Computer Information Science American River College
Courses

CISW 410: Middleware Web Scripting
Units: 4.00
Prerequisite: CISW 300 (Web Publishing) with a grade of "C" or better
Advisory: CISP 300 (Algorithm Design/Problem Solving) and CISW 310 (Advanced Web Publishing)
Hours: 54 hours lecture, 54 hours laboratory
Description: This course emphasizes the creation of interactive web sites using a middleware scripting environment such as PHP or Active Server Pages (ASP). Topics include core features of the middleware scripting language, embedding server commands in HTML pages, control structures, functions, arrays, form validations, cookies, environmental variables, email applications, and database-driven web applications.

Section 3: Learning Outcomes and Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • compare server-side and client-side scripting languages for the web.
  • apply the core structures, statements, and syntax of the middleware scripting language.
  • write functions using the middleware web scripting language.
  • process form data using the middleware scripting language.
  • develop web page navigation using the middleware scripting language.
  • produce a web-server based database and apply the basic query structure and table joins.
  • develop web pages that use session storage or session cookies.
  • apply web page design concepts using the middleware scripting language.
Certificates requiring this course: