Internet Application Development (CSC 5865)
Sean L. Forman
Spring 2003
Office Hours: Monday 9:00-10:00
& 1:00-2:00, Tuesday & Friday 1:00-2:00, Wednesday 10:00-11:00 and
others by appointment.
Contact Information:
| Office: | 217 Barbelin |
| Office Phone: | x3394 |
| Math Office: | x1540 |
| E-Mail: | sforman@sju.edu |
| Webpage: | http://www.sju.edu/~sforman |
Course Time and Place: Monday & Wednesday, 5:55 - 7:10,
Barbelin 225
Textbook: There is no required
textbook, but there will be a large number of reading materials both
online and in print. You will be made aware of them as needed.
Goals: This course will attempt
to give you experience in designing internet applications. A student
finishing this course should be able to design, implement, and
maintain large community web sites. They should leave the course with
an understanding of internet protocols and markup languages, a
knowledge of at least one common scripting tool, an understanding of
how to implement a database back-end into a large-scale site, and the
ability to critically assess the usability of both their design and
the design others.
Homework: We will have many
assignments that will mostly fit into the construction of a
large-scale website. You will have design groups of 2-3 and I will
expect you to evenly parcel out the work amongst yourselves.
You
will maintain an online journal (a blog) which will be used
to analyze existing websites and help you to learn where one can find
information that you need to build quality websites. Late homework
will result in a reduction of the points you receive for the
assignment.
Tests: There will be one
mid-term exam and a mandatory, cumulative final exam.
Grading:
| Homework sets | 30% |
| Project | 20% |
| Midterm | 16% |
| Final | 24% |
| Blog | 10% |
Attendance: If you know you
will be missing an exam, you are expected to notify me well in
advance, make up exams beforehand, and turn in any homework early. In
cases where you are very ill and will miss an exam, you will need a
note from a physician in order to make up an exam. When in doubt,
e-mail or call me.
I will not excuse any long-term absences
unless I have been made fully aware of it at the time of its
occurrence.
Academic Honesty: You are
expected to know and follow the University's academic honesty policy.
Both copying other's work and allowing others to copy yours are
violations of this policy. On exams, you are only permitted to use
materials authorized by the instructor, and use of unauthorized
materials or other forms of cheating will result in a 0 on
the quiz or exam, the notification of the Vice President's office, and
potentially an F in the course. Any copying of solutions for homework
will result in a 0 on the homework set, and multiple offenses
will result in the notification of the Vice President's office.
Webpage: My course webpage will
contain information regarding homework, upcoming lectures, tests,
and interesting links. The URL is
http://www.sju.edu/~sforman/courses/