NEW MEDIA
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	Fall	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 critically interpret and discuss the theories, the concepts, the traditions, and the developments in the history of thought which are fundamental for the field of new media, journalism and communication.
2)	To be able to attain written, oral and visual knowledge about technical equipment and software used in the process of news and the content production in new media, and to be able to acquire effective abilities to use them on a professional level.
3)	To be able to get information about the institutional agents and generally about the sector operating in the field of new media, journalism and communication, and to be able to critically evaluate them.
4)	To be able to comprehend the reactions of the readers, the listeners, the audiences and the users to the changing roles of media environments, and to be able to provide and circulate an original contents for them and to predict future trends.
5)	To be able to apprehend the basic theories, the concepts and the thoughts related to neighbouring fields of new media and journalism in a critical manner.
6)	To be able to grasp global and technological changes in the field of communication, and the relations due to with their effects on the local agents.
7)	To be able to develop skills on gathering necessary data by using scientific methods, analyzing and circulating them in order to produce content.
8)	To be able to develop acquired knowledge, skills and competence upon social aims by being legally and ethically responsible for a lifetime, and to be able to use them in order to provide social benefit.
9)	To be able to operate collaborative projects with national/international colleagues in the field of new media, journalism and communication.
10)	To be able to improve skills on creating works in various formats and which are qualified to be published on the prestigious national and international channels.