CIS 6930-01 Fall 2000
Applications of Information Technology I
aka Technologies for an Information Age I

The Internet is the most important distributed computer system, and it has spawned the most remarkable and general-purpose software. In studying the Internet we study distributed computing--hardware and software. This course will teach students the basic programming skills and languages that are needed to implement distributed Web applications. Coursework will include basic Java programming with an emphasis on building servlets and server-side Java applications, networking and distributed objects with RMI, and database connectivity using JDBC. We will also cover some client-side technologies including applets. Background material on Web architecture and networking will be included.

Prerequisite: Computer programming in some language such as C or C++.

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The Architecture of the Web

Understand how networks, message-passing protocols, Web servers, and browsers pass information in a typical Web application. Understand how open software/protocols evolve and the role of organizations such as the IETF.

Java for Distributed Computing

This module covers Java programming in some detail:

• Basic Java programming, applets, and the object-oriented model: classes and inheritance
• Building user interfaces with components such as buttons, scrollbars, images, mouse controls. Covers both the AWT as in Java 1.1 and the Swing set from Java 1.2.
• Distributed web systems
  • I/O and networking for simple client/server applications
  • Java servlets for CGI with web servers
  • RMI for distributed objects
  • JDBC for database connectivity

Programming assignments may be written in Java 1.1 or in Java 1.2.

The contents of this course is a prerequisite for the IT2 course, which covers additional and advanced Web technologies provisionally including JavaScript and DHTML, 3D graphics, components with JavaBeans, and security.

 

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Academic Honesty

Students are expected to understand and conform to the Student Honor Code as set forth in the University General Bulletin and the Student Handbook.

Honor Code:	http://registrar.fsu.edu/Grad_Website/ugr034.htm
Student Conduct Code:	http://www.fsu.edu/Books/Student-Handbook/codes/conduct.html

Students with Disabilities

Students with disabilities needing academic accommodations should: Register with and provide documentation to the Student Disability Resource Center (SDRC). Bring a letter to the instructor from the SDRC indicating you need academic accommodations. This should be done within the first week of class. (This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.) For more information about services available to FSU students with disabilities, contact the Assistant Dean of Students: sdrc@admin.fsu.edu, Disabled Student Services, 08 Kellum Hall, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306-4066, (850) 644-9566.

Please notify the Department of Computer Science five working days prior to this event if a reasonable accommodation for a disability is needed: 644-2296 (Voice), 644-0058 (Fax). This syllabus and other class materials are available in alternative format upon request.

SDRC contact info:	sdrc@admin.fsu.edu
SDRC URL:	http://www.fsu.edu/~staffair/dean/StudentDisability/index.html

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