AC51001 Internet and Computer Systems Mini Guide
For the full module guide see AC51001 full guide
Organisation
The Module Co-Ordinator for this module is Dr Iain Murray.
If you want to talk about an aspect of the module, or your work on it, please make an appointment to see one of the lecturer(s):
Dr Iain Murray, irmurray@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 2.21 QMB
Dr David Sloan, dsloan@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 2.15 QMB
Dr Jianguo Zhang, jgzhang@computing.dundee.ac.uk, 1.22 QMB
If you use email, please include "AC51001" in the heading.
Module Content and timetable
| Week | Topics Covered |
| One | Introduction / Operating systems |
| Two | Data communications |
| Three | HTML / CSS |
| Four | HTML / CSS |
| Five | Professional Issues / Web management |
| Six | Web scripting |
| Seven | Web scripting |
| Eight | Computer architecture |
| Nine | Computer architecture |
| Ten | REVISION WEEK |
| Eleven | REVISION WEEK |
| Twelve | EXAM WEEK |
Assessment and Course-Work
Coursework counts for 40% of the final module mark.
The final degree exam counts for 60% of the final module mark.
Assignments
| C/W No. | Title | Format | Handed out | Due Date | When to do | Effort Expected | Return Date | % |
| AC51001.1 | Operating systems comparison report | Written report | Week 1 | Friday of Week 3 | Weeks 1-3 | 10 hours | Week 6 | 10 |
| AC51001.2 | Website design project | Website | Week 5 | Wednesday of Week 10 | Week 5-10 | 30 hours | Week 11 | 30 |
Resource List
Handouts are provided with each major lecture topic. However, you will need to do further reading to develop a broader, deeper understanding of the subject.
Resource List
Format: Title, Author, Publisher, ISBN.
Essential Titles
- Computer Science Illuminated, Nell Dale & John Lewis, Jones & Bartlett, 0 7637 1760 6.
Recommended Titles
- HTML for the World Wide Web with XHTML and CSS, Elizabeth Castro, Peachpit Press, 0-321-13007-3.
- Web Application Architecture, Leon Shklar & Richard Rosen, Wiley, 0-471-48656-6.
- The Web Wizard's Guide to JavaScript, Steven Estrella, Addison-Wesley, 0-201-75833-4.
- The Architecture of Computer Hardware and Systems Software, Irv Englander, Wiley, 0-471-07325-3.
- Computers from logic to architecture, R.D. Dowsing, F.W.D. Woodhams, I. Marshall, McGraw Hill, 0 07 709584 7.
Background Reading
- Operating Systems: Internals and Design Principles, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 0 13 917998 4.
- Computer Organisation and Architecture, William Stallings, Prentice Hall, 0 13 085263 5.
- Computers: Tools for an information age, H.L. Capron, Addison Wesley, 0 201 30558 5.
Module Specification
For the formal module specification see AC51001 Internet and Computer Systems Module Spec 12-13.docx