SCPS332 – Client / Server Computing – Department of Computer Science

Title	Client / Server Computing
Code	SCPS332
Prerequisites	SCPS112 or SCPS242	Co-requisites	None
Aim	To introduce the concepts of client/server programming by learning how to access documents/information on web servers from a web client.
Content	Basics of web site development, Introduction to basic (X)HTML tags, Web Layout with tables and Frames, Page formatting with CSS, Dynamic web sites with client-side scripting -JavaScript. Images on the Web – GIF, JPEG, PNG. Web Animations – GIF animations, Macromedia Flash, Jave Applets. Multimedia on the web – adding audio and video. Server-side scripting languages – Perl, PHP, JSP, ASP, Servlet. Databases on the web – MySQL server.
Outcomes	Learn the basics of web site development; Know the basic protocol for accessing information on a web server; be able to write scripts to control the behaviour of web pages; learn to develop simple web database application.
Assessment	2X 1h00 theory interim assessments, 1X3h00 practical interim assessment, and 1 x 4h00 summative assessment which involves theory and practical
DP Requirements	This module consists of theory and practical components. The practical component contributes 40% to the overall assessment. To pass the module, a sub-minimum of 40% in both the practical and theory components is mandatory.