This is not an online course. Materials to support this course are available from campus machines. If you cannot access these links from your home or office, then you must sort out those issues. All material will be presented in class as well as here. This syllabus may be modified by the instructor at any time.

Instructor: Professor Dan Creagan (dcreagan@bellevue.edu)

Location: Dennis Learning Center

Room: 529

Phone: 682-5063

Prerequisite: Introductory Java Course (such as SL275, CIS 402/602, etc)

TEXT: Java for the Web with Servlets, JSP, and EJB - ISBN 0-7357-1195-X

Catalog description:  This course is designed to teach advanced principles of programming on the World Wide Web using JAVA.  It emphasizes database and telecommunications connectivity across diverse computer platforms.  Each student will have his/her own website, but will be expected to develop tools and techniques that are generic for any web installation/server.  Java Server Pages (JSP), Servlets, and the  Java 2 Enterprise Environment (J2EE) will be covered in detail. 

Purpose:  This course is meant to teach advanced programming techniques and to prepare the student for entry level programming on a Java-based networking platform.  The subjects covered will have direct relationship to the way the business world is using cross platform products on their enterprise based digital communications systems.

 Objectives:  Upon completion of the prescribed work for this course, the student should be able to: 

·      Describe and demonstrate Intranetworking principles using Java as an intranet tool.

·      Describe and demonstrate the implementation of database management and intranet access to diverse databases using Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC) and Java.

·      Demonstrate the use of packaging and container/polymorphism techniques using Java.

·      Develop and apply middleware techniques with servlets and Java Server Pages as the middleware source.

·      Develop and use Common Object Request Broker (CORBA) and Remote Method Invocation (RMI) examples.

·      Configure a web server to accept JSP and servlets.

·      Publish at least one shareware program using one of the techniques mentioned above.

 CIS 604 students should be able to accomplish the following objectives: 

·      Demonstrate technical research and writing abilities by producing an independent research paper on cross-platform compatibility.

·      Using appropriate design methods, develop a customer specified Java application or applet, preferably using the STRUTS framework ( Model-View-Controller (MVC) paradigm described at http://jakarta.apache.org/struts/).

·      Demonstrate group project management by developing a project within the context of a programming team. 

Assessment:  Assessment of course effectiveness will be determined by the number of accepted student projects in a national software repository.  This course will be taught at a level necessary to train a layman programmer in a typical enterprise level business. 

General kinds of assignments:  Each class will explore different areas of Java and Java related topics.  The student will be asked to contribute information and show knowledge in each of the areas.  There will be a chapter of reading and a student-developed program example each week, combined with appropriate tasks to reinforce the chapter information.

 Students will be assigned exercises that explore all text material.  Outside study will be an element of the course content, required by the rapidly changing technology.  Students should expect to spend 12 hours a week in outside study and program development.

 Testing and grading:  The final grade will be based on several quizzes and a project.  The project will be a shareware program that must be accepted by an independent shareware publishing agent.  Specific details on how to do this will be covered in class.  The quizzes will be comprehensive and will use different types of question format, including multiple choice, short answer, essay, and true/false. 

Course Outline:

Module 0 - A review of Java I topics


• Module 1 - Introduction to Web Application Technologies Describe Internet services 
  Describe the World Wide Web service
  Distinguish between Web applications and Web sites
  Describe Java servlet technology
  Describe JavaServer Page technology
  Describe how to configure Tomcat JSP/Servlet server
  
• Module 2: Introduction to JDBC  Explain what JDBC is
  Understand how using the abstraction layer provided by JDBC can make your database front-end portable across platforms
  Describe the five major tasks involved with the JDBC programmer's interface
  State the requirements of a JDBC driver and its relationship to the JDBC driver manager
  
• Module 3: Building GUIs  Differentiate between the Swing components and the AWT model
  Apply the principles of good graphical user interface design
  Create the class structure for an object-oriented GUI
  Design and implement a GUI using containers, components, and layout managers
  
• Module 4 - Developing a Simple Servlet  Develop a simple generic servlet
  Develop servlets that access request headers
  Develop servlets that manipulate response headers
  Describe the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)
  Develop a simple HTTP servlet
  Deploy a simple HTTP servlet
  
• Module 5 - Developing a Simple Servlet that Use HTML Forms Describe the structure of HTML FORM tags
  Describe how HTML forms send data using Common Gateway Interface (CGI)
  Develop an HTTP servlet that accesses form data
  
• Module 6 - Developing a Web Application  Describe the requirements of a robust Web application models
  Deploy a Web application using deployment descriptors
  
• Module 7 - Configuring Servlets  Describe the servlet life cycle
  Describe servlet initialization parameters
  Write servlet code to access the configured initialization parameters and their use with individual servlet instances
  
• Module 8 - Sharing Resources Using the Servlet Context  Describe the purpose and features of a servlet context
  Develop a servlet context listener that manages a shared Web application resource
  
• Module 9 - Integrating Web Applications With Databases  Design Web application to integrate with a database
  Develop a Web application using a connection pool
  Develop a Web application using a data source and Java Naming and Directory Interface(TM)
  
• Module 10 - Developing JSP Pages  Describe the JSP technology
  Write JSP syntax using scripting elements
  Write JSP syntax using the courier page directive
  Create and use JSP error pages
  Describe what the Web container does behind the scene
  
• Module 11 - Building Reusable Web Presentation Components  Describe how to build Web page layouts from reusable presentation components
  Write JSP technology syntax using the include directive
  Write JSP technology syntax using the jsp:include standard action
  
• Module 12 - Developing JSP Pages Using Custom Tags  Describe the problem with JSP technology scriptlet code
  Given an existing custom tag library, develop a JSP page using the library
  
• Module 13 - Developing a Simple Custom Tag  Describe the structure and execution of a custom tag in a JSP page
  Develop the tag handler class for a simple empty custom tag
  Develop a custom tag that includes its body in the contour of the HTTP response
  Write the tag library description for a simple, empty custom tag
  
• Module 14: Managing Database Queries  Construct mySQL queries
  Create a connection to an mySQL database
  Extract information from an mySQL database
  Implement the API defined for the Database class
  
• Module 15: Networking Connections  Create a class to read live-feed data from a socket connection
  Integrate a live feed class with an application GUI
  
• Module 16: CORBA etc. Describe and Implement Remote Method Invocation (RMI)
  Implement and use Java Beans
  Describe Enterprise Java Beans
  Implement SQL-J/embedded SQL in Java
  

Contents:

This course is designed to introduce advanced  JAVA concepts. Example Java Server Pages (JSP), Servlets, and JDBC applications will be developed.

The following will be modified according to the semester being followed. The lessons do not necessarily follow the order of the modules described above. Instead, they are grouped to best facilitate learning.

	First Half	Second Half	Links/Additional Info
Lesson 1   Be sure to save your files to floppy!	Review of Java Technologies Including GUI building, threads, Swing and components	Assignment: Create a Swing Application that looks like the homework link in the drop down box to the right -->	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Java API Java Overview Configuring Java AVI(98/ME) Configuring Java AVI(XP) First Applet HTML Color Codes Swing Applets Swing Frames Swing Components Swing Panels Atomic Components Visual Index Example Swing Homework
Lesson 2  Note: Lesson 2 may span more than 2 meetings	Homework Review Java Review (cont) Streams, exception handling, ODBC, database hookup.	Assignment: Using the provided database (javadb1.mdb) that is in the zip file in the drop down links to the right of this text box,  hook up your Swing Application that you made (above) so that you can browse the database. Call the program dbrowse.java. Read Chapter 1 and  2 of your text	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Java API Streams Exception Handling Installing DSN JDBC tutorial select3.java Oracle Select3 Oracle Thin Drivers Database Examples (zip)  Coffee Database Oracle Address Tbl Generic Address Tbl HTML Goodies Tutors Basic HTML Tutor HTML Quiz HTML Color Codes Homework Homework Example   Check out the Basic HTML Tutor linked in the dropdown box above. Now is the time to refresh your knowledge of HTML. We will be using it extensively in the following lessons. The good news is that we won't be using advanced HTML - but you need to know the fundamentals.
Lesson 3 Note: Lesson 3 may span more than 2 meetings	Homework Review Introduction to Web Technologies  HTML, CGI, server side and client side technologies. "A servlet can almost be thought of as an applet that runs on the server side -- without a face." Sun.	Setting up Tomcat; running first Servlet.  Assignment: Install Tomcat and create a servlet that reads a text file and sends it to the browser that invokes the servlet.  Hint: use the file i/o examples we covered previously (see drop down links) and use absolute file paths.  Read Chapter 3 of your text.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Java API Tomcat Docs Servlet API What is the web? HTML Quiz Rev. HTML Color Codes Example CGI Example ASP Example JavaScript Example PERL Not Alone Anymore TIJ Def of Servlet Jakarta Download Installing Tomcat Installing Tomcat Updated Installing Tomcat Video (16 meg) First Servlet Sun Web Cast Streams (repeat) Sample H/W Directory Maker   Note: The latest revision to the Tomcat server requires modification of the web.xml to allow servlets to run. As a minimum you have to put an entry in the web.xml of your application area for URL mapping. See: URL Mapping for more information.
Lesson 4	Homework Review Servlets and Forms POST and GET operations. Simple  form post with a CGI.	Assignment: Create a Servlet that posts to itself and saves the data to a sequential file. Call it formPost . Be sure the servlet appends the data to the file.  To append data, use the Random Access File class. Do Peer Eval (handed out in class). Read chapter 4 of your text	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Java API Tomcat Docs Servlet API Example C CGI More on CGI Form tutor Handling Post & Get Example Post and Get Regular Expressions RandomAccessFile API   Have a link that shows the contents of the saved file - With a little decoration, this project could be a Guest Book. Read chapter 2 and pages 360 to 366 for next week's lesson.
Lesson 5 Note: Lesson 5 may span more than 2 meetings	Homework Review Servlet configuration and sharing   Servlet integration with databases. The MiddleWare Concept  Installing Duke's Bookstore	Assignment: Rewrite the formPost servlet (lesson 4) so that the data is saved to a database. Re-map your servlet to /lesson5 on your web server. Make its name cisjava. Read chapters 8 and 9 for next week's lesson.  Submit your server.xml and web.xml with your homework. Use your Oracle account to make the DB connection.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Java API Tomcat Docs Servlet API Review of Parameters web.xml Configuration Tomcat Virtual Dirs Sharing Example Simple DB Servlet SQL Overview Duke DnLd(local) Notes On Duke   NOTE: As irritating as it may be, the links to the Sun site on this subject change frequently. I have removed them from here. When you look up Duke on the Sun site, you will find the Enterprise version which is not as instructive for our current level.
Lesson 6 Are you keeping your head out of the weeds?	Homework Review JSP Pages  "Add a cup of espresso and some eye liner to a Servlet and you have Java Server Pages (JSP)."	Running first JSP, exploring script syntax  f  Assignment. Read chapter 9. Using chapter 9 and our class review, rewrite the Lesson 4 formPost servlet so it uses JSP code (save it to a file not a database). Call it formPost.jsp.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  What is JSP? Tomcat Docs Servlet API HTML Color Codes Sun JSP Definition Regular Expressions Hello World Sun First JSP Sun Web Cast Sun JSP tutor JSP Overview in TIJ iPlanet JSP Intro Example JSP Form Pizza Order File Read Example JSP ODBC JSP Oracle More on Declarations Feeling Frisky? Rewrite the formPost servlet from Lesson 5 into a JSP. Lesson 5 uses a database instead of file i/o.
Lesson 7	Homework Review Java Beans -  Examples of Java Beans will be done in class.	Assignment:  Create a bean that does the file i/o (or database i/o) that your formPost.jsp file did. Have formPost.jsp use it. (see previous lesson.) Read chapter 11 .	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Notes on Beans Homework Example EJB Tutor EJB E-Book (5 meg) MVC Intro Servlet Integration(PDF) JBoss Homepage JBoss Intro Enterprise Beans. Introduction and discussion. Model View Controller - A reason to do all this!
Lesson 8	Homework Review JSP Tags enable non-Java programmers to use JSP - sort of. Main question: Why not just use Beans?	Assignment: Use a tag library to dissect the results of your formPost.jsp (make the target of your post a new JSP that uses the 'request tag' library). Read Chapters 5 and 6 for next week. Deliver your project as a WAR file. Any other file format will not be accepted.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API HTML Color Codes Taglibs Download Install Overview Using Request Tag Notes on DB Tags Feel Itchy? Use the DB tag library and contact your database with formPost.jsp.  Other interesting libraries include io, cutpaste, utility and application. Set them up and look them over. The HTTP library (io - jakarta.jsp) is fun and easy.
Lesson 9	Homework Review Session tracking Java Networking Review JSP/Servlet Integration	Assignment: Implement a JSP session that lasts 15 seconds. As a hint, look on page 298 of your book. To test it, be sure to set it at just a few seconds until you see how it works.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Netscape Cookies JSP Cookies JSP Application Object JSP Session Object Bean Session (H/W) JSP Session (H/W) Servlet Integration(PDF)
Lesson 10	Review of War Files Homework Review JSP Developing Custom Tags Exception pages	Assignment:  Create a custom tag (see chapter 11)  Add an exception handling page onto your formPost.jsp project.  Deliver your project as a WAR file. Any other file format will not be accepted.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Custom Tag Tutor Sun Web Cast Hello, world! Time Tag Nested Tag Quotes Tag Throwing Exceptions Error Handling (local) Security
Lesson 11 Use a real database, use MySQL	Homework Review JDBC Overview, Installing MySQL, connecting to an application	Assignment: Install the bookstore database as outlined in Chapter 16. Read 16.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Download MySQL Installing MySQL Intro to MySQL JDBC Driver for MySQL MySQL & Java Example SQL Overview Simple DB Servlet Homework Notes on JDBC and DBs Scott Schema for MySQL
Lesson 12	Homework Review Integrating Servlets/JSP with Databases Duke's bookstore revisited	Assignment: Create and deliver a Model View Controller implementation that uses a database. You can expand on the Duke's Books example (advanced) or you can just make a simple one as described in the drop down box on the right. Review chapter 18 (Struts).	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Jakarta dbtags Converting Duke Homework Assignment Servlet Integration(PDF)   Have you eaten your Spinach? Convert Duke's Bookstore to a MySQL database! There is some help in the drop down box above. However, you should use MVC to do the conversion so the example in the drop down is not complete (nor correct).
Lesson 13 OPTIONAL	Homework Review Struts Overview Apache Web server integration using Tomcat, JSP/Servlets/HTML. Configuring Apache.	Assignment: Visit www.apache.org and download/install Apache for windows.	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API Download Apache Apache+Tomcat Config
Lesson 14 OPTIONAL	Networking Review CORBA/RMI  Review	Enterprise Beans as distributed objects	>---- Visit These Links ----<  Tomcat Docs Servlet API >---- Networking Review ----< Cisco Training Intro  Understanding IP addressing  Custom Networking  Creating A URL Parsing A URL Reading A URL Connecting to A URL Reading and Writing URLs What is a socket Reading and Writing To Sockets Datagrams Datagram Server >---- CORBA Review ----< Corba Basics The Java IDL overview IDL in detail Corba Hello world Comments on Hello.idl(Read!) Frame Base HelloClient The Corba Project Student Teacher Example IDL Guide Callback Exceptions Naming Service >---- EJBs ----< EJB Tutor EJB E-Book (5 meg) Moving on: Study the Struts Framework in Chapter 18 and then implement one of the case studies in chapters 19 or 20.
Lesson 15 OPTIONAL	XML	Using DOM and SAX and XSLT  Note: Some examples in this section only work with JDK 1.4 or greater and/or Tomcat 4.x	>---- Visit These Links ----<  >---- XML ----< Sun:Wking/w XML Class Files Jakarta XML Stylizer (1.4) Sun 1.4 XSLT

 

Please Read The Following Carefully: 

1.  The prerequisites are necessary to complete this course.  If you don't know C, C++  or one of their derivatives, then you should not be here.

2.  All programs and assignments are due by the beginning of the class period following the assignment unless otherwise specified on the syllabus or by the instructor.  No credit will be given for late submittals.  There is no extra credit assignment in this course.

3.  If you are going to be gone from class, contact me first or as soon as possible after the absence. Please do not wait until the day of the next class to contact me for homework assignments.

4.  Tests must be taken at the scheduled time and day. Tests can be made up through Academic Services, but you will have to pay the fee for an independently proctored exam.  All tests must be completed within one week of their due date.

5.  If you decide not to complete the course, you must withdraw before the appropriate date to avoid receiving a failing grade.

6.  I do not automatically sign audit requests after a student has entered the course for grade. You must have a good reason for going to audit. Excessive absences must be documented with an appropriate letter from employer/doctor/ etc to qualify for an audit approval by me.

7.  Cheating, such as copying another's work, will result in an F for the course - no exceptions