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CENP3123: Client + Server Side Web Development
Course Overview
Credits: 4 Credits (30 hours of lecture, 0 hours of lab, 10 hours of project work)
Objectives:
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
• Describe the protocols necessary for delivering web content, explaining the interaction
between browsers and web servers in client-server architectures.
• Design and develop an HTML5-compliant website with semantically structured pages and
effective use of Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).
• Discuss ethical issues related to website design and development.
• Develop dynamic web pages using JavaScript and libraries such as jQuery.
• Familiarize students with software development for network-based systems.
Course Content
1. Introduction to Web Development

• Overview of web technologies
• Client-server architecture
• Web protocols (HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP)
2. Modern HTML and CSS

• HTML5 semantic elements
• CSS3 styling and layout techniques
• Responsive web design principles
• CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap)
3. JavaScript Programming
• Introduction to JavaScript
• Variables, data types, and operators
• Control structures (if, loops, switch)
• Functions and scope
• Introduction to ES6 features (let, const, arrow functions, etc.)
4. DOM Manipulation and Interactivity

• Understanding the Document Object Model (DOM)
• Event handling and listeners
• Manipulating DOM elements with JavaScript
• Using jQuery for simplified DOM manipulation
5. Asynchronous JavaScript
• Understanding asynchronous programming
• AJAX (Asynchronous JavaScript and XML)
• Fetch API and Promises
• Introduction to async/await
6. Front-End Frameworks
• Introduction to React
• Components and props
• State management
• Client-side routing with React Router
7. Back-End Development
• Introduction to server-side programming
• Overview of server technologies (Node.js, Java)
• Building a simple server in Java
• Designing application-level protocols
8. Networking Concepts
• TCP/IP protocol architecture
• User Datagram Protocol (UDP)
• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
• Internet addressing and routing protocols
• Sockets programming (TCP/UDP)
9. Client-Server Applications
• Multithreading and exception handling
• Building a client-server application
• Peer-to-peer networking concepts
• Common Internet services (DNS, HTTP)
10. Security in Web Development

• Overview of web security concepts
• Secure coding practices
• Understanding common vulnerabilities (e.g., XSS, SQL Injection)
11. Ethics in Web Development

• Ethical considerations in web design
• Accessibility and inclusivity in web development
• Best practices for ethical web development
12. Course Projects

• Project 1: Develop a responsive website using HTML5 and CSS.
• Project 2: Create dynamic web pages using JavaScript and jQuery.
• Project 3: Build a client-server application using Java for the server and a client written in a
language of your choice (Java, C#, C++, Python, etc.).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
• Recognize and describe the workings of computer networks and client-server computing.
• Illustrate reference models with layers, protocols, and interfaces.
• Summarize the functionalities of different layers in networking.
• Test and validate websites using professional guidelines and tools.
• Discuss ethical issues related to website design and development.
• Develop dynamic web pages using JavaScript and jQuery.
Assessment Methods
• Class participation and quizzes
• Project submissions
• Final exam covering theoretical and practical aspects of the course
Recommended Resources
• Textbooks on web development, networking, and programming.
• Online resources and tutorials on HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Java.
• Documentation and reference guides for libraries and frameworks used in the course.

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CENP3123: Client + Server Side Web Development

1. Introduction to Web Development

2. Modern HTML and CSS

4. DOM Manipulation and Interactivity

10. Security in Web Development

11. Ethics in Web Development

12. Course Projects

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