Ateneo - UPO

The aim of the course is to acquire the basic skills to design and build websites and applications on the World Wide Web, consisting of texts and interactive elements according to a 3-tier architecture (client / application / data). During the course, the basic concepts of using markup languages such as HTML5 and CSS3 and the most important concepts related to client-side (JavaScript) and server-side (Node.js) web programming will be illustrated, , as well as interaction with DBMS relational modes (RDBMS ). Particular attention will be paid to the accessibility aspects of websites and web applications.

Material provided by the teacher.
Optionally:
Deitel et al., Internet and World Wide Web: How to program (5th ed.), Prentice Hall
R. Connolly, R. Hoar, Fundamentals of Web Development, Pearson
R. Sebesta, Programming the World Wide Web, Pearson

To acquire the basic skills to create websites and web applications of medium complexity, usable and accessible, consisting of texts, multimedia and interactive elements according to a 3-tier architecture (client / application / data).

Object-oriented programming.
Databases.

The course is organized in lectures and practical workshops in which the concepts presented will be applied to examples of increasing complexity.

The exam will consist in the design, implementation and discussion of a practical project chosen by the student and which must correspond to the functional and architectural requirements illustrated at the beginning of the course.

The student must independently demonstrate the following skills:
- define the functional requirements of the website / web application
- structure the website / web application, organizing it into coherent pages and modules
- select the architectural paradigm to be used on the basis of those described during the course, and design the application architecture according to the 3-tier model
- define and implement the features of the pages according to the usability principles introduced during the course, and using HTML, CSS and Javascript appropriately
- build a site with dynamic elements by interfacing appropriately with the designed database
- manage user authentication and authorization, customizing the application behavior based on the user type

The project assessment will take into account:
- compliance with the technical, stylistic and functional requirements indicated
- the correctness of the implementation (absence of bugs, crashes, unexpected behaviours)
- the appropriateness of the design and architectural choices
- the accuracy of the implementation

Basic concepts of programming and design for the web
HTML language (HTML5)
Cascading Style Sheets (CSS3) and responsive design
Accessibility of web pages and applications
Client-side programming: JavaScript, DOM, AJAX
Review of RDBMS design
Server-side programming: web server and 3-tier architecture, node.js and the Express framework
Interfacing with RDBMS
Notes on web services and APIs
Development tools, in and out of the browser

To acquire the basic skills to create websites and web applications of medium complexity, usable and accessible, consisting of texts, multimedia and interactive elements according to a 3-tier architecture (client / application / data).