FIT4041 - Web development

Leader(s): Janet Fraser

Offered

Not offered in 2009

Synopsis

Server-side scripting: PHP structure, syntax and implementation. PHP scripting techniques for building dynamic web page interfaces for accessing server-side data stores. Implementing state-handling in a stateless environment. Strategies for enforcing data integrity, data security principles and techniques. Database and web page design concepts and their importance in commercial applications. Asynchronous Javascript and XML (Ajax)
Client-side scripting: scripting language structure and syntax, scripting events and event handlers, creating objects and using built-in objects, objects and navigation, browser objects.

Objectives

On successful completion of this unit, students should: have knowledge of

1. the structure of XML and its uses, particularly in a web environment
2. constructing, validating and processing XML documents
3. processing XML documents using XSLT and XPATH
4. current server side scripting technology, performing a variety of Internet based
5. functions, including access to data storesan approach to web based security using these technologies
6. utilisation of asynchronous technologies in Internet applications
7. developing server side applications to perform a variety of Internet based tasks, including access to data stores, security methods, and asynchronous technologies.
8. developing client side scripting, including cross-browser support, objects (DOM) and navigation

Assessment

Assignment, Exam (3 hours)

Contact hours

2 hours lectures/week, 2 hours tutorials/week

Prerequisites

FIT9017; Knowledge of web page construction.

Prohibitions

CPE3003

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu.au/units/fit4041/