305CDE 320CT Module Plan 2014

Module Plan

305CDE/320CT
Introduction
Web Services now provide key functionality to both developers and end­users and are the driving force behind the explosion in online social media.
This module equips students with the knowledge and skills to design and build their own web service APIs and integrate them with others to build complex ‘mashups’ that deliver exciting end­user experiences. As part of this process they will also build a web client to demonstrate the web service functionality.
This module builds on the level 2 module “Developing the modern web 1” (205CDE) which covers data­driven, though mostly static web sites. Here, students are expected to develop the knowledge and skills to allow them to develop a complete web service API in the style of facebook, twitter or flickr
Client­side execution of code and modern back­end frameworks are investigated and used to develop web sites that dynamically incorporate data from various sources, allow user generated content and/or are based on user­user interaction.

Module Staff
Mark Tyers
Senior Lecturer in Web Technologies
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Jianhua Yang
Lecturer
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Colin Stephen
Assistant Lecturer [e-mail] Essential Reading
Richardson, L. & Admundsen, M. (2013) Restful Web APIs
AngularJS, O’Reilly

Learning Outcomes (305CDE)
LO1

develop a secure, open­standards­based API to support server­client communication.

LO2

create modern web content involving asynchronous data retrieval, client­side DOM manipulation, standards adherence and user­user interaction

LO3

Distribute and manage a custom API using a cloud­based infrastructure service

LO4

design and implement an API and client based on given, non­trivial requirements resolving ethical issues surrounding user­data and user­generated content.

Learning Outcomes (320CT)
LO1

Describe and apply the fundamental concepts of a distributed object infrastructure for
Web services and