CS311
Intro to Web Development
Faculty
Nico Deblauwe
Freelance Full Stack Developer & Innovation Expert
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Overview
Everything you need to know about modern web development will be covered in this course. We’ll start in the browser and work our way up to the server. This module combines hands-on experience with the core technologies with just enough theory on the bigger concepts. Everything will be looked at from a design, a technical, and a financial point of view. At the end, students will have a small, working web application.
Learning highlights
- Understand the main concepts of web development (frontend, backend, and full-stack situations).
- Learn how to deal with web development from a project manager point of view.
- Be able to create a small website project yourself (monolith, full stack).
- Understand the architecture and core components of modern web frameworks.
- Understand the tradeoffs between privacy, security, scalability, business, and usability.
Course outline
15 classes
Session 1
Holidays
Session 2
Introduction. The big picture. Main building blocks of the web.
Session 3
HTML5+CSS. Alternative technologies. Browser compatibility.
Session 4
Responsive design (mobile vs laptop). Component thinking.
Session 5
Javascript (interactivity). Using templates.
Session 6
GROUP EXERCISE: building a site together (focus on tooling for collaboration).
Session 7
MVC-frameworks. HTTP request/response lifecycle. Routing. Controllers.
Session 8
Database aspects. Data modeling. Model relations.
Session 9
Resource controllers. CRUD.
Session 10
Authorisation. Authentication. Privacy by design.
Session 11
GROUP EXERCISE: building a basic blog (focus on full stack aspects).
Session 12
Handling errors. Catching exceptions. Security aspects. External services (e.g. sending emails/sms).
Session 13
File storage (public vs private). Speed aspects (jobs/queue/events).
Session 14
Scalability aspects. Different server setups (monolith, microservices, json-factory, …).
Session 15
Presentation of student projects. Examination.
Prerequisites
No pre-knowledge is required. Ideally you have some experience with at least one programming language and/or you have already used a blogging/publishing platform.
Methodology
Lectures, Practical exercises, Homework, Individual projects
Grading
Nico has a PhD in Telecom Engineering and over 15 years of experience in web development. Check his profile on LinkedIn for full information.
At Harbour.Space, Nico teaches 2 courses on backend web development (in BCN) and a course on introduction to web development (in BKK). Nico also teaches the Software Development Basics course at CODE University (Berlin, 5 ECTS).
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Intro to Web Development
by Nico Deblauwe
Total hours
42 Hours
Dates
Apr 16 - May 03, 2024
Fee for single course
€2999
Fee for degree students
€1999
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Will I receive a certificate after completion?
Yes. Upon completion of the course, you will receive a certificate signed by the director of the program your course belonged to.
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Can I get a discount?
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