Internet Technology

Recommended Prerequisites

Basic knowledge of programming and databases.

Teaching Methods

Theoretical classes using visual aids, describing concepts, principles and fundamentals, together with the resolution of practical exercises that arouse students’ interest in those subjects and exemplify their application to real situations.

PL classes in which students acquire knowledge about tools and techniques to develop practical applications and develop a project requiring a combination of theoretical concepts and promoting critical thinking in the face of more complex problems. The students write a technical report, with the guidance of the teacher, describing the work done

Learning Outcomes

To provide the students with knowledge and competencies about technologies required for building real world applications for the Internet.

Acquiring competencies in synthesis and analysis, organization and planning, written communication, problem solving, decision-making, team work, critical reasoning, autonomous learning, practical application of theoretical knowledge, and creativity.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

1.Introduction to the Internet
-History of the Internet
-Functioning of the Web
 -DNS
 -browsers and anatomy of a Web Server
 -client/server applications
-Creation and maintenance of Web contents
 -CMSs; WYSYWYG tools; HTML, CSS, etc.

2. Client-side Scripting:
-HTML5
-CSS
-JavaScript

3. Server-side Scripting
-PHP

4. Creation and maintenance of web sites, blogs, foruns, etc., with CMSs and other software for Web 2.0

5. Web sites - Diversos assuntos
-Structure
-Backup
-Promoting
-Statistics and other data
-Search Engine Optimization (SEO)
-eComerce
-Password protecting of web sites
-Web site personalization
-Web Servers set up

Head Lecturer(s)

Luís Miguel Machado Lopes Macedo

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Continuous assessment: 10.0%
Project: 40.0%
Exam: 50.0%

Bibliography

Bruno Figueiredo, "Web Design", FCA.

Alexandre Pereira e Carlos Poupa, "Linguagens Web", Edições Sílabo.

Pedro Neves e Rui Ruas, "O Guia Prático do MySQL", Centro Atlântico.

Carlos Serrão e Joaquim Marques, "Programação com PHP 5", FCA.