Study information

Web Development - 2024 entry

MODULE TITLEWeb Development CREDIT VALUE15
MODULE CODEECM1417 MODULE CONVENERDr Zeliang Wang (Coordinator)
DURATION: TERM 1 2 3
DURATION: WEEKS 0 11 0
Number of Students Taking Module (anticipated) 200
DESCRIPTION - summary of the module content

Today, the World Wide Web is a ubiquitous part of everyday life, and an attractive and effective Web presence is vital for any organisation or business. In this module, you will learn about the techniques and technologies that are used to develop usable, accessible, efficient, robust and secure Web sites. These techniques and technologies will be demonstrated by writing programs for both Web clients (typically, browsers) and Web servers. In both cases, the need for portability imposes constrains not found when writing programs for a single operating system.

Pre-requisite modules: ECM1413; Co-requisite: ECM1410

AIMS - intentions of the module

In this module, you will learn how to create programs that run on Web clients and ones that run on Web servers. The programs that run on Web clients will allow you to gain an understanding of usability and accessibility concerns, and to address these concerns by using scripting, frameworks and style-sheets to create pages that react to user input. The programs that run on Web servers will allow you to gain an understanding of efficiency, robustness and security concerns, and to address these concerns by using programming languages guided by design patterns.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs) (see assessment section below for how ILOs will be assessed)

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

Module Specific Skills and Knowledge

1. Demonstrate a knowledge of the Web architecture and of design patterns for Web programs;
2. Develop programs that run on Web clients and on Web servers, and work together;
3. Discuss the difficulties in achieving usability, accessibility, efficiency and robustness when developing Web programs;

Discipline Specific Skills and Knowledge

4. Choose appropriate techniques and tools, and implement a program to meet given requirements specification;
5. Critically evaluate how well a program meets a given requirements specification;

Personal and Key Transferable / Employment Skills and Knowledge

6. Demonstrate an ability to develop usable, accessible, efficient, robust and secure Web sites;
7. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of usability, accessibility, efficiency and robustness in computer programs.

 

SYLLABUS PLAN - summary of the structure and academic content of the module

Client-Side Development

The Hypertext Markup Language (HTML)

The Document Object Model (DOM)

Cascading Style Sheets (CSS)

A client-side scripting language

Server-side Development

The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

A server-side programming language

Processing input data

Accessing databases

Managing state

Maintaining sessions

Ensuring security

LEARNING AND TEACHING
LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS (given in hours of study time)
Scheduled Learning & Teaching Activities 33 Guided Independent Study 117 Placement / Study Abroad 0
DETAILS OF LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
Category Hours of study time Description
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 22 Lectures
Scheduled learning and teaching activities 11 Computer-based workshops
Guided independent study 40 Independent assignments
Guided independent study 77 Private study

 

ASSESSMENT
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT - for feedback and development purposes; does not count towards module grade
SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT (% of credit)
Coursework 100 Written Exams 0 Practical Exams 0
DETAILS OF SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT
Form of Assessment % of Credit Size of Assessment (e.g. duration/length) ILOs Assessed Feedback Method
Coursework 1 30 24 hours 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Written feedback
Web development exercise 70 A client and server-side program 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Written feedback

 

DETAILS OF RE-ASSESSMENT (where required by referral or deferral)
Original Form of Assessment Form of Re-assessment ILOs Re-assessed Time Scale for Re-assessment
Coursework 1 Coursework 1 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Over the Summer with a deadline in August
Web development exercise Web development exercise 1,2,4, 5, 6,7 Over the Summer with a deadline in August

 

RE-ASSESSMENT NOTES
Reassessment will be by coursework in the failed or deferred element only. For referred candidates, the module mark will be capped at 40%. For deferred candidates, the module mark will be uncapped.
 
RESOURCES
INDICATIVE LEARNING RESOURCES - The following list is offered as an indication of the type & level of
information that you are expected to consult. Further guidance will be provided by the Module Convener

Reading list for this module:

There are currently no reading list entries found for this module.

CREDIT VALUE 15 ECTS VALUE 7.5
PRE-REQUISITE MODULES ECM1413
CO-REQUISITE MODULES ECM1410
NQF LEVEL (FHEQ) 5 AVAILABLE AS DISTANCE LEARNING No
ORIGIN DATE Wednesday 13th March 2024 LAST REVISION DATE Friday 18th October 2024
KEY WORDS SEARCH Web, programming

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