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MODULE DESCRIPTION, 2008/09

06-21156
Information & the Web

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Module Title Information & the Web
School/Department Computer Science
Module Code 06-21156
Descriptor COMP/06-21156/LC
Member of Staff Mr A J Brown
Level C
Credits 10
Semester 2
Pre-requisites None
Co-requisites None
Restrictions None
Contact hours 35
Delivery 3 hrs/week lectures, tutorials and exercise classes
Description 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.
Outcomes
On successful completion of this module, the student should be able to: Assessed by:
explain and discuss computer science and software engineering issues involved in the presentation of information; Examination
describe, explain and use XHTML, CSS and Javascript as techniques for constructing web pages; Continuous Assessment, Examination
explain and discuss computer science and software engineering issues in the representation, storage, exchange and querying of information using XML; Examination
design XML structures to represent information and use appropriate tools to manipulate, transform or query such XML structures. Continuous Assessment, Examination
Assessment Sessional: 1.5 hr examination (80%), continuous assessment (20%).
Supplementary (where allowed): By examination only with the continuous assessment carried forward.
Texts Paul Wang & Sanda Katila, Introduction to Web Design and Programming, Thompson Course Technology, 2003.
Erik Ray, Learning XML, O'Reilly, 2001.
R W Sebesta, Programming the World Wide Web, Pearson, 2006.