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Prescription: PR76n (PR36n)Programming for E-Commerce

Aim of Module	To provide students who have already acquired significant programming skills, with the knowledge to develop E-Commerce applications.
Credits	14
Knowledge Assumed From	PR70n(PR30n), IN600(IN200), IN610(IN210) and DB600(DB9200)
Student Learning hours	140
Content Revised	New 2000
Prescription Expiry Date	Nov 2005

Level and Assessment Schedule
Topics	Highest Skill Level	Suggested Assessment Percentage
1 Software Architecture for Distributed Systems	C	10
2 Distributed Component Technology	C	5
3 Development of Static and Dynamic Client-side and Server-side Programs	P	40
4 Integration of Client-side and Server-side Programs to Form E-Commerce Application	P	40
5 Current Issues	C	5

		100

LEARNING OUTCOMES The Student Will

C	1	Understand the fundamentals of a typical E-Commerce distributed architecture and the different types of distributed component technology.



C	2	Apply software design for distributed systems.



P	3	Develop static and dynamic client-side and server-side programs.



P	4	Integrate static and dynamic client-side and server-side programs to form E-Commerce applications.



C	5	Understand current issues relevant to programming for E-Commerce.

CONTENT

1	Software Architecture for Distributed Systems


>	Describe and explain typical E-Commerce distributed architecture and the different types of distributed component technology.



>	Describe and explain the possible variations of the software architecture for different applications.

2	Distributed Component Technology


>	Describe and explain current distributed component technologies such as:

	-COM/DCOM/SOAP

	-CORBA

	-JavaBeans/RMI/EJB



>	Explain how these technologies are incorporated into the E-Commerce software architecture.



>	Introduce other possible technologies that can also be used as middle-tier technologies.

3	Development of Static and Dynamic Client-side and Server-side Programs


>	Develop simple interface for an E Commerce application. The interface should include:

	-Static content such as HTML,

	-Dynamic content such as Javascript / Vbscript, Java Applets, DHTML, ActiveX, CGI, Database accessories, ADO, ASP, PHP, JSP/servlet

4	Integration of Client-side and Server-side Programs to Form E-Commerce Application


>	Apply the skills required to integrate client-side and server-side programs.



>	Develop a simple E Commerce application based on real world scenarios such as:

	-B2B applications

	-B2C applications

	-Transaction automation



>	Apply a security technology in application development such as:

	-Encryption / Decryption

	-SSL

	-HTTPS

5	Current Issues


>	Explain current issues such as:

	-Message-Oriented Middleware

	-Application Server

	-On-Line data storage


Note
	NOTES TO TUTORS



>	This course is intended to let students integrate the Web programming skills that they learned in IN600(IN200) and the software skills developed in PR70n(PR30n).



	Resources - Books



>	Core Servlet and Java Server Pages

	Hall, Marty, Prentice Hall, 2000

	ISBN 0-13-08934904



>	Professional Java Server Programming

	Ayer et. al, Wrox Press, 1999

	ISBN 0-86-100277-7



>	XML by Examples

	Marchal, Benoit, Que, 1999

	ISBN 0-78-972242-9



>	Perl Cookbook

	By Tom Christiansen & Nathan Torkington, Oreilly., 1998

	ISBN 1-56592-243-3