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CS174Fall 2007Sec1, Sec2, Sec3Home Page/Syllabus

Server Web Progammming

Instructor: Chris Pollett
Office: MH 214
Phone Number: (408) 924 5145
Email: cpollett@gmail.com
Office Hours: MW 12:30pm-1:30pm 4:15pm-5:30pm
Class Meets:
Sec1 MW 1:30pm-2:45pm in MH222
Sec2 MW 5:30pm-6:45pm in MH225
Sec3 MW 3:00pm-4:15pm in MH233

Prerequisites

To take this class you must have taken: CS46B and with a grade of C- or better.

Texts and Links

Required Texts: Programming the World Wide Web (3rd ed.). by Robert W. Sebesta. (The 4th ed. became available Aug. 7 and can also be used)
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Online References and Other Links: AppServ (Easy to install server set-up for PCs).
Mozilla Javascript Reference.
PHP Manual.
Apache Webserver Site.
Firefox.
Authorize.net Developer Guides.
Flex Documentation.

Topics and Outcomes

This class is designed for potential web server programmers. It begins with a quick overview of HTTP and common webservers. HTML, XML, Javascript and the document object model are then introduced. The development of CGI applications is then presented. This includes middle tier design patterns. The development of websites which interact with databases either through traditional means or using a lightweight technology such as AJAX will be discussed. By the end of this course, a student should be able to: (1) Write HTML documents containing standard HTML elements including forms, tables, client-side scripts, and server-side scripts. (2) Write schemas, DTDs, and style sheets for XML documents. (3) Write server-side scripts that process HTML forms. (4) Write client-side scripts that validate HTML forms. (5) Develop and deploy web applications that involve components, web services, and databases.

Below is a tentative time table for when we'll do things this quarter:

Week 1: Aug 27, (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2)Aug 29 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 1
Week 2: Sep 3 (Holiday) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Sep 5 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 2
Week 3: Sep 10 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Sep 12 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 3
Week 4: Sep 17 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Sep 19 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 4
Week 5: Sep 24 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Sep 26 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 5
Week 6: Oct 1 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Oct 3 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch6, Ch8 (Ch7 in 4th ed.)
Week 7: Oct 8 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Oct 10 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Review
Week 8: Oct 15 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Oct 17 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch 12 (Ch 11 in 4th ed.)
Week 9: Oct 22 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Oct 24 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ch14.6 (Ch13.6 in 4th ed.)
Week 10: Oct 29 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Oct 31 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Authorize.net Handout
Week 11: Nov 5 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Nov 7 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read Ajax Handout
Week 12: Nov 12 (Holiday) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Nov 14 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Review
Week 13: Nov 19 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Nov 21 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) No class Nov 21, Thanksgiving.
Week 14: Nov 26 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Look at Flex docs in addition to class notes
Week 15: Dec 3 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2), Dec 5 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Read SEO handout
Week 16: Dec 10 (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) (HW1 due) (HW2 due) (HW3 due) (HW4 due) (HW5 due) (Midterm 1) (Midterm 2) Review
The final will be Monday, Dec 17 from 12:15pm to 2:30pm (Sec 1); Monday, Dec 17 from 5:15pm to 7:30pm (Sec 2); and Wednesday, Dec 12 from 12:15pm to 2:30pm (Sec 3)

Grading

Homeworks 40%
Midterm 1 15%
Midterm 2 15%
Final 30%



Total100%

Grades will be calculated in the following manner: The person or persons with the highest aggregate score will receive an A+. A score of 55 will be the cut-off for a C-. The region between this high and low score will be divided into eight equal-sized regions. From the top region to the low region, a score falling within a region receives the grade: A, A-, B+, B, B-, C+, C, C-. If the boundary between an A and an A- is 85, then the score 85 counts as an A-. Scores below 55 but above 50 receive the grade D. Those below 50 receive the grade F.

If you do better than an A- in this class and want me to write you a letter of recommendation, I will generally be willing provided you ask me within two years of taking my course. Be advised that I write better letters if I know you to some degree.

Homework Info

Links to the current list of assignments can be found on the left hand frame of the class homepage. After an assignment has been returned a link to its solution (based on the best student solutions) will be placed off the assignment page. Material from assignments may appear on midterms and finals. For homeworks you are encouraged to work in groups of up to three people. Only one person out of this group needs to submit the homework assignment; however, the members of the group need to be clearly identified in all submitted files. Homeworks for this class will be submitted and returned completely electronically. To submit an assignment click on the submit homework link for your section on the left hand side of the homepage and filling out the on-line form. Hardcopies or e-mail versions of your assignments will be rejected and not receive credit. Homeworks will always be due by the start of class on the day their due. Late homeworks will not be accepted; however, your low homework score will be dropped.

For this class, I expect each student to have available a laptop with the Apache webserver installed. Your laptop will be used whenever you want to show me something in my office concerning one of your projects.

When doing the programming part of an assignment please make sure to adhere to the specification given as closely as possible. Names of files should be as given, etc. Failure to follow the specification may result in your homework not being graded and you receiving a zero for your work.

Exams

The midterms will be during class time on: Oct 10 and Nov 19.

The final will be: Monday, Dec 17 from 12:15pm to 2:30pm (Sec 1); Monday, Dec 17 from 5:15pm to 7:30pm (Sec 2); and Wednesday, Dec 12 from 12:15pm to 2:30pm (Sec 3).

All exams are closed book, closed notes and in this classroom. You will be allowed only the test and your pen or pencil on your desk during these exams. Beeper or cell-phone interruptions will result in immediate excusal from the test. The final will cover material from the whole quarter although there will be an emphasis on material after the last midterm. No make ups will be given. The final exam may be scaled to replace a midterm grade if it was missed under provably legitimate circumstances. These exams will test whether or not you have mastered the material both presented in class or assigned as homework during the quarter. My exams usually consist of a series of essay style questions. I try to avoid making tricky problems. The week before each exam I will give out a list of problems representative of the level of difficulty of problems the student will be expected to answer on the exam. Any disputes concerning grades on exams should be directed to me, Professor Pollett.

Regrades

If you believe an error was made in the grading of your program or exam, you may request in person a regrade from me, Professor Pollett, during my office hours. I do not accept e-mail requests for regrades. A request for a regrade must be made no more than a week after the homework or a midterm is returned. If you cannot find me before the end of the semester and you would like to request a regrade of your final, you may see me in person at the start of the immediately following semester.

Academic Honesty

Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University, and the University's Academic Integrity Policy requires you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the Office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://sa.sjsu.edu/student_conduct.

Specifically, for this class, you should obviously not cheat on tests. For homeworks, you should not discuss or share code or problem solutions between groups! At a minimum a 0 on the assignment or test will be given. A student caught using resources like Rent-a-coder will receive an F for the course and be referred to University for disciplinary action.

Additional Policies and Procedures

The campus policy to ensure compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act is:
"If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential Directive 97-03 requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to establish a record of their disability."

More information about SJSU policies and procedures can be found at the following links: