Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
LJMU Partner Taught
Learning Methods
Lecture
Practical
Module Offerings
4602YCOM-JAN-PAR
Aims
To introduce students to the most common technologies underlying modern computer networking and communications, to introduce the basic concepts of internet and web technologies, to explore the design issues of modern networked applications.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identifying appropriate uses of web client-side technologies
2.
Convert user requirements into a website using server-side technologies
3.
Identify applications of Internet protocols
4.
Describe various features of the Internet infrastructure
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Basic computer networking concepts
Internetworking: Personal, Local and Wide Area Networks
Internet Service Providers / Broadband / Telecommunications
Internet Protocols: TCP/IP/DNS/HTTP
Technical, social and regulatory challenges in the Internet
Understanding the construction of the World Wide Web
The basics of HTML5
CSS Stylesheets
Web Browsers and Rendering
Web Server Technologies
Scripting languages
XML
Social Media Technologies
Additional Information:This module is intended to provide students with an understand of modern internet and web technologies. It will present the technologies underlying computer networking and the applications built on networks. These include Web page development, Web servers and social media.