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IDATA2301

Web Technologies

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Credits 7.5
Level Intermediate course, level II
Course start Spring 2025
Duration 1 semester
Examination arrangement Portfolio

About

About the course

Course content

Subject is concerned with Frontend development - website programming.

Content:

- History and architecture of web solutions (web servers, browsers, HTTP protocol)

- Basics of websites: HTML, CSS

- Javascript for dynamic websites

- Frameworks for website development

- Privacy, GDPR, Universal design

Learning outcome

Knowledge - candidate understands:

  1. The history of webpage development
  2. The web architecture, main functions, and concepts of the different web solutions:
    • Web servers, HTTP protocol and web browsers
    • Languages: HTML, CSS, JavaScript
  • Event-driven nature of websites
  • JavaScript language and its use for dynamic websites
  • The main features and motivation behind JavaScript frameworks

    • Skills - candidate can:

    1. Create a simple website with a commercialization potential
    2. Understand and extend code of an existing website
    3. Design a visual webpage layout based on a specification
    4. Implement interaction using JavaScript
    5. Implement data exchange with a backend (API)
    6. Implement authentication
    7. Present ideas, knowledge, and results
    8. Use version control of source code for effective development individually and in a team

    General competence - the candidate:

    1. Knows the history of web technology to be able to extend old solutions and systems
    2. Knows and recognize different roles in web projects for effective cooperation in a team
    3. Knows history of web technology applications for informed and ethical choices of technologies and to discuss problems and share with other domain experts.

    Learning methods and activities

    Individual studies, theory lectures, lab exercises, project work individually and in groups.

    Compulsory assignments

    • Obligatoriske øvinger

    Further on evaluation

    All mandatory assignments must be approved to get access to the examination. The portfolio contains assignments that are carried out, digitally documented and submitted during the term. Both individual and team assignments may be given. Assignments are designed to help students achieve specific course learning outcomes, and formative feedback is given during the period of the portfolio.

    Specific conditions

    Admission to a programme of study is required:
    Computer Science - Engineering (BIDATA)

    Course materials

    Announced at the beginning of the semester

    Credit reductions

    Course code Reduction From
    ID102012 7.5 sp Autumn 2023
    This course has academic overlap with the course in the table above. If you take overlapping courses, you will receive a credit reduction in the course where you have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.

    Subject areas

    • Applied Information and Communication Technology

    Contact information

    Course coordinator

    Lecturers

    Department with academic responsibility

    Department of ICT and Natural Sciences