31748 Programming on the Internet

6cp; availability: undergraduate degree students
Requisite(s): (31436 Systems Software and Networks OR (31488 Programming Foundations AND 31486 Data Communications) OR 31508 Programming Fundamentals)
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Recommended studies: a basic knowledge of programming languages and Unix systems

This subject introduces students to the specifics of the World Wide Web and Internet-based programming. The evolution of the Internet and its technical foundation is studied as well as basic techniques for presenting data, text and pictures on the World Wide Web. The client/server paradigm is explored in detail, featuring website design and construction using HTML, DHTML (Dynamic HyperText Markup Language), XHTML, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), MySQL (Backend Database), and JavaScript. In addition the role of XML in the transfer of data and the processing of XML data by PHP is examined.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2006 contribution for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students: $872.38
2006 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,310.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2006 for 2005/06 commencing Commonwealth-supported and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported undergraduate students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Other students (such as postgraduate students and international students) should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.