School of Data Intelligence and Technology
Undergraduate

Term: Fall 2026
Session: Full Term (Aug 31 - Dec 18)
Start Date: Monday, Aug 31, 2026
End Date: Friday, Dec 18, 2026
Availability: On Campus
Day(s): Tues./Thurs.
Time: 09:30 AM to 10:45 AM

Introduction to Web Development and e-Commerce Technologies ? aims at enabling students in web development using HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) integrated with CSS (Cascading Style Sheet) and JavaScript as the fundamental building blocks for the construction of web pages and web sites. The course covers the basics in the concepts of the internet and the communication protocols in common use (such as ftp and http) leading to the notion of the world wide web with web browsers and web servers working together in the client/server system architecture using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Common Gateway Interface (CGI) will be discussed in the context of processing HTML forms as well as e-Commerce application. In the course we will also consider Web Site planning and organization as well as the design and construction of web pages. HTML topics will include the basic and advanced syntax or tags used to create HTML documents. Specific HTML constructs include lists tables hyperlinks and image maps and forms with the use of cascading style sheets. Other topics include the use of images and color on the web and use of JavaScript in web pages. The topic of frames is not strongly encouraged in HTML5 but will still be covered so that the student is also enabled to understand earlier HTML versions used in practice. The basics of programming in JavaScript will be covered leading to the HTML Document Object Model. Along with the topics ethical and legal and security issues in e-Commerce are also discussed.