Course Calendar
The approximate schedule of topics is outlined in the calendar below.
This schedule may change to accommodate new material of interest to the class,
or to spend additional time on the more difficult and complex topics.
Quizzes will be held at the beginning of the Tuesday lecture session.
Project Deliverables are due at the beginning of the Thursday lab session.
| Week |
Class Dates |
Quiz |
Project
Deliverable |
Lecture Topic |
| 1 |
Jan. 7, 9 |
|
|
Introduction to Web Applications. |
| 2 |
Jan. 14, 16 |
|
|
Introduction to Server-Side Scripting using PHP. |
| 3 |
Jan. 21, 23 |
1 |
Initial Proposal |
Integrating PHP and MySQL. |
| 4 |
Jan. 28, 30 |
|
Final Proposal |
Fundamentals of Web-based Applications. |
| 5 |
Feb. 4, 6 |
2 |
Conceptual Model |
Multi-Tier Web Application Design. |
| 6 |
Feb. 11, 13 |
|
|
The Stateless Programming Model and Session Management. |
| 7 |
Feb. 18, 20 |
3 |
Prototype |
The Model-View-Controller (MVC) Programming Model. |
| 8 |
Feb. 25, 27 |
Reading Week. No Classes. |
| 9 |
Mar. 4, 6 |
4 |
|
Page Layout Techniques. |
| 10 |
Mar. 11, 13 |
|
Milestone 1 |
Validation Techniques. |
| 11 |
Mar. 18, 20 |
5 |
|
Authentication & Authorization Techniques. |
| 12 |
Mar. 25, 27 |
|
Milestone 2 |
Web Application Security. |
| 13 |
Apr. 1, 3 |
6 |
|
Transaction Management. |
| 14 |
Apr. 8, 10 |
|
Milestone 3 |
Advanced Topics and Review. |
| Apr. 17 6:00pm |
Final Submission |
Final Examination |
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