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IT2805

Web Technologies

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Credits 7.5
Level Foundation courses, level I
Course start Autumn 2024
Duration 1 semester
Language of instruction Norwegian
Location Trondheim
Examination arrangement School exam

About

About the course

Course content

The focus in this course is on the World Wide Web as a platform for interactive applications, content publishing and social services. The development of web-based applications requires knowledge about the underlying technology and the formats and standards the web is based upon. In this course you will learn about the HTTP communication protocol, the markup languages HTML, XHTML and XML, the CSS and XSLT standards for formatting and transforming web content, interactive graphics and multimedia content on the web, client-side programming using Javascript.

Learning outcome

Knowledge about:

  • History and development of the World Wide Web and associated technologies.
  • The client-server architecture of the World Wide Web and its communication protocol HTTP/HTTPS.
  • Formats and languages used in modern web-pages: HTML, XHTML, CSS, XSLT, Javascript, DOM
  • Programming web pages with Javascript/DOM (client)
  • Good design, universal design, multi platform web applications

Skill in:

  • Design and development of web-pages and web-applications
  • Use of development tools

General competencies:

  • Use of web technology
  • Retrieval of information, use of documentation and standards

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, individual assignments, group project.

Compulsory assignments

  • Mandatory work

Further on evaluation

The final grade will be the result of a written exam (100%) with a mandatory pass on the assignments and the team project. The grade for the whole course is given with the letter grading system.

Compulsory activity must have been passed earlier in a semester with teaching if you want to take the exam in a semester without teaching.

Course materials

Announced at the start of semester.

Subject areas

  • Computer and Information Science
  • Informatics
  • Information Technology and Informatics

Contact information

Course coordinator

Department with academic responsibility

Department of Computer Science