Run by School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

10 Credits or 5 ECTS Credits

Semester 2

Organiser: Mr Andy Harbach

To introduce a variety of technologies underpinning web programming, to explore the use of the three tier model, and to familiarise students with the principles of server side scripting.

• The Internet and World Wide Web; Client-Server Architectures; Web Browsers and Servers; Three Tier Model; Web Protocols; Addressing;

• Embedding PHP in web pages; Variables and control structures; Arrays; Strings;Functions; Object oriented features.

• Client-Server Database Interaction; Using PHP for Database Access; Database Specific Extensions vs Generic Interfaces;Advanced database techniques.

• Contemporary e-commerce; Product catalogs; Item ordering and shopping carts; Payment systems; Order management and tracking; Session management;

• Types of Security Threat; Security Policies; Principles of Authentication; Encryption Techniques; Implementing Authentication and Secure Transactions.

• Practical implementation of a web based application

	good 60%	excellent 70%	threshold 40%
Use PHP for server side processing.	Can use PHP to implement a range of simple web applications.	Can use advanced features of PHP including:object oriented techniques; error handling; regular expressions.	Can research and utilise a range of PHP techniques including file system management, network and protocol functions, date-time functions, graphical images.
Develop web applications to access and manipulate data using a Relational Database Management System	Can connect to, query and manipulate a database using PHP scripts.	Can use advanced features of PHP to interact with a database including: prepared queries; transactions; metadata;	Can perform a variety of DBMS administration tasks; can use advanced database programming techniques, including storage engines, transactions, stored procedures.
Understand the need for security and implement appropriate levels of system protection.	Can describe a range of security threats and outline appropriate security policies; can describe authentication techniques.	Can implement systems of access control;can store and encrypt passwords; can protect multiple pages; can use PHP and Apache authentication technologies.	Can accurately describe and make effective use of a range of security technologies including SSL; Encryption; Digital Certificates\Signatures.
Design and build a realistic e-commerce system.	Can independently research and utilise technologies associated with e-commerce sites e.g. payment systems, web-based email services, web services e.g. SOAP.	Can construct a small scale but realistic e-commerce site with substantial security and authentication policies; Can implement and integrate a dummy payment system.	Can construct a simple e-commerce site with limited security; can describe a variety of payment services.
Use appropriate techniques for session control and management of visitor data.	Can use a range of tools to analyse web-logs; can describe and effectively use cookies for session management.	Can effectively implement authentication with session control; can select appropriate techniques for web usage analysis.	Can describe the nature and purpose of web usage mining; can describe the problem of session management
Appreciate how web applications are developed and distributed using the the Internet and World Wide Web	Can describe how a browser interacts with a web server; can use a browser to access a variety of resources; can use a variety of web protocols.	Can demonstrate extensive and in-depth knowledge of Internet technologies; can research technologies independently and apply them in the development of web applications.	Can describe the architecture of a web application; can describe the three-tier model; can describe and make effective use of the TCP/IP model.

Type	Name	Description	Weight
COURSEWORK	Assignment 4		25
COURSEWORK	Assignment 1		25
COURSEWORK	Assignment 2		25
COURSEWORK	Assignment 3		25

		Hours
Laboratory	Labs to develop an e-commerce system	22
Private study	Work on e-commerce system outside of labs sessions, and personal study	56
Lecture	Formal lectures on PHP programming with opportunities to write code in a lab	11
Tutorial	Tutorial sessions going over real-world software development.	11

• Computer Literacy - Proficiency in using a varied range of computer software
• Exploring - Able to investigate, research and consider alternatives
• Information retrieval - Able to access different and multiple sources of information
• Critical analysis & Problem Solving - Able to deconstruct and analyse problems or complex situations. To find solutions to problems through analyses and exploration of all possibilities using appropriate methods, rescources and creativity.

• Knowledge and understanding of facts, concepts, principles & theories
• Problem solving strategies
• Analyse if/how a system meets current and future requirements
• Deploy theory in design, implementation and evaluation of systems
• Recognise legal, social, ethical & professional issues
• Deploy tools effectively
• System Design
• Specify, deploy, verify and maintain computer-based systems
• Principles of appropriate supporting engineering and scientific disciplines

Talis Reading list

http://readinglists.bangor.ac.uk/modules/icp-3046.html

Compulsory in courses:

• I110: BSc Computer Information Systems year 3 (BSC/CIS)
• I11B: BSc Computer Information Systems (4 year with Incorp Found) year 3 (BSC/CIS1)
• IN00: BSc Computer Information Systems for Business year 3 (BSC/CISB)
• IN0B: BSc Computer Information Sys for Bus (4 year w Incorp Found) year 3 (BSC/CISB1)
• GN41: BSC Computer Science for Business year 3 (BSC/CSFB)