H79.2788   Lecture/Lab   4 Credits

What can a global network of interconnected computers add to art, culture, humanity? Creating web based applications, rather than just being a user of them, will provide you a deeper understanding of the possibilities available through networking and computation. The course focuses on the fundamentals of programming (variables, conditionals, iteration, functions, and objects) and touches on some more advanced topics such as user interface, text parsing, databases, and communicating through and with the physical world. PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor) and JavaScript are the primary programming vehicles for the class. The course is designed for programming novices. In particular it is geared towards those with no programming or web development experience. Weekly assignments are required throughout the semester and the end of the semester is spent developing and executing an idea for a web based application.