T. Andrew Yang 

(yang@grove.iup.edu)
Computer Science Department

HTTP://WWW.CO103.IUP.EDU/

1. Introduction to Web Development

1. World Wide Web as a new computing platform

2. The client-server model

3. The multi-tier model

4. Sample Web applications

5. Alternative Web development technologies

6. Client side development

7. Server side development

8. Summary

2. Curriculum Design

1. Curriculum Design Issues

2. A Sample Course

3. Lessons Learned

4. Specialty Track in Enterprise Computing

References

Designing and Teaching a Web Development Course

Ö  The bottom line

• Almost every application can be ported to the Web.

• Think about the needs and the trade-offs.

Ö  Examples of dynamic web pages: 

   + Interactive input and output 

• on-line surveys, registration, et al

• Example: SDC Colloquium Registration

   + Multimedia presentations 

• animations, sound, graphics, photos, voice, video clips, et al

   + Web based multi-player games 

   + Access to remote databases

• data retrieval from a remote database server, update of remote databases, et al

• digital libraries, on-line document retrievals

   + Connectivity to legacy computer systems 

• IBM/390, CICS, IMS, . . .

• VAX/VMS

• Cobol applications

   + Front end of a transaction application 

• e-auction, e-business (Amazon.com), e-banking, PriceLine.com, et al

   + Intranet applications 

• shared documents and functions

• Example: The BANNER system

   + Business-to-business communication 

• vendor-retailer-buyer

• Example: AutoPartsUSA, Super grocery stores

   + Scientific simulation and visualization

• Example: The neural network visualization project

- on a Windows 2000 Server

- on a Sun Ultra 60 / Solaris Server

Please note that your Web browser must have Java enabled in order to run the Java applet of this sample application.

• Eventually, a virtual laboratory