Module Descriptors
WEB APPLICATIONS
COWB50162
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Fiona Knight
Email: F.L.Knight@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • ASSIGNMENT weighted at 70%
  • EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 30%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Client side scripting languages such as XHTML, and CSS
Current server side scripting languages such as ASP .NET including database connectivity
Methods for web page design
Web HCI / Web Usability / Page and Site Design
Design and implementation of web sites for different devices and browsers
Introduction To XML, XSLT and WML
Web audiences and web applications
E-Commerce
Introduction to servers and security
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (70%) Learning Outcomes 1 and 3.
Test (in exam period) 45 minutes (30%) Learning Outcomes 2 and 3.
Module Texts
Directed reading will be given in lectures.

Introduction to Web Matrix: Asp.Net Development for Beginners, Colin Hardy, August 2003, Butterworth Heinemann, ISBN: 0750660767

Web resources and produced notes including:
www.asp.net
www.w3schools.com
www.w3org
Module Resources
Web server with .NET
Visual Studio .NET
Editors such as Macromedia Studio MX
The Internet
Mobile emulators
Various browsers
Web TV box
Module Learning Strategies
The lecture will support the two lab sessions. The lab sessions will run in groups of 70 with 2 members of staff in attendance. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts (if any) and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions.
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