Module Descriptors
WEB DATABASE PROGRAMMING
XCOM51114
Key Facts
Digital, Technology, Innovation and Business
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Russell Campion
Email: R.J.Campion@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
(1:N)1 (1:20)2
The lecture will support the one lab session of two hours each week. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. The lecture will some weeks take place in a lab with projector facilities so that the students can interactively engage with the practical content.
The lecture will support the one lab session of two hours each week. The lab sessions will support the underlying knowledge and skills required to complete the module, and will be facilitated with booklets, course texts, and the internet. Group discussions will also take place in these sessions. The lecture will some weeks take place in a lab with projector facilities so that the students can interactively engage with the practical content.
Module Indicative Content
This module will address:
Introduction to client server languages using PHP
Testing and test plans for web sites
Testing Processes
An overview of the design of web databases and structures, typically used to support web sites such as ebay.co.uk, amazon.co.uk and yahoo.co.uk
An overview of the middleware used to connect to a web database, e.g. ADO / ODBC
Introduction to client server languages using PHP
Testing and test plans for web sites
Testing Processes
An overview of the design of web databases and structures, typically used to support web sites such as ebay.co.uk, amazon.co.uk and yahoo.co.uk
An overview of the middleware used to connect to a web database, e.g. ADO / ODBC
Module Additional Assessment Details
An ASSIGMT (100%) (Learning Outcomes 1-3)
100% assignment, which consists of
A portfolio showing various examples of web database programming
A report to support the examples and underlining principles of web database interaction of 1500 words.
100% assignment, which consists of
A portfolio showing various examples of web database programming
A report to support the examples and underlining principles of web database interaction of 1500 words.
Module Resources
The Internet
Web Server - PHP and MYSQL
Web Server - PHP and MYSQL
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Basic programming skills such as CE00371-1 'Introduction to Software Development'
Web Design and Development or equivalent
Web Design and Development or equivalent
Module Texts
Directed reading will be given in lectures.
PHP for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides)
Author: Larry Ullman
ISBN-10: 0321442490
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 3 edition (2008)
MYSQL - http://www.mysql.com/
An Introduction to Databases with Web Applications ? Martyn Prigmore ? Prentice Hall 2008 ? ISBN 978-0-321-26359-9
PHP for the World Wide Web (Visual QuickStart Guides)
Author: Larry Ullman
ISBN-10: 0321442490
Publisher: Peachpit Press; 3 edition (2008)
MYSQL - http://www.mysql.com/
An Introduction to Databases with Web Applications ? Martyn Prigmore ? Prentice Hall 2008 ? ISBN 978-0-321-26359-9