CS 418/518 - Web Programming

Fall 2010

CRNs: 15719, 15720

Instructor:
   Martin Klein <mklein@cs.odu.edu>
   http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mklein/

Class Homepage:
   http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mklein/teaching/cs518-f10/

Class Textbook:
   Beginning PHP5, Apache, and MySQL Web Development (ISBN 978-0-7645-7966-0)

Prerequisites:
   CS 312 and CS 330

Office Hours:
   T, 2:00pm - 4:00pm and by appointment

Time:
   T 4:20 - 7:00 pm

TA:
   tbd

Place:
   ECS Building, room #2120

   This class will introduce ``Web Programming''; the process of writing
   interactive applications accessible through the WWW. We will develop in
   the ``LAMP'' environment: Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP. Emphasis will
   be on the integration of these components for a useful application;
   none will be exhaustively covered. Lectures will provide the overview of
   various concepts and the class will be centered around group development
   of a semester-long project. Prerequisites include Web familiarity,
   programming knowledge and database experience. We will only use very
   simple databases, so that knowledge can be acquired during the class.


Attendance Policy: 

   Attendance is not required, but the student is responsible for everything
   that is discussed, presented or scheduled during class.

Grading: 

   The class grade will consist of 4 Assignments of 23 points each.
   Each assignment will be demoed in class and then checked by a TA.
   Late assignments lose 3 points for every 24 hours they are late unless
   prior arrangements are made with the intstuctor. Readings and assignment
   descriptions will be released on a rolling basis during the semester.

   For each assignment, 17 points will be graded by the Instructor and TA.
   3 of the points will be graded by evaluation of the project asethetics
   by other groups in the class. Further 3 points will be given for
   a status report about each assignment in form of a 3-4 minute presentation
   given by the group in class the week before the respective assignment is
   due.

   The remaining 8 points will be assigned based on class participation
   on the class email list.  Each question asked or answered by a group
   member will count for 1 point in the class.

   Groups consist of 1 or 2 people. Mixed groups of graduates and
   undergraduates are allowed. Groups exist soley on the mutual agreement
   of both parties. At any time, if either member wishes to dissolve the
   group, the group will be split. No new teams can be formed after the
   first assignment is due. Members of the split group will have access
   to the shared code base.
   
   Details of the grading and group processes will be provided the first
   day of class.

   Graduate students:
	A  = 100-94
	A- = 93-90
	B+ = 89-88
	B  = 87-84
	B- = 83-80
	C+ = 79-78
	C  = 77-74
	C- = 73-70
	F  = 69-00

   Undergraduate students:
	A  = 100-92
	A- = 91-90
	B+ = 89-87
	B  = 86-82
	B- = 81-80
	C+ = 79-77
	C  = 77-72
	C- = 71-70
	D+ = 69-67
	D  = 66-62
	D- = 61-60
	F  = 59-00

Honor Code:

   The Old Dominion University Honor Code will be strictly enforced.
   Please familiarize yourself with the Honor Pledge, Honor Code,
   and the definitions of "plagiarism", "unauthorized collaboration"
   and "academic dishonesty":

   http://studentaffairs.odu.edu/osja/
   http://orgs.odu.edu/hc/