Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2017-2018 (archived)
Module COMP41420: WEB TECHNOLOGY
Department: Computer Science
COMP41420: WEB TECHNOLOGY
| Type | Open | Level | 4 | Credits | 20 | Availability | Available in 2017/18 | Module Cap | None. |
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Prerequisites
- None.
Corequisites
- None.
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None.
Aims
- This module provides an in depth understanding (and application via laboratory work) of a range of important web technologies. Although the technologies themselves are constantly and rapidly evolving, the underlying principles remain, so the module will cover both principles, and their illustration using current examples.
Content
- Web-engineering and middleware
- Information provision: document generation, site management, content management
- Server side programs, scripts, applets
- Introduction to HTML, PHP, SQL, MySQL, Javascript
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- to gain specialist knowledge of current web technologies and online databases
Subject-specific Skills:
- to develop practical design skills in use of a selection of modern technologies
- be able to select and use appropriate web technologies to build simple database-backed sites
- to gain experience in management of web sites and content
Key Skills:
- Advanced IT skills
- Individual project implementation and write up will exercise professional skills
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- The module consists of two weeks of lectures and directed readings and two weeks of tutorials and work on a major assignment. The overall workload conforms to the standard SLAT requirement of 200 hours equivalent to 20 credits.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | |
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| Lectures | 9 | In weeks 1, 2 and 3 | 2 hours | 18 | ■ |
| Tutorials | 4 | In weeks 4 and 5 | 2 hours | 8 | ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 174 | ||||
| Total | 200 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Laboratory report | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Course work | 2500 words | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
Staged written feedback of practical work and/or formative exercises.
■ Attendance at all activities marked with this symbol will be monitored. Students who fail to attend these activities, or to complete the summative or formative assessment specified above, will be subject to the procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University