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CGS4854 Website Construction and Management
Syllabus 2017 Spring

For the Following Class
CGS 4854-RVC (34013)

Book's WebSite

This is a Teaching Website, All Data Entry Samples are for Testing Purpose Only





Class Expectations

   Pre-requisites
   COP3804 or COP3337 with a minimum grade of C.
  • Those who have less than a C in one of these classes will be dropped from the course during the first week of class.

   Class Type: 3 Credits, Core - Required

   Co-requisites: None    Goals
   Attendance
  • Attendance will be taken.
  • Not everything I teach in this class is in the book.

   Simple Rules
  • If you have any question, please email me and/or come to my office hours, and/or ask our FREE tutors at PG6 #102.

  • All programs MUST be accesible at ocelot.aul.fiu.edu/~yourUserName.

  • All pages MUST have titles such as:
    last name + first Name initial + pageName. Example: SmithJpage1

  • Your email MUST have your name on it.
    FIU, ElHombre, TheItGuy, etc are NOT accepted.

  • On your email's subject write:
    Your class name and email's purpose: WEB2 pgmX pageName

  • Upload to Moodle your zipped public_html folder ONLY.

  • Your programs must work as requested.

  • Pages with errors will loose points.

  • Programs turned in after the due date are NOT accepted.

  • Any modification to your grades MUST be done no later than ONE week after grades are posted on Canvas and/or Moodle.



Tools Required - FREE

    Computers in the ECS and PG6 labs contain all necessary programs for
    this course.

    You can also use your own computers using the following software:

    Windows : xPutty
     Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server
    Create Account:
  • At Host Name (or IP address) : serverName.cs.fiu.edu
  • Port : 22
  • Select SSH
  • Save Session : enter a name for this account

    Windows : WinSCP
     Allows you to Create/Delete/Upload/Download folders/files to/from
    your FIU server
    Create Account:
  • At Session Section on right side
  • Host name (or IP address) : serverName.cs.fiu.edu
  • Port number : 22
  • User name    : Your user name
  • File protocol : SFTP
  • Save session as : enter a name for this account

    Linux : SecPanel
     Allows you to have full remote control of your FIU server

    Linux or Windows or Mac or Solaris : FileZilla
     Allows you to Create/Delete/Upload/Download folders/files to/from
    your FIU server

    Hosting Your Website : At FIU (Required)
     Your website at FIU will be hosted at ocelot.aul.fiu.edu/~username
    Instructions will be given in class.

    At Your Own Computers (Recommended)
    Creating your own local host site, allows you to develop your website
    at your own computer before uploading it to FIU.
    No internet access is required to do your development.
    It also allows you to take your work with you at the end of the semester.

    Windows : Wamp
    Allows you to create, in your local computer, a local Apache web server
    including HTML, PHP and mysql databases.
    No Internet access is required.
    Access to your website is allowed to your local computer only.

    Linux : Lamp
    Allows you to create, in your local computer, a local Apache web server
    including HTML, PHP and mysql databases.
    No Internet access is required.
    Access to your website is allowed to your local computer only.

    Mac : Mamp
    Allows you to create, in your local computer, a local Apache web server
    including HTML, PHP and mysql databases.
    No Internet access is required.
    Access to your website is allowed to your local computer only.




    Assignments




Grading

5 Programs 6 points each  =  30 points
5 Quizzes  5 points each  =  25 points
Exam 1 .................  =  15 points
Exam 2 .................  =  15 points
Exam 3 .................  =  15 points
                  Totals  = 100 points


PASS                   GPA                         FAIL                   GPA
A  = 100-95   4.00         D = 69-51    1.00
A- =  94-90   3.67         F = 50-00    0.00
B+ =  89-86   3.33    
B  =  85-82   3.00    
B- =  81-78   2.67    
C+ =  77-74   2.33    
C  =  73-70   2.00    
 
At the end of the semester, I will round up your Final Grade, bringing it to the next highest integer


TUTORING
PG6 #102 Hardware Lab
No Appointments Needed

Mon-Thu  12 noon - 8 PM
Friday   12 noon - 5 PM
Saturday 12 noon - 4 PM


Scheduled Programs, Quizzes and Exams
Days=ONLINE id=RVC
Dates and Data below COULD BE MODIFIED

  • Program 1 - 6(six) points
    Due: Thursday February 9th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.5 consecutive hours.
     
  • Quiz 1 - 5(five) points
    Covering program 1 and class material on:
    Due: Thursday February 9th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 20 consecutive minutes.

  • Program 2 - 6(six) points >
    Due: Wednesday February 22nd, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.5 consecutive hours.
     
  • Quiz 2 - 5(five) points
    Covering program 2 and class material on:
    Wednesday February 22nd, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 20 consecutive minutes.

  • Exam 1       Friday March 3rd, 2017 (covering Programs 1 & 2, Quizzes 1 & 2 plus class material)
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.15 consecutive hours.

  • Program 3 - 6(six) points
    Due: Sunday March 12th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.15 consecutive hours.
     
  • Quiz 3 - 5(five) points
    Covering program 3 and class material on:
    Sunday March 12th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 20 consecutive minutes.

  • Program 4 - 6(six) points
    Due: Sunday April 2nd, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.5 consecutive hours.
     
  • Quiz 4 - 5(five) points
    Covering program 4 and class material on:
    Sunday April 2nd, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 20 consecutive minutes.

  • Exam 2 PROCTORED
    Saturday April 8, 8AM to 11:59PM (latest possible appointment time should be 10:30pm EST) (covering Programs 1, 2 3 and 4 plus class material). 15 points

  • Program 5 - 6(six) points >
    Due: Sunday April 16th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 1.5 consecutive hours.
     
  • Quiz 5 - 5(five) points
    Covering program 5 and class material on:
    Sunday April 16th, 2017
    From 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM max 20 consecutive minutes.

  • Exam 3 PROCTORED
    Sunday April 23rd, 2017 @8AM to April 23rd, 2017 @11:59PM (latest possible appointment time should be 10:30pm EST), (Covering all programs, all exams and all class material). 15 Points



Below Topics and Sequence Could Be Modified

  Course Description:
  • The fundamentals of creating and maintaining a website.
  • Installation and maintenance of a web-server.
  • Techniques for building multimedia interactive web-pages.

  Required Text
    Web Development with Java
    Using Hibernate, JSPs and Servlets
    Downey, Tim
    ISBN: 978-1-84628-862-3

  Expected Course Outcomes
  • Be familiar with JSP
  • Master Servlets
  • Master the design of basic web pages
  • Be familiar with the use of CSS 1 style sheets
  • Be familiar with the configuration of the Apache Web Server

  Projected Schedule (COULD BE MODIFIED)
    Chapters
  1. Browser-Server Communication
  2. Front End : JSP - HTML

    Others Topics not Covered in the Book
  • MVC = Model View Controller
  • Front End, Controller, Back End
  • HTML
  • CSS
  • Controllers
  • PHP
  • mySQL Databases
  • JavaScript
  • Python
  • Advanced HTML and Form Elements (AS TIME ALLOWS)
  • -   Passing Variables Using the URL
  • -   Passing Hidden Variables
  • -   Contact US
  • -   Pop Up Help
  • -   Hovering localize Help
  • -   Placeholders
  • -   Leads
  • -   Data Search, First, Next, Previous, Last