Module 21156 (2007)
Syllabus page 2007/2008
06-21156
Information & the Web
Level 1/C
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Outline
The module introduces issues relating to the structuring, representation, storage, exchange and presentation of information, and the processing of such information using appropriate tools. Mark-up languages used in the world-wide web are used as examples.
Aims
The aims of this module are to:
- use the practical context of the WWW to introduce computer science concepts, such as the separation of content from presentation, type from instance and meta-data from data, and the issues of naming and privacy
- introduce software engineering issues, such as the development, maintenance and management of the storage, exchange and presentation of information
- enable students to present information in a way which is consistent with appropriate computer science principles, e.g. via XHTML web pages with CSS style sheets and basic Javascript support
- enable students to represent, store and query information in XML based formats, in a way which is consistent with appropriate computer science principles
- Present issues relating to formal languages and querying
Learning Outcomes
| On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to: | Assessed by: | |
| 1 | explain and discuss computer science and software engineering issues involved in the presentation of information | Examination |
| 2 | describe, explain and use XHTML, CSS and Javascript as techniques for constructing web pages | Continuous Assessment, Examination |
| 3 | explain and discuss computer science and software engineering issues in the representation, storage, exchange and querying of information using XML | Examination |
| 4 | design XML structures to represent information and use appropriate tools to manipulate, transform or query such XML structures | Continuous Assessment, Examination |
Restrictions, Prerequisites and Corequisites
Restrictions:
None
Prerequisites:
None
Co-requisites:
None
Teaching
Teaching Methods:
3 hrs/week lectures, tutorials and exercise classes
Contact Hours:
Assessment
- Sessional: 1.5 hr examination (80%), continuous assessment (20%).
- Supplementary (where allowed): By examination only with the continuous assessment carried forward.
Recommended Books
| Title | Author(s) | Publisher, Date |
| Introduction to Web Design and Programming | Paul Wang & Sanda Katila | Thompson Course Technology, 2003 |
| Learning XML | Erik Ray | O'Reilly, 2001 |
| Programming the World Wide Web | R W Sebesta | Pearson, 2006 |
Detailed Syllabus
- Week 1: introduction to the module; introduction to XML
- Week 2: valid XML and DTDs
- Week 3: overview of XHTML
- Weeks 4-5: CSS
- Weeks 6-10: JavaScript
- JavaScript and Java
- datatypes
- functions
- equality
- scope and existence
- events and event handling
- creating objects
- manipulating CSS
- manipulating the HTML DOM
- AJAX
- Week 11: overview and conclusion
Last updated: 8 Jan 2008
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