Web Only

This textbook was authored for the CIS 526 - Web Application Development course at Kansas State University. This front matter is specific to that course. If you are not enrolled in the course, please disregard this section.

The following is an outline of the topics we will be covering and when.

Warning

This course is still under development, so some of the content listed here may change before we reach that module.

Week 1: Web Application Foundations

  • The Document Object Model
    • Chapter 1
    • [Tutorial] Creating a Dialog
  • HTTP
    • Chapter 2
    • [Activity] Making Manual HTTP Requests
  • Responsive Design
    • Chapter B
    • [Tutorial] Responsive Card Layout
  • Project Milestone 1
    • Card Layout
    • Accessing Data from a Web API

Week 2: Advanced JavaScript

  • JSON and AJAX
    • [Activity] Working with JSON
    • [Activity] Making an AJAX Request
  • Asynchronous JavaScript
    • Chapter 3
    • [Tutorial] Web Workers
  • Introduction to Node
    • Chapter 4
    • [Tutorial] Your First Package
    • [Activity] Fun with Files
  • Project Milestone 2
    • Request Data via AJAX
    • Dynamically Render Page

Week 3: Web Servers

  • Basic Web Server
    • Chapter 5
    • [Tutorial] Hello Web
  • File Server Basics
    • Chapter 5 (cont.)
    • [Tutorial] Node File Server
  • Directory Listing
    • Chapter 5 (cont.)
    • [Tutorial] Directory Listing
  • Partial Downloads
    • Chapter 5 (cont.)
    • Chapter C
    • [Activity] Regular Expressions
    • [Tutorial] Streaming Media
  • Project Milestone 3
    • Refactor Project to Node

Week 4: Dynamic Web Servers

  • Server Pages
    • Chapter 6
    • [Exercise] ECMAScript Server Pages
    • [Tutiroal] Image Gallery
  • Uploading Data
    • Chapter 6 (cont.)
    • [Exercise] Uploading Form Data
    • [Exercise] Uploading Files
  • Adding State
    • Chapter 6 (cont.)
    • [Activity] Fun with Cookies
    • [Tutorial] Gallery Favorites

Week 5: Full Stack Development

  • Templates
    • Chapter 6 (cont.)
    • [Tutorial] Node Directory Listing in EJS
    • [Exercise] A Template By Another Name
  • Full Stack Development
    • Chapter 6 (cont.)
  • Persistent Storage
    • Chapter 7
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 1
  • Routing
    • Chapter 8
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 2
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 3
  • Project Milestone 4
    • REfactor to Express
    • Add API Endpoints
    • Handle Requests for Items
    • Templates

Week 6: Web Frameworks

  • Authentication
    • Chapter 9
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 4
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 5
  • APIs
    • Chapter 8 (cont.)
    • [Tutorial] Blog Part 6
    • [Exercise] Web Hook Demo
  • Web Frameworks
    • Chapter 10
    • [Tutorial] Single Page App Part 1
    • [Tutorial] Single Page App Part 2
  • Project Milestone 5
    • Implement Authentication
    • Restrict Form Access to Authenticated Users

Week 7 & 8: Potpourri

  • Single Sign On
    • Chapter 9 (cont.)
    • [Tutorial] CAS Authentication
  • ASP.NET MVC
    • [Tutorial] ASP.NET MVC
  • React & Websockets
    • [Tutorial] React Chat App
  • Project Milestone 6
    • Mark Requests Complete
    • Administrator Role & Tasks