Welcome to CPT 499 XML

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Welcome to CPT 499 XML

• Course Introduction
• Eugenia Fernandez
• IUPUI

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Your Instructor
Professor Eugenia Fernandez
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Prerequisite Courses

• Official 
• CPT 213 Web Analysis Designor CPT 254 Analysis
  Design
• CPT 215 Web Programming or CPT 270 Introduction
  to Java or CPT 262 Problem Solving Programming
  
• "Hidden" (Prerequisites to the Prerequisites)
• CPT 223 Web Page Design or CPT 212 Web Site
  Design
• CPT 214 Web Data Management or CPT 288 Using a
  Database Management System

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Prerequisite Knowledge

• Download files from the Web
• Install software and plug-ins
• Create a web page by writing HTML
• Publish or ftp files to a Web site
• Write SQL statements to retrieve data from a
  relational database
• Use basic programming structures (sequence,
  selection, iteration)

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Course Themes

• What is XML?
• Creating XML Documents
• Validating XML Documents
• Transforming XML Documents
• Programmatically Manipulating XML Documents
• Creating XML-based Web Site

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Course Outcomes

• Discuss the uses and benefits of using XML.
• Create well-formed and valid XML documents.
• Create an XML schema.
• Use CSS to display XML data in a Web browser.
• Use XSL to transform XML data into a different
  format.
• Display dynamic XML data in a Web browser by
  using data binding and the Document Object Model.
  
• Use ASP and ADO to read data from a data source
  and store it as XML.
• Add, delete, and update data on the client by
  using XML and saving data to a database on the
  server.

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Required Text

• Shepherd, Sams Teach Yourself XML in 21 Days, 2nd
  Edition (Sams Publishing, 2001) ISBN
  0-672-32093-2.

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Required Software

• Microsoft Windows 98/NT/2000
• Microsoft Internet Explorer
• Version 6 preferred
• Version 5.5 acceptable
• Real Player
• FTP Utility
• Zip/Unzip Utility

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Course Mechanics

• Oncourse Environment
• Syllabus Schedule
• Assignments Practices
• Email
• Discussion Forums
• Online Chats
• Submitting Assignments
• AOL Instant Messenger
• Archived Lectures

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Course Structure

• Organized into 10 Lessons
• Each Lesson contains
• Objectives
• Readings
• Notes
• 1-2 Practice Exercises
• 6 Assignments which culminate in complete
  XML-based web site

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Assessment

• Collaboration
• 60 points total
• Practices
• 20 _at_ 15 points each
• 240 points total counted
• any points above 240 is extra credit
• Assignments
• 6 _at_ 50 points each
• 300 points total

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For More Information

• Syllabus
• Schedule
• Grading Policy
• Course Introduction
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