1. Web Applications Development
CM3028
Robin Boswell, Frank Herrmann,
Derek Shirreffs
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2. Web Application Development
LECTURER: Robin Boswell
ROOM: B22b
Databases
LECTURER: Frank Herrmann
ROOM: C25
Web / PhP
LECTURER: Derek Shirreffs
ROOM: C32
Group Projects

3. Web Application Development
This is a 3rd year module:
3rd year Computing for Business and eCommerce
3rd year Computing for Internet and Multimedia
3rd year Computing and Information
3rd year Computing for Mobile Applications
4th year Information Systems Technology

4. Outline of Module Schedule
Teaching
Projects
First 6 weeks: 2 hour lecture / tutorial 2 hour lab
Next 6 weeks: 4 hours of lab

5. Web Application Development
Lecture/Tutorial (for 1st 6 weeks)
Tuesdays 9:00 – 10:00 in room C39
Tuesdays 12:00 – 1:00 in room C39
Lab
Fridays 9:00 – 11:00 in room C8a / C9

6. 3-tier architecture Database Web Application Model Select View
Controller
Response
Request
Client (web browser)

7. Module aims and learning outcomes
Aims of Module To provide students with experience in developing a 3-tier web application with non-trivial functionality. This will integrate and extend knowledge gained on earlier modules.
Learning Outcomes for Module On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
Recognise and discuss the Model 2 web application architecture and apply it to the design of web applications.
Apply suitable technologies in the construction and integration of web application components.
Use a Model 2 architecture to assemble web application components into a 3-tier web application of significant size.
Appraise and implement appropriate security policies in a 3-tier web application.

8. Assessment 50% Coursework and 50% Exam
The coursework will involve the design, implementation and testing of a non-trivial 3-tier client/server system as a collaborative group project
To pass you need an aggregate grade  3, and a grade in each component  2

9. Course Schedule Lecture / Tutorial Lab Week 1 (RAB)
The MySQL DBMS: SQL (some new, some revision)
MySQL
Week 2 (RAB)
Database revision: ER modelling, normalisation
Week 3 (RAB)
Model-View-Controller Design Pattern
+ Model 2 web application architecture
FH PHP
Week 4 (FH)
Review of PHP
Variables, statements, methods
Advanced concepts
Request and response headers, cookies, sessions
PHP database class (encapsulation database operations into objects)
PHP
Week 5 (FH)
State machines
State preservation in database or session data, initiating state transitions, event model
Week 6 (FH)
Information security and trust
Symmetric encryption, asymmetric encryption, message digests, public key certificates
Common threads and hacks
Shell injections, SQL injections, session hijacking, cross site scripting (phishing)
Week
Supervised + Independent project work in labs only

10. Web Application Development
Books
“Web Programming: Building Internet Applications” by Chris Bates, John Wiley & Sons, 2000
“Programming PHP” by R.Lerdof, K.Tatroe, O’Reilly, 2002
“Database Systems A Practical Approach to Design,
Implementation and Management, 3rd Edition” by T.Connolly, C.Begg, A.Strachan, Addison-Wesley, 2002
“Computer Security” by M.Bishop, Addison-Wesley, 2003
“Web Applications: Concepts and Real World Design” by
Craig Knuckles, David Yuen, Wiley 2004