CISY-311/BBIT-325 Internet Applications and Programming (3 Credits)

Prerequisite: CISY210, CISY231, BBIT 223, BBIT 241

Purpose of the Course:

The purpose of this course is to equip a student with the skills to design, develop and maintain
dynamic websites.

Expected Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this course the student should be able to:

 Describe the evolution of the internet

 Describe the different methods of connecting to the internet
 Describe the various bodies involved in governing the internet
 Describe the various services provided by the Internet.
 Develop a dynamic website with HTML, JavaScript, PHP (server side program)and MySQL
(OODBMS).
 Describe the various security issues affecting the Internet.
 Upload and maintain a website.

Course Content:

Internet: History, methods of connecting, protocols, governing bodies.WWW and Web browsers
– IE, Netscape and Mozilla. WebSite Development - planning, basic design, layout and
construction, and setup and maintenance of a Web site. HTML. XHTML. CSS. JavaScript.
PHP/ ASP. MySQL. Web Security. Uploading and Maintaining a Website. Introduction to
Content Management Systems.

Mode of Delivery

 Lectures

 Practical sessions

 Problem Based Learning

 Tutorials

 Independent study

Instruction Material and/ or Equipment:

A Computer installed with the following software:

 WAMP / XAMPP (/ Apache web server, PHP and MySQL)

 DreamWeaver (/ and HTML editor progam)

 MySQL /Ms Access / Oracle

Course Assessment

 Continuous Assessment 40 %

 End of Trimester Examination. 60 %

Core Reading Materials:

 Duckett, J.:Beginning Web Programming with HTML, XHTML, and CSS; 2nd Edition, Wrox,
2008.
 Welling, L. And Thomson, L: PHP and MySQL Web Development; 4th Edition, Addison Wesley,
2008.

Recommended Reference Material:

 Sebesta, R. W.: Programming the World Wide Web; 5th Edition, Addison Wesley, 2009
 Deitel, P.J.:Internet & World Wide Web: How to Program; 4th Edition, Prentice Hall, 2007.
 Bates, C.:Web Programming: Building Internet Applications;3rd Edition, Wiley, 2006