Basic Concepts of Web Technology (15 ECTS)

Objective

This course will provide understanding of how web technologies and databases can be used in building backend and mobile front end services.

Content

• Java EE basics or Node.js basics
• Database design and management
• Usability concepts
• Front end development

Location and time

Mon-Fri 9:00 - 16:00

Materials

* Teaching slides and taking notes during lectures
* WWW
* Math: Schaum's Outline of Discrete Mathematics, Third Edition – Alas
https://alas.matf.bg.ac.rs/~mi10164/Materijali/DS.pdf

Teaching methods

* Lectures and lab/exercises
* Project (small team)

Exam schedules

* Final presentations on 6.5 from 13:00 to 16:00
* Math exam on 30.3 at 13:00

Student workload

Weeks 1-5: Lectures/Labs (and database exams)
Weeks 5-8: Web app Projects and math lectures (and math exam)

Content scheduling

(Might be adapted)
Week 1: ECMAScript/html/css recap, NodeJS intro, relational database recap
Week 2: NodeJS db connection, responsive design, database design, relations, visualization and graph
Week 3: Server install, NodeJS session and data validation, css flexbox and layout, temporal databases, team management tools
Week 4: NodeJS authentication, temporal database continued, statistics and data visualization, Project ideation
Week 5: Web app project, NodeJS security
Week 6-7: Project
Week 8: Project and final presentation
Math: Data Analysis and R-Studio

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Capability to develop basic web service including back end and front end components.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good understanding of relevant web technologies and capability to apply them in developing web service including back end and front end components. Understanding of basic usability criteria in UI and interaction logic.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Very good understanding of relevant web technologies and capability to apply them in developing web service including back end and front end components. Application of basic usability criteria in UI and interaction logic.

Assessment methods and criteria

* Math (3ECTS, 20% of final grade):
- assignments
- exam on 30.3 at 13:00
* Personal participation (60% of 12ECTS):
- weekly assignments (minimum > 50%, grade 5 > 90%).
* Web application project (40% of 12ECTS):
- Teamwork (no individual work!) of 2 or 3 students
- Idea 5%, UI (for right target group) 25%, working app and code 45%, presentation 10%, documentation 10%, team management 5%.
- Peer and self review, multiply the total

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

Any combination of the following:
* fail math exams/assignments
* show less than 3 weekly technical assignments (or if not completed, not working, poor code quality,...)
* web app project under 35%

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1-2)

* pass math assignments/exams with satisfactory grade
* pass at least 3 weekly assignments with satisfactory code quality
* web app project over 35%

Assessment criteria, good (3-4)

* pass math assignments/exams with good grade
* pass at least 4 weekly assignments with good code quality
* web app project over 60%

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

* pass math assignments/exams with excellent grade
* pass all weekly assignments with excellent code quality
* web app project over 85%

Qualifications

N/A