BIT 266 - Visual Web Development

Software:  Microsoft Visual Web Developer Express

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite:  BIT 186 Interactive Web Sites

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe, define, and use a visual Web development environment.
     1.1  Describe the environment in which a Web application runs.
     1.2  Define the components of the environment in which a Web application runs including the Internet, Web servers, browsers, network communications, resource identifiers, and markup language.
     1.3  Use a visual development environment and the tools available in such an environment to create a Web site.
     1.4  Create Web pages by using HTML/CSS/XML in a visual development environment.
     1.5  Define the terms “server-side” and “client-side”.
2.  Create Web pages with hand-coded client-side scripting.
     2.1  Use basic JavaSCript commands including functins, variables, selection, and looping.
     2.2  Use object-based JavaScript commands including properties, methods, and events.
     2.3  Construct Web pages that include the use of JavaScript for data validation and window manipulation.
     2.4  Use a debugger to test, trace, and debug JavaScript.
3.  Use “drag-and-drop” components within the Microsoft .NET Framework to create server-side scripts.
     3.1  Describe how JavaScript complements server-side programming languages and platforms, like ASP.NET.
     3.2  Create a simple AJAX-enabled application using AJAX controls.
     3.3  Create a simple front-end to an underlying database using drag-and-drop technology and simple server-side scripting.
     3.4  Use Web service wrappers to connect to popular Web services like Amazon, Digg, and Flickr.
4.  Use built-in tools to publish Web pages to a Web host.