Aims

The course equips students with fundamental skills and knowledge in both client-side and server-side web programming. It covers the architecture of the web, core web protocols and technologies, and introduces frontend and backend development practices.

Teacher

• Michael Soprano — Course Leader

I design and teach the course, which consists of 24 lectures for a total of 48 hours. The assessment is based on a practical project. The course runs in the first half of 2025.

Topics Covered

• Fundamentals of the World Wide Web and Client-Server Architecture
• HTTP Protocol, Methods, Headers, and Status Codes
• URI, URLs, and parameter passing
• Tools for Web Communication: cURL and Postman
• Introduction to HTML and the Document Object Model (DOM)
• Text, lists, tables, links, and images in HTML
• Forms and client-side validation
• HTML layout and responsive design with semantic elements
• Embedding external media: <iframe>, <video>, <audio>
• CSS: syntax, selectors, box model, typography, spacing, layout
• Flexbox layout and positioning
• Introduction to JavaScript: syntax, DOM interaction, async programming, modules

Learning Approach

The course emphasizes hands-on learning with guided exercises, quizzes, and two structured assignments focused on real-world frontend development scenarios.