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Unit Code, Name, Abbreviation

CPE9005 Web development [Web Dev ]

Reasons for Introduction

Obsolete Reasons for Introduction

The World Wide Web is a phenomenon, which has entered the computing arena in recent years. The Web has opened up new challenges for computing professionals, with an increasing number of computer applications needing to be developed for a Web environment. A solid knowledge of the basics of web page development is, increasingly, required of computing professionals.Some students at master's level do not have a systematic understanding of the principles of good web page development. It has been found that some students taking cpe5011 Internet Applications Development, do not have a sufficient grasp of this area. These students need to be diverted into a 9000 level unit to master the skills and understanding of the priciples, before proceeding with the more advanced material.

Reasons for Change (23 Nov 2006, 1:02pm)

This unit is to be co-taught with FIT1011 Web systems 1. Theses changes bring this unit and FIT1011 into alignment.

Role of Unit (23 Nov 2006, 1:03pm)

Thiis unit is a first level unit in Web applications development for post grad students with little or no prior web experience

Relationship of Unit (23 Nov 2006, 1:03pm)

This unit is co-taught with FIT1011 Web systems 1

Relevance of Unit (23 Nov 2006, 1:04pm)

Unit provides first level learning in the Web, an integral part of the IT discipline

Objectives

Knowledge and Understanding (Cognitive Domain Objectives) (23 Nov 2006, 1:05pm)

  • The physical structure of the Internet;
  • The role of mark-up languages, especially XHTML
  • The features of XHTML;
  • The use of graphics and multimedia in web applications
  • The basic principles of web site design, implementation and maintenance
  • Some of the legal and ethical issues associated with the Internet, especially the area of copyright.

    • Attitudes, Values and Beliefs (Affective Domain Objectives) (23 Nov 2006, 1:06pm)

  • professionalism towards respecting copyright
  • requiring professional standards in designing and implementing web applications.

    • Practical Skills (Psychomotor Domain Objectives) (23 Nov 2006, 1:06pm)

  • writing syntactically correct XHTML code;
  • developing graphics suitable for web use;
  • developing scripted streaming multimedia presentations;
  • developing structurally correct web sites with intuitive navigational paradigms

    • Unit Content

    Summary (23 Nov 2006, 1:06pm)

    Brief introduction to the physical structure of the Internet. W3C and its role. Document markup: HTML and XHTML. Hypertext. Web site structure and navigation. Elements of web pages: text, graphics, media. Design with and implementation of: lists, tables, frames, layers, cascading style sheets. Web graphics: vector and bitmap images, image constraints, digitising images, basic graphic design. Plug-ins. Multimedia: audio and video capture and streaming. Incorporatiing streamed multimedia into web pages. Scripted multimedia using SMIL with text, images, audio and video media.. Embedding multimedia. Planning bandwith. Web page design principles. Elements of visual design. Form design and implementation. Brief introduction to the use of scripts. Site development life cycle. Legal and ethical considerations. XML: structure of XML documents, validating XML documents, Web design using XML. Introduction to Wireless.WAP 2.0 and XHTML-MP. WAP CSS / WCSS.WCSS properties. WCSS Extensions.

    Recommended Reading (23 Nov 2006, 1:07pm)

  • Castro, Elizabeth. HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS, Peachpit Press; Berkeley CA, 5 edition, 2002
  • Ray, D.S. Mastering HTML and XHTML , Sybex Inc, Alameda, CA, 2002
  • Ray, E. Mastering XHTML Premium Edition, Sybex Inc, Alameda, CA, 2002
  • Powell,T. HTML & XHTML: The Complete Reference , McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 4 edition, 2003

    • Teaching Methods

    Mode (23 Nov 2006, 1:08pm)

    On Campus, OCL, flexible

    Strategies of Teaching (23 Nov 2006, 1:08pm)

    This unit is conducted through the Walkabout u-Learning Environment.

    Students self manage their learning with the help of the Walkabout environment. On campus drop in help sessions, and evening on line help sessions using the Marratech system are available for students to obtain timely assistance.

    The Walkabout u-Learning Environment provides content notes, pre-recorded lectures, exercises and quizzes.

    Teaching Methods Relationship to Objectives (23 Nov 2006, 1:09pm)

    The on line environment will be used to address the required level of knowledge and theoretical concepts for all the knowledge objectives. Provided exercises will pursue those objectives with practical experiences to develop the Skills objectives. Practical assignments will focus on the design and implementation of web sites to futher develop these skills.

    The students will be required to adhere strictly to copyright requirements in their work to engender a professional attitude towards copyright. The practical work of designing and implementing web sites will engender a professional pride in one's work.

    Assessment

    Strategies of Assessment (23 Nov 2006, 1:09pm)

    The assessment has three components: Unit exercises: 10%; Practical Assignments: 40%; Final Examination: 50%. Students must gain a satisfactory result in both the practical and exercises work and the exam to gain a pass in the unit.

    The practical work will require the development of a personal and a commercial web site. The unit exercises consist of some exercises throughout the semester, to encourage student participation in the unit

    Assessment Relationship to Objectives (23 Nov 2006, 1:09pm)

    Practical assignments, which involve the building of web sites, will be employed to assess the practical knowledge objectives. The practical assignments will also help students develop skills required in successfully implementing the various features of a well designed web site. The final examination, will assess the students' degree of understanding of the knowledge objectives and require them to demonstrate their XHTML skills. The examination will also assess the students' technical knowledge of good web design, graphics and multimedia scripting.

    Workloads

    Workload Requirement (23 Nov 2006, 1:10pm)

    Students, are expected to spend an average of 12 hours per week on this unit. The breakdown of time is as follows. Two hours per week: topic material coverage from the u-learning environment. Two hours per week working on exercises and quizzes. Eight hours per week: private study to review topic materials, explore supplementary unit resources and complete practical work and assignments.

    Resource Requirements

    Lecture Requirements (23 Nov 2006, 1:11pm)

    None

    Tutorial Requirements (23 Nov 2006, 1:11pm)

    Standard computer laboratory

    Laboratory Requirements (23 Nov 2006, 1:11pm)

    Standard computer laboratory

    Staff Requirements (23 Nov 2006, 1:12pm)

    Lecturer: 2 hours per week for on campus and on line help sessions. 2 hours per week exercise assessment.

    Software Requirements (28 Nov 2006, 3:33pm)

    Nominated Staff for software testing

    Name: Des Casey Staff ID:00412750 Phone: 99044602 Email: des.casey@infotech.monash.edu.au

    Software Details:

    Vendor: Software Title*: Firefox browser OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: Microsoft Internet Explorer Version 6.0 or later. OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*:Adobe Acrobat reader OS*: Windows License details*: Free

    Vendor: Software Title*:40tude HTML Version*:3.4.1.7 OS*: Windows License Details*: Site License

    Vendor: Software Title*: Top Style Lite. Version*: 2.5 OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: WinZIp Version*: OS*: Windows License Details*: Site License

    Vendor: Software Title*: XML Writer Version*: 2 OS*: Windows License Details*: Site License

    Vendor: Software Title*: Microsoft XML Component (MSXML). Version*: OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: WS-ftp. Version*: OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: The Real One Player Version*:6.0.11.853 or later OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: Real Helix Producer. Version*: 9.0.1 OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: Openwave Phone Emulator. Version*: 7 OS*: Windows License Details*: Freeware

    Vendor: Software Title*: Corel Draw/Paint Version*: 9 or later OS*: Windows License Details*: Licence

    Library Requirements (23 Nov 2006, 1:13pm)

    Several copies of the recommended reading texts should be held in the library

    Teaching Responsibility (Callista Entry) (23 Nov 2006, 1:13pm)

    Faculty of Information Technology

    Prerequisites

    Prohibitions (20 Apr 2007, 12:05pm)

    FIT1011

    Enrolment (23 Nov 2006, 1:14pm)

    40

    Location of Offering (23 Nov 2006, 1:15pm)

    Caulfield and/or Clayton

    Faculty Information

    Proposer

    Des Casey

    Approvals

    School: 04 Jun 2007 (Ralph Gillon)
    Faculty Education Committee: 04 Jun 2007 (Ralph Gillon)
    Faculty Board: 04 Jun 2007 (Ralph Gillon)
    ADT:
    Faculty Manager:
    Dean's Advisory Council:
    Other:

    Version History

    15 Apr 2003 Des Casey Initial Draft
    16 Apr 2003 Des Casey Refining original draft
    16 Apr 2003 Des Casey more changes
    16 Apr 2003 Leisa McGuinness Additional changes
    17 Apr 2003 Des Casey Final changes before submission
    17 Apr 2003 Des Casey Approved by School Education Committee Meeting 2/03 17th April 2003
    17 Apr 2003 John Hurst minor revision and test email
    21 May 2003 Ralph Gillon Approved at FEC 3/03
    17 Oct 2005 David Sole Added Software requrirements template
    21 Oct 2005 David Sole Updated requirements template to new format
    23 Nov 2006 Desmond Casey modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RChange; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RRole; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RRelation; modified ReasonsForIntroduction/RRelevance; modified UnitObjectives/ObjCognitive; modified UnitObjectives/ObjAffective; modified UnitObjectives/ObjPsychomotor; modified UnitContent/Summary; modified UnitContent/RecommendedReading; modified Teaching/Mode; modified Teaching/Strategies; modified Teaching/Objectives; modified Assessment/Strategies; modified Assessment/Objectives; modified Workload/WorkHours
    23 Nov 2006 Desmond Casey modified ResourceReqs/LectureReqs; modified ResourceReqs/TutorialReqs; modified ResourceReqs/LabReqs; modified ResourceReqs/StaffReqs; modified ResourceReqs/SoftwareReqs; modified ResourceReqs/LibraryReqs; modified ResourceReqs/SchoolReqs; modified Enrolment; modified LocationOfOffering; modified FacultyInformation/FICoordinator
    28 Nov 2006 Desmond Casey modified ResourceReqs/SoftwareReqs
    20 Apr 2007 Trudi Robinson modified Prohibitions - FEC 1/07 NOTED EXECUTIVE APPROVAL
    04 Jun 2007 Ralph Gillon CPE School Approval, Approved by GPGPC at mtg 3/07.
    04 Jun 2007 Ralph Gillon FEC Approval
    04 Jun 2007 Ralph Gillon FacultyBoard Approval - Approved by GPGPC at mtg 3/07. Faculty Board approval added to aid administration in Monatar.

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