CLASSES

ITEC831 is taught via lectures and practical sessions in the laboratory. Lectures are used to introduce new material, give examples of the use of programming methods and techniques and put them in a wider context. While lectures are largely one to many presentations, you are encouraged to ask questions of the lecturer to clarify anything you might not be sure of. The practical sessions will typically be divided in two parts. In the first part, you will practice with problems that are directly related to the week's class topic. In the second part, you are free to work related to the practical assignments and the biweekly tasks. The assessed practical assignments will provide you an opportunity to practically learn what it takes to develop a quality Web application. The assessed biweekly tasks will lead you through the key practical issues related to Web technology.

Each week you should:

1. Read the readng materials and/or notes provided before the lectures, if any
2. Attend lectures, take notes, ask questions to clarify your understanding of the pre-lecture reading
3. Attend the practical session, seek feedback on your work.
4. Read appropriate sections of the text, add to your notes and prepare questions for your lecturer or tutor.
5. Work on any assignments and biweekly tasks that have been released.

Lecture notes will be made available each week but these are not a substitute for your own notes or the reading material.

REQUIRED AND RECOMMENDED TEXTS AND/OR MATERIALS

There are no official required or recommended textbooks for ITEC831 this semester. However, extra reading materials and references might be provided during lectures or in the notes from time to time.

TECHNOLOGY USED AND REQUIRED

Technology

The main programming language used is python. Prior knowledge of python is not required but highly recommended. Practical knowledge of a modern programming language like Java, Ruby, or .NET languages are required if you are not familiar with python. If you have not used python before, it is recommended that you get yourself familiar with this programming language via books or online resources such as Dive Into Python.

Several tools and software libraries would be used in the class. You would be introduced to them during the class.

For writing reports, students are also expected to make use of a Word processing tool, such as MS Word or Latex.

Discussion Boards

There will be several forums created on iLearn, general ones for the unit and specific ones for the assessed tasks and assignments. Students are encouraged to post questions and discuss in these forums on iLearn.

SUBMISSION OF ASSESSMENT TASKS

Submissions of all assessment tasks except written exams are to be done via iLearn. Submission deadlines together with the late submission penalties will be indicated clearly in the corresponding assessment specifications. Resubmission after deadline will not be allowed unless explicitly instructed by the lecturer or tutor.

Extensions of submissions will only be granted under exceptional cases and would evalutated on a case by case basis. All requests for deadline extension have to submitted via academic requests.

Each week (Thursday 6pm-10pm) you should have 3-4 hours of classes, which are mixed of lectures and practical sessions. The normal schedule of each week is:

• 6-8pm: Lecture at EMC-G230
• 8-10pm: Practical session at EMC-G220 (New lab in EMC building)

For the final details of days, times and rooms of class hours, consult the timetables webpage.

Topic list

• Week 1 Introduction to WWW; history
• Week 2 HTML, HTML5, CSS, WebServers
• Week 3 Generating HTML/CSS
• Week 4 Databases
• Week 5 Javascript
• Week 6 jQuery, AJAX
• Week 7 mid-semester test
• Week 8 Offline Apps
• Week 9 Identity Management, Web APIs
• Week 10 Mobile Web
• Week 11 Security
• Week 12 Data
• Week 13 Wrap-up

Knowledge of the key Web technology relevant to practical industry applications.

• (F): Unable to recall or synthesise information about web technology.
• (P): Able to recall simple facts about web technology.
• (C): Able to recall most relevant facts about web technology.
• (D): Able to recall almost all relevant facts about web technology and synthesise some new ideas from these facts.
• (HD): Able to recall almost all relevant facts about web technology and synthesise complex and insightful new ideas from these facts.

Ability to critically evaluate the most appropriate Web technology for a range of practical Web applications.

• (F): Unable to critically evaluate web technology
• (P): Able to make some correct judgements about web technology, with only a few incorrect conclustions.
• (C): Able to consistently make correct judgements about web technology.
• (D): Able to consistently make correct judgements about web technology and to apply those judgements to specific situations.
• (HD): Able to consistently make correct and non-obvious judgements about web technology and to apply those judgements to complex specific situations.

Ability to implement a functional end-to-end Web application that features current Web technology.

• (F): Unable to implement simple web appliction.
• (P): Able to implement simple web application, with a failure to fully correctly impolment at most two parts of the stack.
• (C): Able to implement all parts of a simple web application.
• (D): Able to implement all parts of a complex web application.
• (HD): Able to implement all parts of a complex web application and to use at least one web-service API.

Final Grades

At the end of the semester, you will receive a grade that reflects your achievement in the unit

• Fail (F): does not provide evidence of attainment of all learning outcomes. There is missing or partial or superficial or faulty understanding and application of the fundamental concepts in the field of study; and incomplete, confusing or lacking communication of ideas in ways that give little attention to the conventions of the discipline.
• Pass (P): provides sufficient evidence of the achievement of learning outcomes. There is demonstration of understanding and application of fundamental concepts of the field of study; and communication of information and ideas adequately in terms of the conventions of the discipline. The learning attainment is considered satisfactory or adequate or competent or capable in relation to the specified outcomes.
• Credit (Cr): provides evidence of learning that goes beyond replication of content knowledge or skills relevant to the learning outcomes. There is demonstration of substantial understanding of fundamental concepts in the field of study and the ability to apply these concepts in a variety of contexts; plus communication of ideas fluently and clearly in terms of the conventions of the discipline.
• Distinction (D): provides evidence of integration and evaluation of critical ideas, principles and theories, distinctive insight and ability in applying relevant skills and concepts in relation to learning outcomes. There is demonstration of frequent originality in defining and analysing issues or problems and providing solutions; and the use of means of communication appropriate to the discipline and the audience.
• High Distinction (HD): provides consistent evidence of deep and critical understanding in relation to the learning outcomes. There is substantial originality and insight in identifying, generating and communicating competing arguments, perspectives or problem solving approaches; critical evaluation of problems, their solutions and their implications; creativity in application.

Your final grade depends on your performance in each part of the assessment. For each task, you receive a mark that combines your standard of performance regarding each learning outcome assessed by this task. Then the different component marks are added up to determine your total mark out of 100. Your grade then depends on this total mark and your overall standards of performance.

In particular, in order to pass the unit, you must

• Have satisfactory performance in the examinations (the total score of mid-term and final examination). And
• Have performed satisfactorily in the non-exam assessment components (the total score of assessed tasks, and assignment 1 and 2).

This means that you may fail the unit if you do not submit satisfactory submissions for the assignments or do not perform satisfactorily in the exams.

Department of Computing expectations are that students have to perform satisfactorily in the  exams as well as in their internal work/assignments.

Obtaining a grade higher than a Pass (P) in this unit will require a student to obtain (in addition to the above):

• The required total number of marks (Credit - 65, Distinction - 75, High Distinction - 85).