CSET 4100: Server-Side

CSET 4100: Server
-
Side
Programming

Fall 2009



William Acosta

Email
:


william.acosta@utoledo.edu


URL:
http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~wacosta/fall2009/cset4100


Introduction

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Instructor

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William Acosta


1624 North Engineering



william.acosta@utoledo.edu

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Office Hours:

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Mon., Tues., & Thurs 2:00
–

3:30pm

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or by Appointment

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-
Side Programming

Topics Covered

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Internet programming

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Programming software to run on servers (e.g.,
web server)

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Different programming languages/frameworks

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CGI, Perl, PHP, Java
Servlets

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Prerequisites

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You should be comfortable programming in at
least one of the following:

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C, C++, C#, Java, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Python, etc.

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Basic understanding of networking

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Resources

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Textbooks

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Learning Perl

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Randal L. Schwartz, Tom Phoenix, and
brian

d

foy
, O’Reilly
Press, 5
th

Edition

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PHP Visual
Quickstart

Guide

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Larry
Ullman
,
Peachpit

Press, Third Edition

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Java
Servlet

Programming

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Jason Hunter with William Crawford, O’Reilly Press, 2
nd

Edition

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Course URL:

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http://cset.sp.utoledo.edu/~wacosta/fall2009/cset4100


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Grade Breakdown

Homework/Lab/Programming Assignments

30%

Quizzes

5%

Midterm 1

20%

Midterm 2

20%

Final Exam

25%

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Grade Breakdown
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Cont.

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>= 90%

A

>=

80% to < 90%

B

>=

70% to < 80%

C

>=

60% to < 70%

D

< 60%

F

Attendance Policy

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Attendance is mandatory

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You are responsible for ALL class material

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Only
UNAVOIDABLE

absences will be excused

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Side Programming

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Late Assignment Policy

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I will not accept any late work unless there is a
reasonable excuse

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Do not wait until the last minute to do your
assignments

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Side Programming

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Grading Policy

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Re
-
evaluating grades

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Generally will only re
-
evaluate for arithmetic etc.
errors.

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Partial credit: NFL Video Review Penalty Principle

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Written

statement indicating
why

&
how

many points
you think you deserve

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If I agree, you will
up to

that many points

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If I disagree,
I will take away that many points from
your original score!

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Academic Integrity

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Don’t cheat!

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Collaboration is acceptable under certain
conditions (see syllabus)

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You
must

acknowledge anyone with whom you
collaborated

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You
must

cite any external sources (books, papers,
how
-
to's, etc.) used to complete an assignment

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Failure to do so constitutes plagiarism

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Side Programming

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Miscellaneous

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NO CELL PHONES

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Texting, checking email, making/receiving calls
etc.

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If you absolutely need to receive a call, inform me
before

class starts

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Accessibility

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I will adhere to the university’s policy on
accessibility

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Acknowledgements

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This course organization and policy rules were
adopted from the following people:

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Prof. Carla Ellis @ Duke

–
Prof.
Amin

Vahdat

@ UCSD

–
Prof.
Surendar

Chandra @ Notre Dame.

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Side Programming

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