31748 Programming on the Internet

6cp; availability: undergraduate degree students
Requisite(s): ((31284 Web Services Development OR 31508 Programming Fundamentals OR 32524 LANS and Routing)) OR (31486 Data Communications AND 31488 Programming Foundations) OR (31465 Object-oriented Programming AND 31470 Distributed Computing Architecture)
Recommended studies: a basic knowledge of programming languages and Unix systems
Undergraduate

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. The role of XML in the transfer of data is examined. The processing of XML data by PHP and Javascript (using Ajax) is also examined.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Fee information

2008 contribution for post-2008 Commonwealth-supported students: $907.50
Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2008 should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth Supported places.

2008 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,430.00

Note: Fees for Postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the Annual Fees Schedule.

Subject EFTSL: 0.125

Access conditions

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