TT381 Open Source development tools
This is fifth first package of all the modules aimed at generation of basic static web pages - including site specification, building with HTML and styling with CSS with simple connectivity.
Overview
Weekly study guides
- Week 1: Open Source Licensing
- Week 2: Open Source Projects
- Week 3: Introduction to PHP
- Week 4: Open Source Code Development
- Week 5: PHP Features (1) - variables and operators
- Week 6: PHP Features (2) - Dynamic Content
- Week 7: PHP and databases (1)
- Week 8: PHP and databases (2)
- Week 9: PHP Cookies and Sessions
- Week 10: Planning and working on an application
- Weeks 11-12: EMA Project
Assignments
As with TT280, TT281, TT282 and TT380, each assignment consisted of 20 multiple choice questions covering the previous four study weeks. There were three assignments covering work from weeks 1-3, 4-6 and 7-9 respectively. The remaining three weeks (10-12) were dominated by the ECA.
ECA Project
The EMA was split into two parts. The first covered provision of several ecommerce pages involving transactions and tracking using open source packages, basic HTML supplied PHP scripting required.
The second part required a report exploring the issues of the package justifying recommendations for pros and cons for Open Source software including licensing issues and integration of the customers team with external resources to achieve the objectives.