In this course, you will learn everything required to build a scalable, secure, high-availability web service on the Internet.
Material covered: 3-tier architecture, HTML, Javascript, style sheets, Web servers, HTML templates, scripting languages (ASP, JSP, PHP), application servers, failover strategies, load balancing, persistent state in HTTP, database interfaces, XML, XSL, WAP, security, operations, and performance.
Some background on your instructor, Sam Inala.
You will be graded based upon your performance on the exams and on the project. One project will be given, for you to apply for you knowledge of the course.
Grades have been mailed to all students. If you haven't received an email (some accounts have expired before email was sent), then you may email me directly for grades.
| Exam | Date | Weight | Average |
| Exam 1 (Presentation Tier) | Jan 24th | 20% | 17.5 |
| Exam 2 (Application Tier) - Does not include lecture 10 | Feb 12th | 20% | 13.5 |
| Project | Mar 12th | 20% | 20.22 |
| Final Exam (Data Tier & Ops; Advanced) | Mar 21st, 8-11am | 40% | 32.69 |
Final exam: Thursday, March 21st, 8am-11am, Solis 107.
Final grades benefitted from a small curve.
Office hours are Wednesdays, 11am-12pm. Outside of Tuesday through Thursday morning, I will be out of office. Knock on 5337 in APM (the multimedia lab) and I'd be happy to meet with you. Otherwise, I respond quickly to email.
I will be holding office hours during finals week.