Lessons
For each lesson you are required to read through the on-line
instructional text and pass a self-quiz. You may take the
quiz multiple times in order to achieve a passing score of
70%. The quiz must be passed by 11:59 pm CST on the deadline
date.
| # |
Topic |
Deadline |
| 1 |
CGI Positioning |
Wed., Aug. 6
|
| 2 |
CGI Details |
Fri., Aug. 8
|
| 3 |
Script
Installation |
Mon., Aug. 11
|
| 4 |
Script
Troubleshooting |
Wed., Aug. 13
|
| 5 |
Script
Authoring |
Mon., Aug. 18
|
| 6 |
Common
Tasks |
Wed., Aug. 20
|
| 7 |
Cookies |
Mon., Aug. 25
|
| 8 |
Databases |
Wed., Aug. 27
|
| 9 |
Security
Issues |
Mon., Sept. 8
|
| 10 |
Emerging
Technology |
Wed., Sept. 10
|
General Notes
Each lesson is arranged with four components:
- Lesson outline: this is an outline of the key points
in the lesson. Most of the lesson is composed of reading
assignments from the web, so the outline is intended to
draw the readings together as a cohesive lesson. For the
most part, the outline is general and should serve as a
study aid during your reading. When I couldn't find an article
to adequately cover a topic, however, I added more explanation
to the outline.
- Required reading: you will have a combination
of reading from the required textbook and various articles
on the web. This material should fill in the details of
the lesson outline. By having you read materials outside
of your textbook, I hope to expose you to the wealth of
information available for developers on the Internet. Bookmark
the sites you find helpful; you will use them often.
- Additional resources: these resources are not
required reading, but they will probably help you understand
the material in the lesson.
- Next step: the lesson will end with notes on which
lessons and/or projects you should work on next.
After completing the lesson, you must take the corresponding
on-line quiz. You will be given a random set of multiple choice
questions drawn from the outline and required reading; you
need to score 70% or better to pass. If you do not pass, please
review the lesson and take the quiz again. You will have different
questions on subsequent quizzes, however if you exhaust all
of the questions in the database you will have to
contact the instructor to restart the quizzes.
Remember to make use of the class
forums and the chat room
if you don't understand something!
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