Web Programming

Study Abroad Course for Montana State Students

Summer 2005

Location: National University of Ireland, Galway

Date	Lecture/Lab Topic	Group Activity
Thursday, May 12 Friday, May 13 Saturday, May 14 Sunday, May 15		To Dublin To Galway Tour Galway Free Day
Monday, May 16 Tuesday, May 17 Wednesday, May 18 Thursday, May 19 Friday, May 20	Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Access and SQL Chapter 2: Access and SQL Chapter 13: Java I Chapter 14: Java II
Saturday, May 21 Sunday, May 22		The Burren Free Day
Monday, May 23 Tuesday, May 24 Wednesday, May 25 Thursday, May 26 Friday, May 27	Chapter 14: Java II Chapter 15: JavaServer Pages I Chapter 15: JavaServer Pages I Chapter 16: JavaServer Pages II Chapter 16: JavaServer Pages II
Saturday, May 28 Sunday, May 29		Connemara Free Day
Monday, May 30 Tuesday, May 31 Wednesday, June 1 Thursday, June 2 Friday, June 3	Chapter 3: XML I Chapter 3: XML I Chapter 4: XML II JavaScript Introduction	Tom Crean Play Aran Islands
Saturday, June 4 Sunday, June 5		Free Day Free Day
Monday, June 6 Tuesday, June 7 Wednesday, June 8 Thursday, June 9	Chapter 11: CGI/Perl I Chapter 11: CGI/Perl I Chapter 12: CGI/Perl II Chapter 12: CGI/Perl II
Friday, June 10 Saturday, June 11 Sunday, June 12		Atlantic Ocean Swim Free Day Free Day
Monday, June 13 Tuesday, June 14 Wednesday, June 15 Thursday, June 16	Chapter 17: PHP I Chapter 17: PHP I Class Presentations Class Presentations	Dr. Gerard Lyons
Friday, June 17 Saturday, June 18 Sunday, June 19		Free Day Free Day Free Day
Monday, June 20	Course Projects	Group Dinner
Tuesday, June 21 Wednesday, June 22 Thursday, June 23 Friday, June 24		To Dublin Tour Dublin Dublin Free Day To Bozeman

Course Blogs

To read about the trip, see cs480.blogspot.com
If you are a course participant and wish to post to the above blog, login to blogger.com
Jack's picture blog

Required Software

Galway Resources

National University of Ireland, Galway
Galway, Ireland
The Sleepzone. Electronic lockers are available for storing valuable items. The daily rates are 2E for small lockers, 4E for medium lockers and 5E for large lockers.
Galway B&B
Fairgreen Hotel
Biking and/or Hiking in the Connemara Region

Other Ireland Resources

Lonely Planet Guide to Ireland
Irish Culture
Avalon House
Dublin: Trinity College, National Library, Dublin Castle, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Guinness Storehouse, Kilmainham Gaol

Course Prerequisites

One year of programming courses. For example, CS 160 and CS 221.
Permission of the instructor and the International Programs Office. The course will be capped at 15 students.

Course Number/Credits

Students may elect to take this course for either 3 credits of CS 480, Special Topics, or ICS 404G, Intercultural Experience.

Meeting Times

Lecture: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurday, Friday 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Lab: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Textbook

The Web Warrior Guide to Web Programming by Bai et. al. ISBN: 0-619-06458-7

Instructor

John Paxton.

Course Participants

Alex Buzak, Ryan Forbes, William Hosbein, Evan Johnson, Kevin Joyce, Robert Lund, Kyle McIntyre, Peter Nix, Jeff Staudinger and Jack Whitehouse (Teaching Assistant)

Grading

Daily Labs: 35%
Class Presentation: 5%
Course Project: 40%
Class Attendance and Participation: 20%

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course, you should be able to deploy the following in the context of web programming:

Access/SQL
XML
CGI/Perl
Java
Java ServerPages
PHP

Last modified: June 24, 2005.