EUROPEAN UNION RELATIONS
Bachelor TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 QF-EHEA: First Cycle EQF-LLL: Level 6

Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Code Course Name Semester Theoretical Practical Credit ECTS
COP4455 N11- Web Application Programming Spring 3 0 3 6
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester.

Basic information

Language of instruction: English
Type of course: Non-Departmental Elective
Course Level: Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery: Face to face
Course Coordinator : Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TEVFİK AYTEKİN
Course Objectives: Introduce students to web application development and prepare them for a career in the consumer internet industry by implementing a project using agile methodologies.

Learning Outcomes

The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) understanding of web application architectures
2) understanding of agile software development processes
3) familiarity with the linux operating system, and development tools used in web application programming
4) understanding of relational databases
5) understanding of user interface design and user experience design

Course Content

Web apps, design patterns in web apps, development tools and version control systems, Spring framework, dependency injection, MVC, Junit, hibernate ORM, spring+hibernate integration, Middleware ve HTTP protocol, HTTP Protocol, Spring controllers, spring filters, REST APIs, HTML, CSS, Javascript, and jquery, ajax.

Weekly Detailed Course Contents

Week Subject Related Preparation
1) Introduction + background: historical perspective, what is a web app?, intro to design patterns in web apps, development tools and version control systems
2) Java recap and introduction to the Spring Framework: spring components used in web applications, dependency injection, MVC, Junit unit testing
3) Database Interactions and the hibernate ORM: Relational databases, ORM concept, integration of spring+hibernate
4) Middleware and the HTTP protocol: Application servers, HTTP Protocol, HTTP Requests, HTTP Responses, Sessions and cookies, Spring controllers, spring filters, REST APIs and content types
5) Presentation Layer and User interfaces: HTML, CSS, Javascript and jquery, Spring views and template engines, ajax
6) MidTerm
7) applied project (blog engine) iteration 1: General requirements of the application, user interface design, stories for registration and login, discussion about the design of the features, source code management and deployment/development environment discussions.
8) applied project (blog engine) iteration 2 / Demo and retrospective of iteration 1, stories for composing a blog post, displaying a blog post
9) applied project (blog engine) iteration 3: Demo of iteration 2 and retro. Stories for updating a blog post and deleting a blog post.
10) applied project (blog engine) iteration 4: Demo of iteration 3. Stories for adding, removing tags to a post
11) applied project (blog engine) iteration 5: Demo of iteration 4. Stories for posting, updating, deleting comments for a post.
12) applied project (blog engine) iteration 6: Demo of iteration 5. Stories for adding analytics for the blog engine.
13) Final project presentations
14) Final project presentations

Sources

Course Notes / Textbooks: "Spring in action" by Craig Walls
References:

Evaluation System

Semester Requirements Number of Activities Level of Contribution
Attendance 1 % 10
Homework Assignments 3 % 25
Midterms 1 % 25
Final 1 % 40
Total % 100
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK % 60
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK % 40
Total % 100

ECTS / Workload Table

Activities Number of Activities Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours 14 3 42
Study Hours Out of Class 14 6 84
Homework Assignments 3 7 21
Final 1 3 3
Total Workload 150

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

No Effect 1 Lowest 2 Low 3 Average 4 High 5 Highest
           
Program Outcomes Level of Contribution
1) To be able to examine, interpret data and assess ideas with the scientific methods in the area of EU studies. 2
2) To be able to inform authorities and institutions in the area of EU studies, to be able to transfer ideas and proposals supported by quantitative and qualitative data about the problems. 2
3) To be introduced to and to get involved in other disciplines that EU studies are strongly related with (political science, international relations, law, economics, sociology, etc.) and to be able to conduct multi-disciplinary research and analysis on European politics. 3
4) To be able to evaluate current news on European Union and Turkey-EU relations and identify, analyze current issues relating to the EU’s politics and policies. 2
5) To be able to use English in written and oral communication in general and in the field of EU studies in particular. 1
6) To have ethical, social and scientific values throughout the processes of collecting, interpreting, disseminating and implementing data related to EU studies. 1
7) To be able to assess the historical development, functioning of the institutions and decision-making system and common policies of the European Union throughout its economic and political integration in a supranational framework. 2
8) To be able to evaluate the current legal, financial and institutional changes that the EU is going through. 2
9) To explain the dynamics of enlargement processes of the EU by identifying the main actors and institutions involved and compare previous enlargement processes and accession process of Turkey. 2
10) To be able to analyze the influence of the EU on political, social and economic system of Turkey. 2
11) To acquire insight in EU project culture and to build up project preparation skills in line with EU format and develop the ability to work in groups and cooperate with peers. 2
12) To be able to recognize theories and concepts used by the discipline of international relations and relate them to the historical development of the EU as a unique post-War political project. 3