MCIS 6314
Computer Sciences Department
Dr. Laura J. Baker
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Web Programming
Summer Semester
| Week # | Date | Topics Covered | Assignments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 15 | Introduction to web programming, html, http
basic html tags.
XHTML standard and CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)
xhtml and html reference Validation of pages A nice introduction to css A very good explanation of style sheets by Dave Raggett Design Guidelines for webpages - Examples of bad web design. A nice design site with interesting information. The famous Zen Garden site using css Jacob Neilsen's design guidelines. Tutorials for css on-line Examples of the 2 and 3 column layout on-line tutorial/guide for css A good explanation of the Box Model |
a simple web page template to start with Assignment #1 |
| 2 | May 22 | Begin introduction to Visual Basic and the .net platform.
A nice visual basic tutorial on-line .
A nice emacs editor for windows machines that you might want to use for editing files. |
Instructions for installing IIS web services
on your home machine if you are running XP pro.
More install help Assignment #2 Read ch. 3 in book |
| 3 | May 29th | No Class Memorial Day Holiday | |
| 5 | June 5 | The .NET framework overview, tutorial on ASP.NET | Assignment #2 |
| 6 | June 12 | Software Requirements | Assignment #3 |
| 7 | June 19 | Software Design | Work on Project 1 |
| 8 | June 26 | Datasets in vb.net Help with datasource, datatable nice reference. class example .aspx from last week no datasets And the .aspx.vb code-behind Today's Example from class the June26.aspx file The today example vb file |
Project 1 due by Monday, July 10th |
| 9 | July 3 | Group Project work day, Meet with group to work on Project #1 no class meeting, work on VB projects at group's discretion | |
| 10 | July 10 | Introduction to PHP, language basics,
syntax, variables, operators,
control structures, history of
php. html and PHP, built in functions, operators
The official PHP manual
Another
php tutorial for help. A very nice introduction to php by David Mintz In class assignment #1 for PHP. Obtain EASY PHP for windows (thanks to M. LaForest) Input form controls w3 standard. |
Assignment #1 PHP simple guide to unix and emacs basic commands |
| 11 | July 17 | Forms GET and POST, flat file manipulations
functions in PHP .
connect, query A sample php file that reads from a data file, similar to what is needed in assignment #1 in php Php-more reading 2nd chapter by Mintz and 3rd chapter by Mintz In-class php Assignment #2 to be completed in class. CLASS PHP file from TODAY phonelist.php this example works, same as done in class. rename back to phonelist.php and be sure you have temp dir path correct. |
Begin work on project #2 |
| 12 | July 24 | Database manipulation - forms , connections, queries
for using mysql. Sessions in PHP - cookies, data saving.
Php-more reading
4th chapter by Mintz and
5th chapter by Mintz Work on PHP projects
More help with
mysql queries tables etc.
In class Assignment #3 php PHONELIST example from class 7/24 here is the file, you MUST edit the heading in the file to make it work. |
Work on project #2 |
| 13 | July 31 | Php-more reading
6th chapter by Mintz and
7th chapter by Mintz
Class Example with add/remove/update |
Work on project #2 |
| 14 | August 7 | Group Presentations for Project #2 |