CSE3420 Developing graphical World Wide Web applications in Java , Unit Information Guide (Semester 1, 2006)

This unit focuses on the theory and application of object-oriented programming techniques as implemented in the Java programming language and its ability to build GUI and server applications for the World Wide Web. In relation to internet programming, students gain experience with the HTTP protocol, the operation of web-servers and server side programming (using servlets) as well as distributed object technology (using Java RMI). In relation to GUIs, students are exposed to Java Applets and issues which arise when using HTML interfaces. Other important areas covered include: security (both in the Java language and for secure client-server communication); the implementation of session tracking; an introduction to object-relational mapping (based on JDBC) and an introduction to J2EE for enterprise programming.

At the completion of this unit, students will have:

Knowledgeof:

• a commercially relevant programming language and its associated libraries,

Understandingof:

• the object oriented programming paradigm and how to apply it to distributed programming and web applications,

Skillsin:

• constructing applications with a portable graphical user interface,
• designing, developing and testing a small to medium size web application written in Java.

Required text(s)

Text books are available from the Monash University Book Shops. Availability from other suppliers cannot be assured. The Bookshop orders texts in specifically for this unit. You are advised to purchase your text book early.

Software requirements:

J2SE 5.0, Sun Microsystems

J2EE 1.4 SDK, Sun Microsystems

Software may be:

• downloaded from http://sun.java.com

Hardware requirements:

PC running Windows

C. Horstmann and G. Cornell, Core Java 2 Volume 2 Advanced Features, Sun Microsystems Press, 2005. ISBN: 0-13-111826-9

J. Wigglesworth and P. McMillan, Java Programming: Advanced Topics, Cambridge, Mass. : Course Technology, 2004, ISBN: 0-61-915968-5

R. Monson-Haefel, Enterprise JavaBeans, O'Reilly, 2004

K. Boone, Applied Enterprise JavaBeans Technology, Prentice-Hall, 2003. ISBN: 0-13-044915-6

D.A. Lyon, Java For Programmers, Pearson Education, 2005, ISBN: 0-13-047869-5

B. Eckel, Thinking in Java - 3rd Edition, 2003, Prentice-Hall, ISBN:0-13-100287-2

Study resources for CSE3420 are:

Unit Homepage: http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/courseware/cse3420, where lecture slides, weekly tutorial requirements, assignment specifications, sample solution, supplementary material will be posted.

Newsgroups/discussion groups that can be linked to from the Unit Homepage.

The timetable for on-campus classes for this unit can be viewed in Allocate+

Assessment for the unit consists of tutorial exercises with a weighting of 20%, a practical assignment with a weighting of 30%, a unit test with a weighting of 10% and a formal examination with a weighting of 40%.

To pass this unit you must:

Obtain:

* at least 50% of the total marks given for the unit; AND

* at least 50% of the marks given for the formal examination; AND

* at least 40% of the total marks given for the tutorial exercises and the practical assignment combined.

Your score for the unit will be calculated by:

Assessment Requirements

Assignment specifications will be made available on the unit home page. Information about assignments will be published on the Unit's Notices Newsgroup.

Tutorial exercises will be marked during the weekly tutorial sessions.

Assignments should be submitted to the admin office. Submit the assignment with the solution disk to the admin office by Friday 2 Jun 2006 12 noon, with the appropriate cover sheet correctly filled out. Do not email submissions.

Late submission of assignments

Assignments received after the due date will be subject to a penalty of 10% deduction per working day late. Assignments received later than one week after the due date will not normally be accepted.

This policy is strict because comments or guidance will be given on assignments as they are returned, and sample solutions may also be published and distributed, after assignment marking or with the returned assignment. 

Extensions

It is your responsibility to structure your study program around assignment deadlines, family, work and other commitments. Factors such as normal work pressures, vacations, etc. are seldom regarded as appropriate reasons for granting extensions. 

Requests for extensions must be made by email to the unit lecturer at least two days before the due date. You will be asked to forward original medical certificates in cases of illness, and may be asked to provide other forms of documentation where necessary, eg. counsellor's letter in the case of personal problems. A copy of the email or other written communication of an extension must be attached to the assignment submission.

Grading of assessment

Assignments, and the unit, will be marked and allocated a grade according to the following scale:

After submission, you have to make an appointment with your tutor to be interviewed. During the interview, questions will be asked about your assignment. Your assignment will only be marked if you have attended the interview.

We will aim to have assignment results made available to you within two weeks after the assignment interviews.

You will receive feedback on your work and progress in this unit. This feedback may be provided through your participation in tutorials and class discussions, as well as through your assignment submissions. It may come in the form of individual advice, marks and comments, or it may be provided as comment or reflection targeted at the group. It may be provided through personal interactions, such as interviews and on-line forums, or through other mechanisms such as on-line self-tests and publication of grade distributions.

You will be asked to provide feedback to the Faculty through a Unit Evaluation survey at the end of the semester. You may also be asked to complete surveys to help teaching staff improve the unit and unit delivery. Your input to such surveys is very important to the faculty and the teaching staff in maintaining relevant and high quality learning experiences for our students.

It is essential that you take action immediately if you realise that you have a problem with your study. The semester is short, so we can help you best if you let us know as soon as problems arise. Regardless of whether the problem is related directly to your progress in the unit, if it is likely to interfere with your progress you should discuss it with your lecturer or a Community Service counsellor as soon as possible.

Plagiarism and cheating are regarded as very serious offences. In cases where cheating  has been confirmed, students have been severely penalised, from losing all marks for an assignment, to facing disciplinary action at the Faculty level. While we would wish that all our students adhere to sound ethical conduct and honesty, I will ask you to acquaint yourself with Student Rights and Responsibilities and the Faculty regulations that apply to students detected cheating as these will be applied in all detected cases.

In this University, cheating means seeking to obtain an unfair advantage in any examination or any other written or practical work to be submitted or completed by a student for assessment. It includes the use, or attempted use, of any means to gain an unfair advantage for any assessable work in the unit, where the means is contrary to the instructions for such work. 

When you submit an individual assessment item, such as a program, a report, an essay, assignment or other piece of work, under your name you are understood to be stating that this is your own work. If a submission is identical with, or similar to, someone else's work, an assumption of cheating may arise. If you are planning on working with another student, it is acceptable to undertake research together, and discuss problems, but it is not acceptable to jointly develop or share solutions unless this is specified by your lecturer. 

Intentionally providing students with your solutions to assignments is classified as "assisting to cheat" and students who do this may be subject to disciplinary action. You should take reasonable care that your solution is not accidentally or deliberately obtained by other students. For example, do not leave copies of your work in progress on the hard drives of shared computers, and do not show your work to other students. If you believe this may have happened, please be sure to contact your lecturer as soon as possible.

Cheating also includes taking into an examination any material contrary to the regulations, including any bilingual dictionary, whether or not with the intention of using it to obtain an advantage.

Plagiarism involves the false representation of another person's ideas, or findings, as your own by either copying material or paraphrasing without citing sources. It is both professional and ethical to reference clearly the ideas and information that you have used from another writer. If the source is not identified, then you have plagiarised work of the other author. Plagiarism is a form of dishonesty that is insulting to the reader and grossly unfair to your student colleagues.

If you have any question or concern about the unit, you may contact your tutor or the lecturer. You may also post your questions via e-mails, or on the discussion forum. You can also approach the lecturer at the end of the lectures. 

Notices related to the unit during the semester will be placed on the Notice Board on the Unit Homepage and/or the Discussion Group. Check this regularly. Failure to read the Notices and/or the Discussion group is not regarded as grounds for special consideration.

Consultation Times

Chris Ling: Tuesdays 10-12am

If direct communication with your unit adviser/lecturer or tutor outside of consultation periods is needed you may contact the lecturer and/or tutors at:

Dr Chris Ling
Lecturer
Phone +61 3 990 32808
Fax +61 3 990 31077

All email communication to you from your lecturer will occur through your Monash student email address. Please ensure that you read it regularly, or forward your email to your main address. Also check that your contact information registered with the University is up to date in My.Monash.