F27WD Web Design and Databases

Dr Theo GeorgiouMarko DokoTalal Shaikh

Course co-ordinator(s): Dr Theo Georgiou (Edinburgh), Marko Doko (Edinburgh), Talal Shaikh (Dubai), Md Azher Uddin (Dubai).

Aims:

  • To develop knowledge and understanding of fundamental web design concepts and combine these with database structuring and querying techniques applying this knowledge by implementing an easy-to-use website.

Detailed Information

Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.

Pre-requisites: none.

Location: ALP, Dubai, Edinburgh.

Semester: 2.

Syllabus:

  • Introduction to web development.
  • Information architecture.
  • Web design and usability.
  • Fundamentals of Mark-up and CSS.
  • Introduction to database systems.
  • Databases and Information Systems.
  • Modelling of data/entity-relationship modelling.
  • The relational data model.
  • The Structured Query Language (SQL).
  • Web-based database applications including the use of PHP.

SCQF Level: 7.

Credits: 15.