Description:
Topics include: Server-side scripting for web pages using PHP. Students will learn fundamentals of PHP scripting including functions, logical structure, and database connectivity used in creating web sites.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • Review Internet protocols and the use of Internet protocols on the World Wide Web. [REASON]
  • Identify and understand the differences between client-side and server-side scripting. [REASON]
  • Use the appropriate script, client-side or server-side, to complete an interactive website. [REASON]
  • Use the Document Object Model to interact with a Web page. [REASON]
  • Use properties, methods and event handlers associated with the Document Object. [REASON]
  • Create and use scripting variables and data types using appropriate naming conventions. [REASON]
  • Use arithmetic, comparison and logical operators in a scripting language. [REASON]
  • Create procedures and re-usable functions in a scripting language. [REASON]
  • Describe how server-side scripting is processed by a Web server and create pages which include server-side scripting. [COMMUNICATE]
  • Use the request object to retrieve information supplied by a Web user to a form. [REASON]
  • Create an interactive website using a database. [REASON]

Click this link to view the course syllabus: CIS 243 Syllabus

My Reflection on this Classs:
In this class, I learned the value of keeping work and other pursuits completely separated. Once I made myself take the time to dig into principles, understanding and using them became easier. Until this point (which, admittedly, was later in the quarter than I'd have liked), it was not easy keeping up while focusing on a new job as well as this final term for my collegiate "career". One thing I will pass on, using PHP makes is SO quick and easy to rapidly create web pages within a site! "Learn it, Love it, Live it!"