Villanova University

CSC 9010 Web Technologies

Tuesday 4:30pm - 6:00pm, and by appointment

This course will explore various state-of-the-art web technologies, focusing strongly on web standards, architectural models, and site design and accessibility issues. Both client-side and server-side technologies will be investigated. The first part of the semester will cover several topics from the course text book and will focus on the client side. The second part will be conducted in a seminar format and will cover the server side technologies, exploring selected topics such as web server configuration, server side includes, session management, database interaction, PHP, Ruby on Rails, JSP, AJAX, responsive web design and other newer web technologies.
There will be two tests, three short quizzes, several homeworks and a major web design project. Each student will also find, investigate and present to the class a web tool that may be used to enhance a site usage or functionality.

Grading Policy :

Grade Composition		Grading Scheme
2 Tests	30%	60-75	C	89-93	B+
3 Short Quizzes & a Web Tool	20%	75-80	C+	93-95	A-
1 Major Web Project	20%	80-85	B-	95-100	A
Homeworks	30%	85-89	B

Make-up Test Policy :
      No missed test without prior excuse. Make-up test will be harder. Unexcused missed tests are counted as zero. Punctuality points are deducted for projects and homeworks submitted after the due date.

Department/University Academic Integrity Policies:

• CS Department academic integrity policy
• University academic integrity code

Closing information may be obtained by calling 610-519-4505.