Intro to Internet Programming-IDC (152-188)
A survey of HTML programming, including client- and server-side scripting.
HTML topics include basic web page layout and design, CSS, graphics,
tables, forms, style sheets, and the Document Object Model / DHTML.
JavaScript programming is covered intensively, including scripting basics,
dynamic HTML production, arrays, and validating user input. After these
foundations, we move to XML, Ajax, and ASP.
This course is required for the Internet Developer Certificate and should
be taken first.
Drupal Development-IDC (152-187)
This course takes up all aspects of Drupal Open Source development, starting with
installation, configuration, and base features. Core functions and modules are
addressed, including users, content types, themes, menus, views, and jQuery.
Module development with PHP is the central topic of this class, including with the
form API against MySQL. Students should be familiar with HTML and CSS and be ready
to program in PHP. This course is an elective for the Internet Developer
Certificate.
Google Tools-IDC (152-189)
This course introduces Google Tools for the Internet developer, including Google Search,
Google Docs, Google SVG Web, and Google Closure Templates. The Google Ajax APIs are
considered, including against Google Maps. An additional topic is the Google Web Toolkit,
which uses Java to develop rich Ajax applications. Google Android for smart phones is
a central topic, though it is not necessary to have an Android phone for the course.
Basic familiarity with Java and Javascript (or willingness to learn them quickly) is assumed.
This course is an elective for the Internet Developer Certificate.
Java Programming-IDC (152-190)
This course is an introduction to the Java programming language
from an object-oriented point of view. We start with Java
basics: data types, class construction, control structures, method
writing, and elementary event handling. Further topics include Java components
and layout, mouse handling, graphics, string manipulation, remote data access,
file I/O, network programming, and database access through JDBC.
This course is an elective for the Internet Developer Certificate.
Ajax, XSLT & JQuery-IDC (152-192)
This course takes up programming web pages with Javascript and jQuery. Ajax is
a special focus, including against MySQL
and server-side PHP scripts. The central role of CSS is emphasized throughout.
Additional topics include Web Services, XSLT, RSS, and Google maps. This course
is an elective for the Internet Developer Certificate.
PHP & MySQL Programming-IDC (152-196)
This course is an introduction to PHP and MySQL and develops the basics of PHP web programming, including variables,
control, functions, arrays, classes, and file I/O. Intermediate level SQL is
taken up as well. Students develop a robust shopping cart application for an online
bookstore, including initial database construction using web services, a web
search engine, user authentication, payment handling through Paypal's sandbox,
and transaction storage. This course is an elective for the Internet Developer Certificate.
Flash & Flex Programming-IDC (152-199)
This course introduces ActionScript 3.0 programming in Adobe Flash. Students write
programs using either Adobe Flash Pro or Adobe Flash Builder (formerly Flex Builder).
Event handling and drawing with ActionScript are central topics. All major
programming constructs are considered, including
variables, loops, functions, object-oriented concepts, and file I/O (including XML).
Programmatic Flash animation is a continuing thread. Additional topics include Flash
forms, games, and drag-and-drop techniques. This course
is an elective for the Internet Developer Certificate.
These courses are part of the Internet Developer Certificate. It is necessary
to take four of them to receive a certificate. Qualified
special students are welcome into Certificate classes, room permitting,
although a certain number of seats are reserved for Certificate students.
Click here for more information on the Internet Developer Certificate, including application procedures.
These are Associate Degree level courses meeting
twice a week in the classroom, with associated lab periods for student
convenience. People are welcome to do their projects away from school if
they can access our servers and/or have the tools -- the Java Development
Kit (JDK) or PHP, for example. Many of these tools are free for anyone to
download and use. Not every course is offered every semester.
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