CS 465P/565 Full Stack Web Development

Credit Hours:

4/3

Course Coordinator:

Caterina Paun

Course Description:

This class provides an overview of how the web works and covers the spectrum of full stack web development, including using front-end and back-end frameworks to build accessible and responsive applications.

Prerequisites:

For CS 465P: CS 302, CS 463

For CS 565: CS 563

Goals:

Upon the successful completion of this class, students will be able to:

1. Engineer the function of web browsers, web servers, and HTTP.
2. Construct responsive web pages using HTML, CSS, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
3. Use modern web server frameworks to build example applications.

Textbooks:

• HTML and CSS - Jon Duckett
• Eloquent JavaScript - Marijn Haverbeke

References:

• Mozilla Developers Network (MDN) - Web standards documentation from Mozilla
• Smashing Magazine - Practical articles to web designers and developers

Major Topics:

• Version Control with Git
• HTML and Accessibility
• CSS
• Bootstrap
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• Ajax and RESTful APIs
• Node.js
• Express / Pug
• React
• Angular
• Vue.js
• Testing Frameworks
• Databases
• GraphQL
• CI/CD and Deployment