This unit provides students with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to develop an application system which uses a web interface to a back-end database. The unit assumes a sound basic knowledge of programming and database concepts and skills as developed in the introductory units in these areas. The emphasis in the unit is on mastery of the key concepts and the basic knowledge and skills required to build this kind of application. The unit will provide students with an awareness of the wide range of technologies which are used to support this kind of application, but will examine only a limited number of these technologies to demonstrate the key concepts and their application.
The unit will take a strongly practical focus in examining the technology issues involved, and highlight the key issues which a developer needs to address in developing applications of this kind for real-world systems.
Minimum total expected workload equals 12 hours per week comprising:
(a.) Contact hours for on-campus students:
(b.) Additional requirements (all students):
FIT2028, FIT2029, FIT3043, FIT3057
One of FIT1002, FIT1008, FIT1035, FIT1040, FIT2034, FIT2071 or FIT2081 and one of FIT1004 or FIT2010
Janet Fraser
Ali Alammary
Sylvester Olubolu Orimaye
Ali Alammary
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Students have previously struggled with the analysis and design aspects of creating a web-database application. The unit content has been ammended to focus more on these aspects in the first 2-3 weeks of semester. Additionally students have indicated that the workload forthis unit was too high when compared to other units - Assignments 1 and 2 will now be completed in teams of 2 students.
If you wish to view how previous students rated this unit, please go to
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| Week | Activities | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | No formal assessment or activities are undertaken in week 0 | |
| 1 | Web database concepts, web database technologies, web services, virtual directories. History of PHP | |
| 2 | Planning, SDLC, planning, stakeholders, determining client requirements, functional decomposition, prototyping, database design | |
| 3 | Usability and design. CSS, Bootstrpa, jQuery, HTML5 | |
| 4 | Introduction to PHP, PHP and Web Servers and configuration | Assignment 1 Presentation during tutorial in Week 4. Assignment 1 Report due Friday 22 August 2014, 2pm |
| 5 | PHP basics. Embedding PHP into HTML, datatypes and language constructs | |
| 6 | Using PHP and datastored - Oracle & mySQL. PHP PDO | |
| 7 | Use of HTML forms. Executing SQL Inserts, Updates and Deletes with PHP and Oracle. Dropdown lists, multiple check boxes and text boxes. | |
| 8 | PHP security - LDAP & Cookies. Accessing the Web Server File System. File uploads. | |
| 9 | Introduction to AJAX. AJAX & PHP & Oracle | |
| 10 | Introduction to MVC Design. Purpose and advantages of MVC compared to Web Forms development. Introduction to CakePHP. Overview of CakePHP installation on different server platforms | Assignment 2 due Friday 10 October 2014, 2pm |
| 11 | Using CakePHP to access Oracle, MYSQL and SQL Server databases. | |
| 12 | Using CakePHP to access the Web Server file system. Uplaoding files, sending email with CakepHP | Assignment 3 due Friday 24 October 2014, 2pm |
| SWOT VAC | No formal assessment is undertaken in SWOT VAC | |
| Examination period | LINK to Assessment Policy: http://policy.monash.edu.au/policy-bank/ academic/education/assessment/ assessment-in-coursework-policy.html |
*Unit Schedule details will be maintained and communicated to you via your learning system.
Examination (3 hours): 60%; In-semester assessment: 40%
| Assessment Task | Value | Due Date |
|---|---|---|
| Assignment 1: Analysis & Design | 15% | Presentation during tutorial in Week 4. Report due Friday 22 August 2014, 2pm |
| Assignment 2: Construction - PHP | 20% | Friday 10 October 2014, 2pm |
| Assignment 3: Construction - CakePHP | 5% | Friday 24 October 2014, 2pm |
| Examination 1 | 60% | To be advised |
Faculty Policy - Unit Assessment Hurdles (http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/staff/edgov/policies/assessment-examinations/assessment-hurdles.html)
Academic Integrity - Please see resources and tutorials at http://www.monash.edu/library/skills/resources/tutorials/academic-integrity/
Students will be required to submit a work breakdown detailing each group member's participation.
Confirm with Lecturer about specific location of marking guide available at http://walkabout.infotech.monash.edu.au/walkabout/fit2076
Students will be required to submit a work breakdown detailing each group member's participation.
Confirm with Lecturer about specific location of marking guide available at http://walkabout.infotech.monash.edu.au/walkabout/fit2076
Confirm with Lecturer about specific location of marking guide available at http://walkabout.infotech.monash.edu.au/walkabout/fit2076
Monash Library Unit Reading List (if applicable to the unit)
http://readinglists.lib.monash.edu/index.html
Faculty of Information Technology Style Guide
Examination/other end-of-semester assessment feedback may take the form of feedback classes, provision of sample answers or other group feedback after official results have been published. Please check with your lecturer on the feedback provided and take advantage of this prior to requesting individual consultations with staff. If your unit has an examination, you may request to view your examination script booklet, see http://intranet.monash.edu.au/infotech/resources/students/procedures/request-to-view-exam-scripts.html
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Submission must be made by the due date otherwise penalties will be enforced.
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