Overview

This unit introduces the technology of the World Wide Web and concepts of Client-Server computing. Students will develop dynamic, data-driven websites using both client- and server-side programming languages.

Requisites

Prerequisites
COS60010 Technology Inquiry Project

OR
TNE60003 Introduction to Network Programming
OR
COS60006 Introduction to Programming
OR
INF60008 Introduction to Programming in .NET

Assumed Knowledge
Basic familiarity with any procedural programming language

Anti-requisites
COS60002 Web Development

COS60007 Creating Web Applications and Databases

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Semester 1
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-March-2025
01-June-2025
Last self-enrolment date
16-March-2025
Census date
31-March-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
24-April-2025
Results released date
08-July-2025
Semester 2
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
02-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
17-August-2025
Census date
31-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
19-September-2025
Results released date
09-December-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Analyse the role of networking in the context of the web including tools to configure web clients and servers
  • Demonstrate the use of mark up and presentation languages in creating web pages
  • Create data driven web pages and applications to demonstrate the use of server scripting and database access, and understanding of privacy, security, and commercial and social issues
  • Describe the interaction between components of a web application taking into account security and privacy
  • Conduct a comparative analysis of contemporary approaches to developing web applications, their purpose, internal architectures, and security

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Live Online
Lecture		 1.00 12 weeks 12
Online
Lecture		 1.00  12 weeks  12
On-campus
Class		 2.00  12 weeks  24
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		 8.50  12 weeks  102
TOTAL     150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
Assignment Individual  10 - 30%  2 
Assignment Individual  20 - 40%  2,3,4 
Assignment Individual  25 - 50%  2,3,4,5 
Laboratory Practicals Individual  10 - 30%  1,2,3,4 

Content

  • Overview of the Internet and the World Wide Web.
  • Clients and servers on the Web.
  • Developing web sites with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, XML, DOM, PHP and MySQL.
  • Validating HTML and CSS against accepted standards.
  • Creating Web pages with client and server-side interactivity.
  • Application of accessibility and usability principles.

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.