ECT 433: Survey of Web Programming Technologies

Autumn 2003

Assignment 5

Advanced Project

Due Monday November 17 before 11:30pm

Summary

For the last project, you will complete a Web application of your choosing. It should involve technologies covered since the last assignment. This assignment may be completed by 1 to 3 students in the class.

Requirements

• The application should involve several pages (approximately a half-dozen or more pages).
• The programming complexity should at least match that of the previous assignments.
• The application should carry some information across a session of pages, using files, databases, hidden parameters or cookies. Ideally, a combination of these methods should be used.
• Use a technology (e.g. ASP.net, CGIs, PHP) or an advanced concept (e.g. Cookies, custom-defined tags with JSP) for completing the assignment. Students who were already familiar with a technology before this course should choose something new.
• The application should provide robust handling of user errors, either by checking for them or avoiding them in the first place.
• Provide appropriate instructions for installing and running your Web application.

Grading

I will consider the following when grading:

• Design
• Programming difficulty
• Documentation (include comments and instructions)
• User experience (includes error checking)

Submission

You should submit a zip file that contains your file(s) and instructions.

If you are completing this assignment with other students, make sure all names are commented in all submitted files. Only one submission is needed.