COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF ALLEGHENY COUNTY

 

CREDIT COURSE SYLLABUS

 

 

COURSE NUMBER: CIT125                                COURSE TITLE: Web Development and Programming

 

SEMESTER CREDITS:  3 / 3 class hours

 

PREREQUISITES: CIT111                                   COREQUISITES: None

 

 

CATALOG COURSE DESCRIPTION:

 

This course focuses on developing scripting and programming skills necessary to design, create, and enhance Web pages for personal and business use.  Students will acquire hands-on experience in creating Web pages that include text, images, tables, frames, forms, sound, and video.  Students will work with a variety of scripting and programming languages.

 

        LEARNING OUTCOMES:

 

        Upon the completion of the activities in this course, the student should be able to:

 

1.       Work within a graphical environment (GUI).

2.       Design and layout of a Web page.

3.       Create Web pages using the HTML markup language.

4.       Create Web pages that contain various page elements such as, text, images, frames, etc.

5.       Create Web pages that interact with client side programs written in languages such as JavaScript.

6.       Create Web pages that interact with server side programs written in languages such as Perl.

7.       Understand and properly use the common terminology used for the design and creation of Web pages.

 

LISTED TOPICS:

 

        The following outline is intended to show specific topics to be covered and does not specify a required sequence. 

 

·         Basic HTML markup language tags.

·         Enhancing Web pages with images and text formatting.

·         Creating tables, frames, and forms.

·         Client side programming with languages such as JavaScript.

·         Program language variables, operators, and control structures.

·         Program language functions, objects, and event handlers.

·         Server side programming with CGI or other scripts.

·         Programming with Perl or other data manipulation languages.

·         Security and E-Commerce

 

 

REFERENCE, RESOURCE, OR LEARNING MATERIAL TO BE USED BY STUDENT:

 

Current and appropriate textbook, current and appropriate version of software, multimedia for lecture and demonstration, access to the Internet. (Where possible, should be the same across all campuses.)