LEARNING OUTCOMES
During the course, you will go through the whole process of creating a finalized WWW service ready to be used by external users. You will gain an understanding of important aspects of WWW development, including service design (user categorization, functional design, information architecture, information security, graphic design, usability, etc.), service implementation (markup languages, Web programming languages and frameworks, databases, etc.), and content development (content production, copyrights, etc.). You will practice your skills while planning and implementing your service and documenting service development process in a sizable project work exercise. After the course, you will be able to develop a WWW service.
Credits: 5
Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 13.12.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Petri Vuorimaa
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
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The course deals with designing and implementing WWW sites and interactive services on the Web. Guest lecturers from academia and industry cover relevant aspects, such as various Web application frameworks, design systems, accessability, web service life span, graphic design, and IPR issues. The project work done in groups consists of designing and implementing a WWW service and documenting the development process.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
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The course teaching consists of lectures and project work done in groups. The grading is 100% based on the project work, which consists of three phases: design phase, demo phase, and final phase. Students receive points after each phase; final grade is given based on the total number of points.
Workload
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Lectures 24 h (2 x 2 h/week, 12 times), group work 106 h (= 130 h in total).
DETAILS
Study Material
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Lecture slides and assignment instructions as well as the material listed on the course web pages (see Additional reading).
Substitutes for Courses
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Prerequisites
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SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
4 Quality Education
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
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Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I - II
2025-2026 Autumn I - II