CS 418/518 - Web Programming

Instructor: Michael L. Nelson <mln@cs.odu.edu>
                http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/

Class Homepage: http://www.cs.odu.edu/~mln/teaching/cs518-f07/

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

Prerequisites: CS 312 and CS 330

Office Hours: M 3:00-4:20 and by appointment

Time: M 4:20 - 7:00 pm

TA: Arjun Kumar Mudiraj Polu <apolu@cs.odu.edu>

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.

Policies:

- The ODU honor code will be strictly enforced. 

- Attendance is not required, but you are responsible for everything
that is said in class.  

- You must root for the Virginia Tech football team.

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 --
NO EXCEPTIONS.  Readings and assignment descriptions will be released
on a rolling basis during the semester.

For each assignment, 20 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.

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: if either member wishes to dissolve the group, the group
will be split.  Groups will only get smaller during the semester: new
groups will NEVER be formed.  Members of the split group will have access
to the most recent code base and new class infrastructure generated.

Details of the grading and group processes will be provided the first
day of class.

Grading scales:

   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