Monash University

Leader: Martin Atchison

Offered

Caulfield First semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Brief introduction to the physical structure of the Internet. W3C and its role. Document markup. Hypertext. Elements of web pages: text, graphics, media. Design with and implementation of: lists, tables, frames, layers, cascading style sheets. Web graphics: vector and bitmap images, image constraints, basic graphic design. Plug-ins. Web page design principles. Elements of visual design. Site development life cycle. Legal and ethical considerations. XML: structure of XML documents, validating XML documents. Web based applications utilising databases.

Objectives

On completion of this unit, students should have an understanding of:

1. the technological capabilities associated with the internet and the world-wide web and the basic technological capabilities required to develop web-based systems;
2. the main tasks in the web-based information systems development process and the main techniques used to perform them;
3. the mixture of skills and competencies required for successful development of a web-based information system;
4. the principles of good practice with respect to the management of web-based information systems project.

On completion of this unit a student should have gained attitudes which enable them to:

1. Recognise the range of skills and competencies required in the development of web-based information systems;
2. Recognise the special expertise and skills which information professionals can contribute to the development of a web-based information system.

On completion of this unit a student should have gained the skills required to:

1. Identify the range of technical and systems expertise needed in the development of a web-based system for a given set of circumstances;
2. Perform some of the basic information analysis and design tasks required during development of a web-based information system;

On completion of this unit a student should have learned to:

1. Recognise the importance of a team-based approach to web-based information systems development;
2. Interact with system users and with other members of a team in the tasks involved in the development of a web-based information system;
3. Develop interpersonal communication skills with team members in Web-based systems developement activities.

Assessment

The assessment has three components: Unit exercises: 10%; Practical Assignments: 40%; Final Examination: 50%. Students must gain a satisfactory result in both the practical and exercises work and the exam to gain a pass in the unit.

Contact hours

Lectures: 2hrs/week, tutorial: 2hrs/week

Prerequisites

FIT1001 and FIT1004

Prohibitions

IIMS1401, CFR1150, CSC1040, GCO1821, CPE1003, CPE9005