COMP 2406 A Fall 2018| Lectures | Tue,Thu 1:00-2:30 location: Minto Centre 2000 |
| Tutorials | (A1) Fri 8:30-10:00 location: HP 4155 |
| Instructor | Louis Nel |
| TA/Lab Co-ordinator | Sean Benjamin SeanBenjamin@cunet.carleton.ca |
Introduction to internet application development; emphasis on computer science fundamentals of technologies underlying web applications.
Topics include: scripting and functional languages, language-based virtual machines, database query languages, remote procedure calls over the Internet, and performance and security concerns in modern distributed applications.
Precludes additional credit for COMP 2005 (no longer offered), COMP 2006 (no longer offered), COMP 2405 (no longer offered). Prerequisite(s): one of COMP 1006, COMP 1406, SYSC 2004, with a minimum grade of C-. Students in the industrial applications internship option register in COMP 2406 Z*.
The course covers the principles involved in the design and implementation of web-based applications. Our primary programming language in this offering will be Javascript (on both client and server side). The course will examine programming concepts as they relate to building web applications and will emphasize the computer science fundamentals. Our aim is for the course to be as OS agnostic as possible so that you can choose your OS: Windows, Mac OS, or linux. The technologies in this course are intended to work on all those platforms though slight variations may occur.
The follow are the topics we covered in the last offering and will be adjusted and updated as the course proceeds.
This course will be taught from many sources and much of the content is available freely online. Some recommended texts will be provided in the resources section of the course website. The resources section will be updated as the course proceeds and students are encouraged to contribute to the list.
We remind you that lectures and course materials, including power point presentations, outlines, code examples, and similar materials, are protected by copyright. The professor is typically the exclusive owner of copyright and intellectual property of the course materials unless otherwise noted. You may take notes and make copies of course materials for your own private (educational) use. You may not (and may not allow others to) reproduce or distribute lecture notes and course materials publicly for commercial purposes without my express written consent.
This notice has been added, in part, because course content has ended up on public sites like OneClass, Course Hero, or GitHub without permission. Many students are eager to post there work on GitHub but you must be careful not to include copyrighted material.
We will attempt to keep the course as OS agnostic as possible. The primary programming language we will use is Javascript. On the server side javascript will be executed in the Node.js environment and use the Express.js framework for some of the later assignments. Node.js runs on Windows, Linux or Mac OS. On the client side javascript will be exectuted primarily in the browsers (Chrome, Firefox, IE, Safari). Chrome will be our "official" browser. In this course you will be free to work on whichever OS you prefer. The computers in our undergrad labs (HP4155) are running Windows 10 this term and also include the VirtualBox an Open Stack virtualization environment and a Ubuntu Linux image should be available which you can use if you prefer Linux. Mac OS is not supported on the lab machines. You are encouraged to use your own laptop and can use them at the tutorials instead of the lab computers if you want.
The assignments and tutorials all involve programming.
This class has compulsory tutorials that you must attend once a week. The tutorials are an important part of the course and make up a substantial portion of the marks. The tutorial exercises will be posted ahead of time and you are expected to work on them before you come to the tutorial. At the tutorial you will demonstrate your results to the supervising TA's and may be asked to make minor modifications to demonstrate your understanding.
We will be using electronic submission of assignments using Carleton's culearn system. Electronic submission enforces strict deadlines. Only assignments submitted through culearn will be graded. No assignments will be accepted late or directly by email or in other forms. TA's are not allowed to accept assignments directly.
We have a lab/TA co-ordinator, Farah Chanchary, assigned to this course offering.
The lab coordinator is responsible for organizing and overseeing the tutorial sections of the course and also imposing submission rules to help ensure that marking goes smoothly. If you notice any mistakes within a tutorial, have issues with a tutorial teaching assistant, or have any other tutorial related questions, the lab coordinator should be your first point of contact. The lab coordinator is also responsible for distributing assignments to teaching assistants for evaluation. If you are missing an assignment grade or are unsure about the status of your assignment, you can contact the lab coordinator.
A schedule for TAs will be posted on culearn and on the course website.
| deliverable | value | comment |
|---|---|---|
| Tutorials | 25% | 10 tutorials. Count best 8/10 |
| Assignments | 25% | 5 assignments equally weighted |
| Midterm | 10% | In class (Thu. Nov. 1 in class). (If your final exam mark is better than the midterm mark, the midterm mark will be replaced by the final exam mark) |
| Final Exam | 40% | Formally scheduled exam during exam period |
There are no make up tutorials. You may miss two tutorials for medical or other reasons without penalty (we count the best 8/10). After that you will lose the marks for the missed tutorials.
Missed assignments score 0 unless it is for a medical, or similar, reasons and is accompanied by official medical documentation. You will be excused from an assignment for medical reasons if accompanied by proper documentation presented within two weeks of the assignment due date. There are no assignment extensions.
If your final exam mark is better than the midterm mark we will replace the midterm mark with the final exam mark. Midterm or Exam marks will not be used to make up for missed, or poorly done, assignments or tutorials.
IMPORTANT: If you wish to appeal a mark (assignment, tutorial or midterm) you must make the appeal within two weeks of the mark being posted on culearn. After that we will not be obliged to entertain appeals or change marks.
Collaboration is encouraged but cheating, or copying, is not allowed. You may work together and consult but any work you hand in must be your own and judged to be unique. Any two assignments judged to be too similar will both receive a grade of 0, and will be handled as a formal academic offence -see calendar for details. If you are working with a partner on assignments you must submit only one copy but have both your names on the assignment.
As well as being announced in class, all important information, such as course news, assignments, TA hours, instructor office hours, will be available on the course web page at http://www.scs.carleton.ca/~ldnel/2406fall2018. It is your responsibility to check this web page frequently for new information and announcements. Paper copies of outlines and assignments will not be provided. We will not send mass emails for routine announcements -emails will be used for exceptional circumstances.
You may need special arrangements to meet your academic obligations during the term. For an accommodation request, the processes are as follows:
Please contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details, visit the Equity Services website: carleton.ca/equity/wp-content/uploads/Student-Guide-to-Academic-Accommodation.pdf
Please contact your instructor with any requests for academic accommodation during the first two weeks of class, or as soon as possible after the need for accommodation is known to exist. For more details, visit the Equity Services website: carleton.ca/equity/wp-content/uploads/Student-Guide-to-Academic-Accommodation.pdf
If you have a documented disability requiring academic accommodations in this course, please contact the Paul Menton Centre for Students with Disabilities (PMC) at 613-520-6608 or pmc@carleton.ca for a formal evaluation or contact your PMC coordinator to send your instructor your Letter of Accommodation at the beginning of the term. You must also contact the PMC no later than two weeks before the first in-class scheduled test or exam requiring accommodation (if applicable). After requesting accommodation from PMC, meet with your instructor as soon as possible to ensure accommodation arrangements are made. carleton.ca/pmc
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Plagiarism
As defined by Senate, "plagiarism is presenting, whether intentional or not, the ideas, expression of ideas or work of others as one's own". Such reported offences will be reviewed by the office of the Dean of Science.
Unauthorized Co-operation or Collaboration
Senate policy states that "to ensure fairness and equity in assessment of term work, students shall not co-operate or collaborate in the completion of an academic assignment, in whole or in part, when the instructor has indicated that the assignment is to be completed on an individual basis". Please refer to the course outline statement or the instructor concerning this issue.