B336 Study Schedule

B336 Advanced Internet Computing

Study Schedule

Week

Lecture Topics
Required Readings
Lab Exercises

Assessments Due

One
19/2 – 23/2

Lect 1: Unit Introduction
Lect 2: Web client/server model

Lecture Notes
Online Reading: 1

Two
26/2 – 2/3

Lect 1 & 2: Web server configuration and administration
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 1, 2

Getting familiar with the ActivePerl environment

Three
5/3 – 9/3

Lect 1 & 2 : Implementing web clients and web servers
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 3, 4

Apache installation and configuration

Four
12/3 – 16/3

Lect 1: Other web services using the LWP module
Lect 2: Introduction to XML
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 3, 5, 6

Implementing your own simple web client and web server

Five
19/3 – 23/3

Lect 1: The XML document
Lect 2: DTD and the XSL style sheet
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 5 (bits from 7, 8, 9, 10)

Implementing your own simple web client and web server

One-week Semester Break

Six
2/4 – 6/4

Lect 1 & 2: DOM, SAX and implementing XML parsers and processors
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 11

Writing and validating XML documents

Assignment 1
(due 12noon Mon 2^nd April 2001)

Seven
9/4 – 13/4

Lect 1: Constructing an XML solution and example XML applications

Lect 2: Good Friday - no lectures
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 6, 12

Writing XSL style sheets

Eight
16/4 – 20/4

Lect 1 & 2: The Uncanny X-Men - A quick look at some advanced XML features (XLink, XPath, XPointers and Namespaces, etc)
Lecture Notes

Implementing XML parsers and processors

Nine
23/4 – 27/4

Lect 1: Unit coordinator's birthday - holiday for everyone!
Lect 2: Battlefield XML – case studies into web service development platforms (Microsoft's .NET, Sun's ONE, IBM's WebSphere, Oracle's 9i, etc.)
Lecture Notes

Implementing XML parsers and processors

One-week Semester Break

Ten
7/5 – 11/5

Lect 1: Wireless communications, services and devices
Lect 2: Writing wireless applications with WAP
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 13, 14

None (you will be too busy finishing Assignment 2)

Eleven
14/5 – 18/5

Lect 1 & 2: WAP
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 14
Online Reading: 2
Implementing WAP applications using the Nokia IDE.

Assignment 2
(due 12noon Mon 14^th May 2001)

Twelve
21/5 – 25/5

Lect 1: WAP
Lect 2: The future of wireless applications
Lecture Notes

Implementing WAP applications

Thirteen
27/5 – 1/6

Lect 1: Exam Revision
Lect 2: Wrap up
All of the above
None

Assignment 3
(due 12noon Mon 28^th May 2001)

One-week Study Break

Examinations Period

Note:

The exact lectures and lab exercises above are only the plans at the beginning of the semester. They are subject to change. Refer to the lectures and laboratory pages for the actual contents done.

The dues dates for the assessments are not subject to change, except under exceptional circumstances. Changes to assessment due dates will be announced in the discussion forum.

The readings column is only a summary. There are more readings and references as recommended in the Readings page to enhance your understanding and to do your assignments. More recommended references will be given in the lectures when appropriate.

Week	Lecture Topics	Required Readings	Lab Exercises	Assessments Due
One 19/2 – 23/2	Lect 1: Unit Introduction Lect 2: Web client/server model	Lecture Notes Online Reading: 1
Two 26/2 – 2/3	Lect 1 & 2: Web server configuration and administration	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 1, 2	Getting familiar with the ActivePerl environment
Three 5/3 – 9/3	Lect 1 & 2 : Implementing web clients and web servers	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 3, 4	Apache installation and configuration
Four 12/3 – 16/3	Lect 1: Other web services using the LWP module Lect 2: Introduction to XML	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 3, 5, 6	Implementing your own simple web client and web server
Five 19/3 – 23/3	Lect 1: The XML document Lect 2: DTD and the XSL style sheet	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 5 (bits from 7, 8, 9, 10)	Implementing your own simple web client and web server
One-week Semester Break
Six 2/4 – 6/4	Lect 1 & 2: DOM, SAX and implementing XML parsers and processors	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 11	Writing and validating XML documents	Assignment 1 (due 12noon Mon 2^nd April 2001)
Seven 9/4 – 13/4	Lect 1: Constructing an XML solution and example XML applications Lect 2: Good Friday - no lectures	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 6, 12	Writing XSL style sheets
Eight 16/4 – 20/4	Lect 1 & 2: The Uncanny X-Men - A quick look at some advanced XML features (XLink, XPath, XPointers and Namespaces, etc)	Lecture Notes	Implementing XML parsers and processors
Nine 23/4 – 27/4	Lect 1: Unit coordinator's birthday - holiday for everyone! Lect 2: Battlefield XML – case studies into web service development platforms (Microsoft's .NET, Sun's ONE, IBM's WebSphere, Oracle's 9i, etc.)	Lecture Notes	Implementing XML parsers and processors
One-week Semester Break
Ten 7/5 – 11/5	Lect 1: Wireless communications, services and devices Lect 2: Writing wireless applications with WAP	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 13, 14	None (you will be too busy finishing Assignment 2)
Eleven 14/5 – 18/5	Lect 1 & 2: WAP	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 14 Online Reading: 2	Implementing WAP applications using the Nokia IDE.	Assignment 2 (due 12noon Mon 14^th May 2001)
Twelve 21/5 – 25/5	Lect 1: WAP Lect 2: The future of wireless applications	Lecture Notes	Implementing WAP applications
Thirteen 27/5 – 1/6	Lect 1: Exam Revision Lect 2: Wrap up	All of the above	None	Assignment 3 (due 12noon Mon 28^th May 2001)
One-week Study Break
Examinations Period