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IT2805

Web Technologies

Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2015
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Examination arrangement Portfolio assessment

About

About the course

Course content

The focus in this course is on the World Wide Web as a platform for interactive applications, content publishing and social services. The development of web-based applications requires knowledge about the underlying technology and the formats and standards the web is based upon. In this course you will learn about the HTTP communication protocol, the markup languages HTML, XHTML and XML, the CSS and XSLT standards for formatting and transforming web content, interactive graphics and multimedia content on the web, client-side programming using Javascript.

Learning outcome

Knowledge about:
- History and development of the World Wide Web and associated technologies.
- The client-server architecture of the World Wide Web and its communication protocol HTTP/HTTPS.
- Formats and languages used in modern web-pages: HTML, XHTML, CSS, XML, XSLT, Javascript, DOM
- Programming web pages with Javascript/DOM (client)
- Good design, universal design, multi platform web applications

Skill in:
- Design and development of web-pages and web-applications
- Use of development tools

General competencies:
- Use of web technology
- Retrieval of information, use of documentation and standards

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, individual assignments, group project.

The final grade will be the result of a portfolio evaluation, where the assignments will have 30% weight, the project report 20% and the final exam 50%. The results for the constituent parts are to be given in %-points, while the grade for the whole portfolio (course grade) is given by the letter grading system.

Compulsory assignments

  • Assignments

Course materials

To be announced.

Subject areas

  • Computer and Information Science
  • IKT
  • Information Technology and Informatics
  • Informatics

Contact information

Course coordinator

  • Michail Giannakos

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science

Examination

Examination

Examination arrangement: Portfolio assessment
Grade: Letters

Ordinary examination - Autumn 2015

Arbeider
Weighting 20/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 50/100 Date 2015-12-18 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.
Øving
Weighting 30/100

Ordinary examination - Spring 2016

Arbeider
Weighting 20/100
Skriftlig eksamen
Weighting 50/100 Date 2016-05-24 Time 09:00 Duration 4 timer Place and room Not specified yet.
Øving
Weighting 30/100