CSD 412 Web Application Development

5 credits

Students learn to design and develop interactive and dynamic web pages based on modern web development standards. In this team-based course, students use a variety of tools, techniques, and patterns to design, develop, and deploy a web application. The course covers topics such as client/server programming, web forms and input validation, authentication/authorization, security, scalability, caching, integration with databases using object-relational mapping, testing, and deployment.

Prerequisites: CSD 122, CSD 331, and admission to the BAS IT:CSD program

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the fundamentals of how the Web works
Develop web applications consisting of forms and input validation
Develop clients that can consume public REST APIs
Develop 3-tier web applications based on MVC design pattern
Implement server-side data persistence using databases
Implement authentication and authorization for user accounts
Deploy, test, and debug web applications
Provide useful technical support documentation
Design and implement software applications as a member of a team

Program Outcomes
This course teaches to the following program outcomes:

demonstrate competency in software engineering, software testing principles, and quality assurance techniques
identify, evaluate, and apply efficient algorithms and technologies required for developing software system
demonstrate ability to understand and integrate contributions to the architecture design of a large software system
be prepared to obtain an entry-level position at a software development company

Total Hours: 60 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 40 Guided Practice (Lab or Clinical) Hours: 20