​1. Familiarize the student with modern web (application) server architectures. 2. Understand the difference between client side and server side programming. 3. Achieve proficiency in Basic Server-side Programming. 4. Understand the server program life-cycle model. 5. Understand Web View. 6. Apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) concept. 7. Incorporate HTML, Server-side programs, Server-side Views, and File I/O functionality to produce comprehensive dynamic web sites. 8. Work with HTTP Sessions and Cookies.

​This course teaches the fundamentals of Web applications and implementation using the up-todate web programming technologies. This course passes through four major phases. First, review and enhance the I/O concepts discussed earlier (103/173) ensuring that the persistency needs of any software application is fulfilled. Then, the basic knowledge required to develop Web Models will be introduced, followed by the essential methods required to incorporate XHTML within Web Views, and finally, introduce state-full techniques to handle user requests over the stateless HTTP environment. The course shall be taught using an up-to-date Web-enabled IDE. The student will develop a project that incorporates all topics that have been previously covered.