Course Information

CSCI 470
Web Science
Spring 2015

Schedule | Assignments | Resources | Course syllabus | Moodle

COURSE SYLLABUS

Description:

This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the plumbing that makes the web work. It covers basic and some advanced technologies currently being used in web based systems, and provides an overview of the technical issues surrounding the web. Students successfully completing this course will learn to employ web technologies to build high-value web applications. Prerequisite: CSCI 466. CRN: 34307.

Instructor:

Keith Vertanen

(406) 496-4385 (if I'm not in, send me an email instead of a voicemail)
Museum 102 (left of the Museum computing lab)
Office hours: Mon 2-3PM, Wed 2-3PM, Fri noon-1PM

Classes:	Monday	1:00 - 1:50PM	Lecture	CBB 112
	Wednesday	1:00 - 1:50PM	Lecture	CBB 112
	Friday	1:00 - 1:50PM	Lecture	CBB 112

Resources:	Textbook	None
	Class web page	http://katie.mtech.edu/classes/csci470/
	Moodle for grades and assignment submission

Evaluation:	Assignments	80%
	Project and presentation	20%
	Staff discretion (participation and extra-credit)	±?%

Late policy:

Exams must be taken at the scheduled date and time. See the assignments page for the late policy regarding assignments.

Academic honesty:

Cheating will not be tolerated and can result in failure of the course. Submitted programs must be entirely your own work (except for designated pair assignments, see the assignments page for details). Under no circumstances should you copy another person's code.

General:
Any student who may need an accommodation due to a disability, please make an appointment to see me during my office hours. A letter from a Montana Tech Disability Coordinator authorizing your accommodations is needed.

Expectations:

E1. The student should be able to program fluently in Java. (CSCI 111, CSCI 121)
E2. The student should be able to program fluently in C. (CSCI 255)
E3. The student should understand the TCP/IP stack. (CSCI 466)
E4. The student should be able to program against the socket API. (CSCI 466)
E5. The student should understand client server architectures. (CSCI 466)

Course Outcomes:

R1. The student will understand and be able to use the basic resources, data formats, and protocols used in the Internet. (CAC-a, i)
R2. The student will be able to build robust and load balanced client server software. (CAC-a, c,i, j, k; EAC-a, b, c, e, k, 1, 2)
R3. The student will understand and be able to use public/private key cryptography in an online e-Commerce transaction. (CAC-a, i; EAC-a, k)
R4. The student will understand state management on the Internet and apply this in program development. (CAC-a, i; EAC-a, k)
R5. The student will understand and be able to synthesize files in the dominant file formats and media types on the Internet. (CAC-a, i; EAC-a, k)

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