COMP 236 - Advanced Web Programming

3 Credits: (3 lecture)

Course Description
This course extends the development and management of web pages using dynamic web programming techniques, including the document object model (DOM), client-side (JavaScript, jQuery), server-side (PHP) and database processing. Emphasis will be placed on current client-side and server-side languages.

Note Fall semester only.

Prerequisite COMP 235 and either COMP 231 or COMP 237.

Text
Deitel, H. & Deitel, A. (2012). Internet and World Wide Web: How to program (5th ed.). New York City, NY: Pearson.

Objectives
The student will be able to:

A. Create dynamic web pages by combining Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) tags with JavaScript code.

B. Incorporate database content into web sites.

C. Construct server-side code to process user requests.

D. Validate user input with client-side processing.

E. Compare client/server processing and PC/file processing.

Content
A. HTML review

B. JavaScript: dynamic HTML pages

C. jQuery library

D. PHP: server-side processing

E. DOM: using the document object model

F. Structured Query Language (SQL): database processing

Student Evaluation
The student’s final grade will be based on quizzes, a minimum of two exams, and a minimum of five web programming projects, which includes a final comprehensive project.