CS322 Web Application Development

Course Description

Beginning server programming using PHP, Expressions and Control Flow in PHP, PHP Functions-Objects and Arrays, MySQL, Accessing MySQL Using PHP, Form Handling, Cookies, Sessions and Authentication, JavaScript, JavaScript Functions-Objects and Arrays, AJAX and Web Services.

Prerequisite: ECC006 Web Design and Programming

Course Objective

Objective of this course is to provide students with an introduction to server-based Web scripting and dynamic Web application development.

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course the student will

Plan, develop, debug, and implement interactive server‐side web applications.
Evaluate and validate web applications for conformance to the latest W3C markup standards.
Analyze and evaluate web applications for conformance to section W3C accessibility standards.

Grading Scheme

The tentative point distribution is as follows.

Homework Assignments	50%
Project	50%

Policies

Students must use my email address neu.cs322@gmail.com to submit their assignments and etc.
There will be 20 homework assignments. All assignments are due by midnight on the due dates. Late assignments will not be accepted unless an agreement is reached with the lecturer. After the due date, the assignment is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.
I allow students to attend class at their own discretion. If you miss a class however, you are responsible for the materials covered.
The instructor reserves the right to make changes to the given syllabus as necessary. Students are responsible to be aware of changes announced in class and/or via the internet.
Cheating will not be tolerated.
The class grades will be assigned using the Near East University's grading scale.
Attacks performed against University/Lecturer resources are expressly prohibited.

Textbook and Resources

Textbook

Robin Nixon, Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: With jQuery, CSS & HTML5, 5th Edition, O'Reilly Media, 2018.

PHP Resources

PHP Resource Sites

MySQL Resource Sites

JavaScript Resource Sites

AJAX Resource Sites

Miscellaneous Resource Sites

Schedule

Week	Topic	Readings
1	Introduction to Dynamic Web Content, Setting Up a Development Server (WAMP/LAMP/MAMP/XAMPP), Introduction to PHP HW1, HW2	Chapters: 1 and 2
2	Introduction to PHP HW3	Chapters: 3
3	Expressions and Control Flow in PHP, PHP Functions and Objects HW4, HW5	Chapters: 4 and 5
4	PHP Arrays, Practical PHP HW6, HW7	Chapters: 6 and 7
5	Introduction to MySQL, Mastering MySQL HW8, HW9	Chapters: 8 and 9
6	Accessing MySQL Using PHP. HW10	Chapter: 10
7	Form Handling; Cookies, Sessions, and Authentication HW11, HW12	Chapters: 11 and 12
8	Midterm Week	-
9	Exploring JavaScript; Expressions and Control Flow in JavaScript; JavaScript Functions, Objects, and Arrays HW13	Chapters: 13, 14 and 15
10	JavaScript and PHP Validation and Error Handling HW14	Chapter: 16
11	Using Ajax, Accessing CSS from JavaScript HW15, HW16	Chapters: 17 and 20
12	Introduction to jQuery HW17	Chapter: 21
13	Introduction to jQuery Mobile	Chapter: 22
14	Bringing It All Together, Review HW18, HW19, HW20	Chapter: 27
15	Presentations	-
16	Final Exam Week	-

Announcements

Feb 11, 2019. Download the examples from textbook webpage. You will need a web server installed (such as Ampps) to run many of the examples. Once you have a web server set up, copy the entire examples structure of folders and subfolders into your document root directory, and you'll easily be able to navigate through them by typing localhost/5th_edition_examples into your web browser.