CURRICULUM PROPOSAL FORM #3
NEW COURSE
| Effective: | Fall, 2001 | If adding a Graduate component to an existing course, check here ___ |
| Course Number: * | 765-382 | Cross Listed Number: | |||
| Course Title: | Perl and CGI Scripting | ||||
(limited to 65 characters)
| 15 Character Abbreviation: | Perl and CGI |
| 25 Character Abbreviation: | Perl and CGI Scripting |
| Sponsor: | Bennette Harris | E-mail Address: | harrisb@mail.uww.edu | ||
| Department: | Mathematical and | College: | Letters and Sciences | ||
| Computer Sciences | |||||
| Co-sponsor: | E-mail Address: | ||||
| Department: | College: | ||||
| * You MUST verify course numbers with Registrar's Office prior to submitting (x1211) | |||||
| Other Programs Affected: | None |
| Check if course is to meet any of the following requirements: | |||||
| __ None | __ Writing | __ Computer | __ Diversity | __ General Ed and Area | |
| Credit/Contact Hours: (per semester) | ||||
| Total lab hours: | 0 | Total lecture hours: | 48 | |
| Number of credits: | 3 | Total contact hours: | 48 | |
| Check if course is repeatable: | X No | _ Yes | (if yes, answer the following questions) | |||
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| Enter the appropriate titles if the course is required in any of the following: | |||||
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| Minor Title(s) | Web Site Design and Administration | ||||
| Emphasis Title(s) | Cert. in Web Site Design and Admin. | ||||
Course justification:
Web site design and administration is perhaps one of the fastest growing
areas in the modern information and technology-driven world. Typical programs
of study tend to focus on either document design or web server technologies
and systems. The minor and certificate programs offered by the Department
of Mathematical and Computer Sciences is designed to bridge the gap smoothly
between these two extremes by combining skills in the latest document design
systems and paradigms with a deep understanding of the background technologies
that drive document delivery and processing.
The Common Gateway Interface (CGI) is the primary means whereby a web
page communicates information back to a server for further processing.
At the server side, an application must exist to process the information.
Perl is the most widely used scripting language for CGI application development.
Perl also is often the language of choice for interfacing with server-side
databases. Although originally a Unix-only language, the creation of implementations
for other operating systems has increased its applicability.
Relationship to program assessment objectives:
The proposed course extends the Department’s ability to expose students
to cutting-edge technologies, and to allow them to compete in the current
job market. This course is a key component in the Department’s overall
strategy for offering programs that offer the very latest in skills needed
by our graduates.
The course provides a wide range of problem-solving opportunities designed
to enhance students’ critical thinking skills.
Budgetary impact:
The Mathematical and Computer Sciences Department currently has faculty
able to teach the proposed course. The Department also has been allocated
an additional position by the College of Letters and Sciences and is conducting
a search for a person to augment the skills already present within the
Department. With the additional staff, and with the computer facilities
already available, no additional resources should be required initially.
Course description:
Perl and CGI scripting are key to processing web forms, as well as
for automating a wide range of server tasks. Perl is optimized for scanning
text files, extracting information and generating reports/web pages based
on the results. This course will provide a thorough introduction to the
Perl language, with an emphasis on its use in processing web forms. Students
will learn to manipulate data, generate dynamic web pages, control email
and much more.
Course requisites:
Prerequisites 765-171 Introduction to Programming and 765-281 HTML
and Web Page Design, or equivalent preparation and consent of instructor.
If dual listed, list graduate level requirements for the following:
1. Content (e.g., What are additional presentation/project requirements?) N/ACourse objectives and tentative course syllabus:2. Intensity (e.g., How are the processes and standards of evaluation different for graduates and undergraduates? ) N/A
3. Self-Directed (e.g., How are research expectations differ for graduates and undergraduates?) N/A
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to
Tentative Syllabus:
Text:
Schwartz, Randal L. & Tom Christiansen (1997). Learning Perl,
2nd Edition. O’Reilly.
Purpose of the Course:
Perl and CGI scripting are key to processing web forms, as well as
for automating a wide range of server tasks. Perl is optimized for scanning
text files, extracting information and generating reports/web pages based
on the results. This course will provide a thorough introduction to the
Perl language, with an emphasis on its use in processing web forms. Students
will learn to manipulate data, generate dynamic web pages, control email
and much more.
Grading:
Hour Exams: 3 @ 150 pts each: 450
Programs: 450
In-class work: 100
Final Exam: 500
Total: 1500
The final course grade will be assigned as follows: A: 90% or better;
B: 80 - 89%; C: 70 - 79%; D: 60 - 69%; F: below 60%. Passing course grades
will be awarded only to those students who turn in all programming assignments
and take all scheduled examinations.
Tentative Course Schedule:
Week 1: Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 2: Scalar Data
Week 2: Chapter 3: Arrays and List Data and Chapter 4: Control Structures
Week 3: Chapter 5: Hashes and Chapter 6: Basic I/O
Week 4: Chapter 7: Regular Expressions
Week 5: Chapter 8: Functions
Week 6: Chapter 9: Miscellaneous Control Structures
Week 7: Chapter 10: Filehandles and File Tests
Week 8: Chapter 11: Formats
Week 9: Chapter 12: Directory Access
Week 10: Chapter 13: File and Directory Manipulation
Week 11: Chapter 14: Process Management
Week 12: Chapter 15: Other Data Transformation
Week 13: Chapter 16: System Database Access
Week 14: Chapter 17: User Database Manipulation
Week 15: Security and TaintPerl
Bibliography: (Key or essential references
only. Normally the bibliography should be no more than one or two pages
in length. Indicate current library holdings by placing an asterisk [*])
*Birznieks, Gunther & Selena Sol (1997). CGI for commerce : a complete Web-based selling solution. M&T Books.
Christiansen, Tom & Nathan Torkington (1998). Perl Cookbook: Tips and Tricks for Perl Programmers. O’Reilly.
Descartes, Alligator & Tim Bunce (2000). Programming the Perl DBI: Database programming with Perl. O’Reilly.
*Friedl, Jeffrey E. F. (1997). Mastering Regular Expressions: Powerful Techniques for Perl and Other Tools. O’Reilly.
Guelich, Scott, Shishir Gundavaram, and Gunther Birznieks (2000). CGI Programming with Perl, 2nd Edition. O’Reilly.
*Gundavaram, ShiShir (1996). CGI Programming on the World Wide Web. O’Reilly.
Hardt, Dick, Erik Olson, David Futato & Brian Jepson (1998). Perl Resource Kit -- Win32 Edition. O’Reilly.
*Johnson, Eric F. (1996). Cross-platform Perl. M&T Books.
*Orwant, Jon (1996). Perl 5 interactive course. Waite Group Press.
Orwant, Jon, Jarkko Hietaniemi & John Macdonald (1999). Mastering Algorithms with Perl. O’Reilly.
*Schwartz, Randal L. & Tom Christiansen (1997). Learning Perl, 2nd Edition. O’Reilly.
*Schwartz, Randal L., Erik Olson & Tom Christiansen (1997). Learning Perl on Win32 Systems. O’Reilly.
*Siever, Ellen, Stephen Spainhour & Nathan Patwardhan (1998). Perl in a Nutshell. O’Reilly.
Spainhour, Stephen & Robert Eckstein (1999). Webmaster in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition. O’Reilly.
Srinivasan, Sriram (1997). Advanced Perl Programming. O’Reilly.
*Tittel, Ed, et al (1996). Web programming SECRETS with HTML, CGI, and Perl. IDG.
*Wall, Larry, Tom Christiansen & Jon Orwant (2000). Programming Perl, 3rd Edition. O’Reilly.
Walsh, Nancy (1999). Learning Perl/Tk: Graphical User Interfaces with Perl. O’Reilly.