CMSC484 Java Server Technologies

Fall 2004

Syllabus

Course Description

This course is an in-depth look at several of the technologies currently in use to develop applications for the web. Topics include the use of Java Servlets and Java Server Pages (JSP) and their benefits over traditional CGI programs, the development of web services using SOAP and XML and the use of Java Beans to encapsulate server-side business logic. Several programming projects will done using these technologies and an appropriate web server, such as Apache Tomcat. In addition, several related technologies, such as PHP and Velocity, will be covered.

Course Outline

1. Introduction To Java
2. Introduction To Servlets and Java Server Pages
3. Servlets
4. JSP
5. SOAP
6. Velocity

Course Information

• Instructor: Bob Tarr
• Office: ITE 311
• Phone: (410)455-2837
• Email: tarr@umbc.edu
• Office Hours:
  
  • Monday: 6:30-7:00 PM
    
  • Wednesday: 6:30-7:00 PM
    
• Grading:
  • Test 1      20 %
  • Test 2      20 %
  • Final        20 %
  • Projects   40 %
• Course Home Page: http://www.research.umbc.edu/~tarr/jst/fall04/cs484.html
• Makeup Policy For Tests: No makeups unless medical (or religious) circumstances so warrant.
• Late Policy For Projects: No projects accepted after the final due date. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Texts

• Required:
  More Servlets And Java Server Pages, Marty Hall, Prentice-Hall, 2002