Curricula

Objectives

Purpose:
After completing this course you are able to implement with the chosen application framework web applications that as for the web server programming respond and scale to various needs.

EUR-ACE Competences:
Knowledge and Understanding
Engineering practice

Learning outcomes:
You are able to implement web applications using the selected application framework that meet and scale to various needs in terms of web server programming. You are familiar with the key strengths of various application frameworks in the field and are able to implement applications using at least one such application framework.

Content

- Overview on topical web server side application frameworks
- Basics of the programming language of the chosen application framework
- The key features and use of the chosen application framework

Learning materials and recommended literature

Course material in GitLab/LabraNet -environment

Teaching methods

Face-to-face lessons and hands-on exercises

Student workload

Lessons (~25 h) , material, exercises and an optional research/project assignment (~110 h)
135 hours in total

Further information for students

Final grade is based on the submitted exercises (grades 1-3) and the optional research/project assignment (grades 4-5)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Evaluation criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

Sufficient 1: The student knows the essential application frameworks for web server programming. The student knows the key functional elements and tools to create the web application built with the application framework. The student is able to implement a simple web server application with the application framework where the user interface communicates with the server side.

Satisfactory 2: The student is able to design and implement with application framework a web application where the user interface communicates with the server side so that the server contains a database used by the application.

Evaluation criteria, good (3-4)

Good 3: The student is able to design and implement with the application framework a web server application containing CRUD functionality where data security has been considered. The student is able to document the implementation architecture and the functional elements for the most essential parts.

Very good 4: The student is able to design and implement with the application framework a web server application where the choices have been justified. The implemented application contains various user roles and authentication methods. The student is able to synthesize to their application purposefully such program libraries that have not been introduced directly in the course.

Evaluation criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5: The student is able to design and implement with the application framework a web server application following good practices where the techniques discussed in the course are used widely and the choices are justified. The application has been documented comprehensively and clearly. The application and documentation have been presented audiovisually. The student is able to assess their own competence in their solutions critically.

Prerequisites

- Basics in programming
- Basic skills in web publishing (e.g. HTML and CSS)
- Basic skills in JavaScript