Syllabus

CS320 Web and Internet Programming

Winter 2012
Computer Science Department
California State University, Los Angeles


Lectures:
Monday 6:10pm - 7:50pm, in E&T A309
Labs: Monday 8:00pm - 10:30pm, in E&T A309
Instructor:
Chengyu Sun
Email: csun@calstatela.edu
Office: E&T A317
Office Hours: M 4-6pm, T 1:30-3:30pm, and R 3-5pm, or by appointment, in E&T A317
Teaching Assistant: Sherry Yang
Email: sherryres@gmail.com
Office: E&T A310A
Office Hours: Wednesday 12:30-2pm
Course Description:
This course introduces students to server-side programming, which is essential for providing dynamic content on the web. Among the many existing web technologies, we will focus on Java servlets and JSP technologies, especially Java beans, expression language, JDBC, JSTL, custom tag libraries, and the MVC architecture.
Prerequisites:
CS120, CS122, and CS203
Students are expected to have strong Java programming skills and working knowledge of HTML.
Textbook(s): Core Servlets and JavaServer Pages, Vol. 1: Core Technologies, by Marty Hall and Larry Brown
Software Tools:
Required - Email, Java SE, Eclipse, Tomcat, and MySQL.
Optional (for access online lecture notes) - Adobe Acroread and/or MS PowerPoint
Grading Policy:
Homework and projects 45%, Labs 15%, Midterm 20%, Final 20%

90 - 100
80 - 90
60 - 80
40 - 60
below 40
A
B
C
D
F
Schedule:
Week
Topics
Chapters
1 Administrative Issues
Introduction to Server-side Programming
Setting Up a Development Environment
Linux Basics
Introduction to Java Servlets

1


3
2 Martin Luther King Day
3
Handling HTTP Requests
Generating HTTP Responses
19, 4, 5
6, 7
4
Cookies and Session Tracking
JSP Directives and Scripting Elements
Java Beans and Expression Language
8, 9
10, 11, 12
14, 16
5
JSP Standard Tag Library (JSTL)
Lab 1: Bean, EL, and JSTL


6
MVC Architecture
Lab 2: MVC
15
7 MIDTERM
8
SQL and MySQL
Lab 3: DB Design and SQL
18
9
JDBC and JSTL SQL 17
10
Custom Tag Libraries
Lab 4: DB Access and Custom Taglib

11
FINAL

Online Resources:
Academic Integrity:
Cheating will not be tolerated. Cheating on any assignment or exam will be taken seriously.  All parties involved will receive a grade of F for the course and be reported to the Academic Senate.