Topics for the course: in a separate document
3. Current grades: in order by the secret number you gave me on your intake form
4. Assignments, and
5. Test Information: are below

Assignments and Readings

Readings and assignments are announced in class. Updates and copies of those announcements may be posted here too.

Assignment #1: Apache Server

Assigned: 21 September
Due: at start of class on 30 September (Wednesday)
Details of assignment #1

Briefly: Install the latest version of the Apache server in your ~/bin/3172 directory and create a tiny website. You will do later assignments using your own personal server. Bring the port number to class on the due date.

Assignment #2: Interactive Multiplication Table

Assigned: 03 October
Due: at noon on 14 October (Wednesday)
Details of assignment #2

Briefly: Get input from the user with two different input methods (for example, from a form and from pop-up input boxes) and use that input to make a multiplication table. Use CSS for formatting.

Assignment #3: An essay about Ajax

Assigned: 09 November
Due: at start of class on 23 November (Monday)
Details of assignment #3

Briefly: Write an essay in the form of a webpage (or small website) about the Ajax technology. The detailed assignment describes the necessary parts.

Test Information

There will be two tests and a final exam. No appeals of grades or addition errors for any test will be accepted two weeks after that test has been returned to the class.

The tests will be held during class time during November. The first test will be on 04 November 2009. The date of the second test will be announced later. They will cover all of the material in the readings and lectures before those dates.

Some Sample Questions

Explain which of and how The 7 Issues are addressed using memex, Wikipedia, and AListApart.
Explain the concept of graceful degredation with reference to quirks mode.
What do content management systems facilitate?
Give three reasons why a Web browser might not recognize a tag.
Define or explain metadata relating to the Semantic Web.
Compare and contrast how versioning has been done in Wikipedia and ….