Introduction to Internet Computing

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Introduction to Internet Computing

• Fall 2009
• Course Outline

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Instructors

• Lecturer
• Dr. Dan Wang
• Phone [phone]
• Office PQ 708
• Email csdwang AT comp.poly.edu.hk
• Office hours TBD
• Email is the best way to contact me
• TA
• Mandel Chan, Wai Man
• Office QT406, Phone [phone]
• Email csmandel AT comp.polyu.edu.hk
• Office hours TBD

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Time and Venue

• Lecture (Week 1- 14)
• Time Thurs 630 pm 900 pm
• Venue Y 302
• Laboratory (Week 2- 14)
• Time Thurs 900 pm 1000 pm
• Venue PQ 604A, PQ 604B, PQ 604C
• Course Webpage
• http//www.comp.polyu.edu.hk/csdwang/COMP320/COM
  P320.htm

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Objectives

• The main objectives of this course include
• To provide a foundational understanding of the
  technologies of Internet Computing
• To teach the concepts, principles, methods, and
  techniques for designing and building
  Internet-enabled system
• To highlight the impact of the evolving Internet
  computing paradigm and the technologies that
  enable such change
• To introduce the new development in Internet
  Computing.

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Subject

• The subject is split into two categories
• Internet and Web Technologies
• Review the technologies driving the Internet and
  Web. In particular, it looks into the detail
  interactions between the entities including
  browser, web server, proxy and routers.
• Introduce the important building blocks of the
  web technologies.
• Web and XML Programming
• Highlight the core technologies driving web
  applications.
• Focus more on concepts than just programming.
• Understanding the concepts will bring you to a
  greater height than just learning to program. You
  can learn how to program by yourself.

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Topics - tentative

• Lecture 1 Course Outline and Introduction
• Lecture 2 Internet Technologies and Network
  Programming
• Lecture 3 Design Web Pages with HTML
• Lecture 4 HTTP Protocol Design
• Lecture 5 Advanced HTTP and Web Caching
• Lecture 6 Client-side Programming Dynamic and
  Interactive Web - Javascript
• Lecture 7 Client-side Programming (contd) -
  Applet Midterm test

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Topics (contd)

• Lecture 8 PHP Basics
• Lecture 9 Advanced Features of PHP
• Lecture 10 PHP and Oracle
• Lecture 11 Introduction to XML
• Lecture 12 DTD and XSL
• Lecture 13 Selected topics in XML
• Lecture 14 Next Wave of Web Computing Web
  Services (if time allows)

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Pre-requisite

• Pre-requisite
• Basic Networking Knowledge
• Basic Programming Skills
• Interests

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Teaching Methods

• Methodology
• The emphasis of the course will be placed on
  learning the concepts and techniques, and on
  applying the techniques in practical
  applications.
• The course is heavily augmented with laboratory
  intensive assignments.
• Teaching/Learning Approach
• Lectures 28 hours
• Lab experiments 14 hours
• Self study/Assignments/Project 98 hours
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• Total 140 hours

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Teaching Methods

• Assignment
• Independent work, but discussion is allowed
• Submit using WebCT
• Late policy homework is deducted by
  (days2)x10, i.e., the deduction for the 1st,
  2nd or 3rd day is 10, 40, 90. Assignments that
  are delayed for 4 days or more are automatically
  marked 0
• Laboratory
• This course is highly laboratory intensive.
• Each tutorial class is designed to do laboratory
  experiments on putting what is learned in lecture
  into practice.
• Term project
• A term project is required and is due by the end
  of the semester.
• Students are divided into groups. Each group
  consists of up to three or more students. Each
  group should determine a project topic during the
  middle of the semester.
• Late project is not accepted.

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Assessment - tentative

• Coursework 55
• One midterm test 24
• Two assignments 78
• One term project 16
• Final exam 45 (close-book)

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Course Materials

• Textbooks and references
• B. Krishnamurthy and J. Rexford, Web Protocols
  and Practice, Addison Wesley
• Web Tecnologies TCP/IP Architecture, and Java
  Programming, A. Godbole and A. Kahate,
  McGraw-Hill
• Marty Hall, Core Web Programming, Prentice-Hall
• L. Welling and L. Thomson, PHP and MySQL Web
  Development, Sams
• Alex Ceponkus et. Applied XML, Wiley
• These books are just suggested references. There
  is no single book that can cover everything that
  we will learn through this course. In fact,
  Internet Computing is evolving at such a pace
  that it is important that we understand the
  fundamental concepts, rather than just plainly
  using tools, such as ASP, JSP, XML, etc. The
  learning principle still holds, Learn the
  concepts, apply to all.

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• Questions?