Objectives and competences
The objective of this course is to teach students to implement Web applications with the latest technologies, programming tools, scripting and programming languages suitable for Web application development.
Content (Syllabus outline)
• History of Web Applications.
• Web application life cycle, Web servers, Web browsers.
• Web application properties: cookies, sessions, performance, caching, reliability, security.
• Data interchange formats (JSON, XML), serialization, and deserialization.
• Web services (SOAP, REST).
• Web Applications and NoSQL databases (e.g. MongoDB).
• Design pattern MVC (model-view-controller).
• Full Stack Web Application Architecture.
• Web development stacks: LAMP, MEAN, MERN, MERNG.
• Server-side Web programming:o Node.js, npm, Express, Mongoose, etc.
• Client-side Web programming:o, React, Angular.
• Views and Templates.
• Single page applications.
• Deep linking.
• Evolution of Web applications(Responsive Web Design, Progressive Web Apps).
• Design a good web application (style guides, breakpoints, Material Design, Internationalization, ARIA).
• JavaScript and transpilers (TypeScript).
• Web Application Trends (Redux).
• Hybrid mobile applications (Flutter, React Native, Ionic).
• Large-Scale Web Applications (Heroku).
• Future of web applications (WebAssembly).
• Social networks and Web technologies.
• Portals, content management systems, document systems, recommendation systems, Semantic Web.
• Static site generators (Jekyll).
Learning and teaching methods
• lectures,
• lab work,
• working in group.
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of web programming
• select appropriate technologies for Web application development
• use of scripting languages for the frontend and backend development of web application
• use modern programming languages in the development of business logic and data layer of web applications
• analyse, design, implement, test and promote Web application
• implement a Web service
Intended learning outcomes - transferable/key skills and other attributes
• Communication skills: oral lab work defence, manner of expression at written examination and oral examination.
• Use of information technology: use of different tools for program design, implementation, debugging and testing of simple Web applications.
• Problem solving: design and implementation of simple Web application.
• Working in a group: team of students analyse, design, implement and test their Web application.
Readings
• Bugl, D. (2024). Modern full-stack react projects: build, maintain, and deploy modern web apps using MongoDB, Express, React, and Node.js (p. XXIII, 480). Packt Publishing.
• Ullman, L. E. (2012). Modern JavaScript: develop and design (p. XII, 611). Peachpit Press.
Additional information on implementation and assessment The exam may be replaced by written midterm examinations in the weight of 50%.
