COURSEWORK worth 70% which includes two items:
Coursework item 1 weighted at 40% comprising Interface, design documentation and a set of linked web pages demonstrating application of usability concepts and technical skills (LO 2).
Coursework item 2 weighted at 30% comprising a report containing required query statements and their output (LO1).

PRACTICAL EXAM worth 30%.
Demonstration of a simple working database which corresponds to a given design and a web form which enables rows to be inserted and deleted from the database (LO 3 & 4).
This is the final assessment.

The module will cover the following topics:
Interface Design
- Usability
- HCI
Web
- Standards
- Storyboarding and navigation maps
- HTML 5
- CSS
- Graphics
- Javascript

Databases
- Data Modelling ¿ use of ERDs
- Validation of data
- DDL and SQL
Web Database connectivity

Access to suitable development environments, Modelling tools eg. QSEE Superlite
Web Page Editors such as Adobe Master Collection CS5, Microsoft Expression Studio
Database Management System such as Oracle, SQL Server

NONE

The following are not essential texts but will provide useful background reading:

Introducing HTML5, New Riders, Lawson, B. Sharp, R. , 2011, ISBN-10: 0321784421, ISBN-13: 978-0321784421 (Edition: 2)
Prioritizing Web Usability, Nielsen, J., Loranger, H.,2006, New Riders, ISBN-10: 0321350316 | ISBN-13: 978-0321350312 (Edition: 1 )
Designing with Web Standards (Voices that Matter), Zeldman, J., 2009, New Riders, ISBN-10: 0321616952, ISBN-13: 978-0321616951 (Edition: 3)
HTML Dog: The Best-Practice Guide to XHTML and CSS, Griffiths. P. 2006, New Riders, ISBN-10: 0321311396, ISBN-13: 978-0321311399 (Edition: 1)
CSS: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals), Sawyer McFarland, D. ,2009, Pogue Press / O'Reilly, ISBN-10: 0596802447, ISBN-13: 978-0596802448, (Edition: 2)
Designing Effective Database Systems (Available as e-book in University library), Riordan, R.M., 2005, Addison-Wesley Professional, ISBN-10: 0321290933 , ISBN-13: 978-0321290939 (Edition: 1)

1. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of the facts, concepts, principles and theories relating to web development and database technologies. (KNOWLEDGE & UNDERSTANDING)

2. Explain the principles associated with the design of user interfaces and usability. (COMMUNICATION)

3. Demonstrate the practical skills required for the creation of a basic web application with database connectivity.
(APPLICATION; PROBLEM SOLVING)

3. Demonstrate the practical skills required for the creation of a basic web application with database connectivity.
(LEARNING)

The contact time will be broken down as follows:
52 hours of lectures, 52 hours of tutorials
Lectures will be used to deliver technical knowledge and academic concepts
Tutorials will be used to develop practical skills.