Basic Information:
| Instructor | Kwok-Bun Yue |
| Office & Addresses | Delta 169 Phone: 281-283-3864 E-Mail Address:
yue@uhcl.edu
URL: http://turquoise.rocks.uhcl.edu/yue/ Course's URL: http://turquoise.rocks.uhcl.edu/yue/csci4230/s99 Secretary: Ms. Maxine Galloway, Delta 161, 281-283-3740 |
| Office Hours | TR1:15-2:15, T4:00-5:00, or by appointment. |
| Teaching Assistant | Yuan Lu: luy81@yahoo.com.
Lu's URL: http://lattes.uhcl.edu/luy. Office hours: M1-6; TR 1:00-2:30, 4:00-5:30, 7:00-9:00; stationed at PC Lab. You may contact the TA by his email address or by calling Ms. Galloway, the suite secretary. |
| Text Book | Stephen Spainhour & Valerie Querica, Webmaster in a nutshell, O'Reilly. |
| Course Description | Survey of software tools, especially for application development and internet development. Scripting languages such as Perl. Internet development with HTML, CSS, Dynamic HTML, CGI Programming, JavaScript and VBScript. Web server-side development such as using ASP and Cold Fusion. Introduction to web application server. |
| Course Goals | After completion of the course, students are expected to be able to evaluate and use various common software tools for application development. |
| Prerequisites | CSCI 3133, CSCI 3134 and CSCI 3333 |
| Course Format | Traditional lectures with some classwork. Numerous programming projects. |
| Grading | Project Assignments: 40%
Two Examinations: 60% |
| Calendar | First Examination: October 14 (Thursday)
Last drop date with no grade penalty: October 25 (Monday) Final Examination: December 2 (Thursday) |
Other Policies:
| (1) | Assignments are due at the beginning of classes. No exception. |
| (2) | All assignments are due on Tuesday. |
| (3) | Late assignments are accepted with a penalty of 10% deduction per week day after the due date. No late assignment will be accepted one week after the due date. The last assignment cannot be late. |
| (4) | No make-up exam except in verified emergencies with immediate notification. |
| (5) | No incomplete grade or administrative withdrawal under nearly all situations. |
| (6) | Penalty on cheating will be extremely severe. Standard academic honesty procedure will be followed. |
| (7) | No formal attendance policy. |
| (8) | Class notes will only be distributed in the lecture it is distributed. If you miss a lecture without a satisfactory reason, do not ask me for make-up lecture notes. |
Grading Policy: I
usually do not give A-.
| [90.100] | A |
| [87..90) | B+ |
| [83..87) | B |
| [80..83) | B- |
| [77..80) | C+ |
| [73..77) | C |
| [70..73) | C- |
| [67..70) | D+ |
| [63..67) | D |
| [60..63) | D- |
| [0..60) | F |
Tentative Course Content:
Actual contents to be covered depends on progress.
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| August 24, 26 | Introduction to software tools
Introduction to HTML |
Let's the fun
begin! |
| August 31
September 2 |
Programming in Perl | |
| September 7, 9 | Programming in Perl | |
| September 14, 16 | Perl modules
CGI Programming with Perl with CGI.pm |
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| September 21, 23 | CGI Programming with Perl with CGI.pm | |
| September 28, 30 | JavaScript: Client Side Web Development | |
| October 5, 7 | Cascading Style Sheets
Document Object Model |
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| October 12, 14 | Dynamic HTML
Mid-Term Examination (October 14 Thursday) |
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| October 19, 21 | Active Server Pages and VBScripts | |
| October 26, 28 | Active Server Pages and VBScripts
ADO and Web Database Connectivity Allaire's Cold Fusion |
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| November 2, 4 | Allaire's Cold Fusion
Java Servlets |
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| November 9, 11 | Java Servlers
XML/XSL |
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| November 16, 18 | XML/XSL | |
| November 23, 25 | An introduction to Web Application Server
Thanksgiving (November 25) |
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| November 30
December 2 |
Reviews; other selected topics.
Final Examination on December 2, regular meeting time. |