B336 Study Schedule

Study Schedule

Week

Lecture Topics
Required Readings
Lab Exercises

Assessments Due

One
17/2 – 21/2

Lect 1: Unit Introduction
Lect 2: Web server configuration and administration

Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 1

Two
24/2 – 28/2

Lect 1: Web server configuration and administration (cont’d)
Lect 2: Introduction to Perl programming
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 3

Lab Introduction

Three
3/3 – 7/3

Lect 1 & 2: Implementing a web client
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 4

Apache installation and configuration

Four
10/3 – 14/3

Lect 1 & 2: Implementing a web server
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 5

Implementing a web client

Five
17/3 – 21/3

Lect 1: Introduction to XML
Lect 2: The XML Document and the DTD
Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6

Implementing a web server
Plans for Assignment 1 due

One-week Semester Break

Six
31/3 – 4/4

Lect 1: XML Schema
Lect 2: XSLT
Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapters 7,8,12

Writing and validating XML documents

Seven
7/4 – 11/4

Lect 1 & 2: XML parsing and processing with DOM and SAX

Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapters 13, 14

Writing XSLT style sheets
Assignment 1
(due 12noon Tue 8th April 2002)

Eight
14/4 – 18/4

Lect 1: Designing XML Solutions
Lect 2: More XML parsing and processing
Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapters 5, 16, 19, 20, 21
Implementing XML parsers and processors with Perl

Nine
21/4 – 25/4

Lect 1 & 2: XHTML and other example XML applications.
Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapters 9, 10, 11
Implementing XML parsers and processors with Perl (cont’d)

One-week Semester Break

Ten
5/5 – 9/5

Lect 1 & 2: SOAP and Web Services
Lecture Notes
Textbook: chapter 15

Implementing XML parsers and processors Plans for assignment 2 due

Eleven
12/5 – 16/5

Lect 1 & 2: Advanced Web Server Scripting
Lecture Notes

SOAP programming

Twelve
20/5 – 24/5

Lect 1: Advanced PHP with XML
Lect 2: ASP.NET
Lecture Notes
Unit Reader: 13, 20
XML in PHP

Thirteen
26/5 – 30/5

Lect 1 & 2: Exam Revision
All of the above
Demonstration: ASP.NET in action

Assignment 2
(due 12noon Tue 27th May 2002)

Assignment 3 (for external students only)

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 17/2 – 21/2	Lect 1: Unit Introduction Lect 2: Web server configuration and administration	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 1
Two 24/2 – 28/2	Lect 1: Web server configuration and administration (cont’d) Lect 2: Introduction to Perl programming	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 3	Lab Introduction
Three 3/3 – 7/3	Lect 1 & 2: Implementing a web client	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 4	Apache installation and configuration
Four 10/3 – 14/3	Lect 1 & 2: Implementing a web server	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 5	Implementing a web client
Five 17/3 – 21/3	Lect 1: Introduction to XML Lect 2: The XML Document and the DTD	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 6	Implementing a web server	Plans for Assignment 1 due
One-week Semester Break
Six 31/3 – 4/4	Lect 1: XML Schema Lect 2: XSLT	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapters 7,8,12	Writing and validating XML documents
Seven 7/4 – 11/4	Lect 1 & 2: XML parsing and processing with DOM and SAX	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapters 13, 14	Writing XSLT style sheets	Assignment 1 (due 12noon Tue 8th April 2002)
Eight 14/4 – 18/4	Lect 1: Designing XML Solutions Lect 2: More XML parsing and processing	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapters 5, 16, 19, 20, 21	Implementing XML parsers and processors with Perl
Nine 21/4 – 25/4	Lect 1 & 2: XHTML and other example XML applications.	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapters 9, 10, 11	Implementing XML parsers and processors with Perl (cont’d)
One-week Semester Break
Ten 5/5 – 9/5	Lect 1 & 2: SOAP and Web Services	Lecture Notes Textbook: chapter 15	Implementing XML parsers and processors	Plans for assignment 2 due
Eleven 12/5 – 16/5	Lect 1 & 2: Advanced Web Server Scripting	Lecture Notes	SOAP programming
Twelve 20/5 – 24/5	Lect 1: Advanced PHP with XML Lect 2: ASP.NET	Lecture Notes Unit Reader: 13, 20	XML in PHP
Thirteen 26/5 – 30/5	Lect 1 & 2: Exam Revision	All of the above	Demonstration: ASP.NET in action	Assignment 2 (due 12noon Tue 27th May 2002) Assignment 3 (for external students only)
One-week Study Break
Examinations Period