MSc Advanced Web Engineering

Introduction

Our MSc in Advanced Web Engineering is an exciting programme of study in which you will learn all the most advanced technologies for creating successful web applications, including E-commerce programming using Java based technologies and ASP.NET, MVC frameworks, XML and Web Services. This will give you a skillset for which there is great demand in the job market.

The course consists of taught modules plus an individual project and associated dissertation. It is taught over 12 months (full-time) or 24 months (part-time).

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MSc INDUSTRY-BASED PROJECT AND DISSERTATION

With the School's approval, a student may take the MSc Industry-based Project and Dissertation as an alternative to CE901. This is designed to cater for students who are either taking the MSc whilst in employment, or who have secured industrial sponsorship in connection with their studies.

Preparation

Several of the modules in this scheme will assume some knowledge of Java. Some assignments are to be implemented in Java, and the language will be used as a descriptive tool.

We assume that you have some understanding of the object oriented paradigm and that you are used to looking up details of the Java library system in the Java documentation.

We suggest two books which should help, but the choice of language text is very often one of personal preference.

Eckel, B., Thinking in Java, 3rd ed, Prentice-Hall, 2002

This book is a solid introduction to the principles of Java, and of object oriented programming. It is available free on the net at http://www.bruceeckel.com in many formats.

Flanagan, D., Java in a Nutshell, 5th ed, O’Reilly, 2005

This is a “how to” text, but its first 8 chapters reason about the language and its applications. Do not neglect chapter 7, which talks about programming and documentation conventions. The rest of the book is reference material based on the Java libraries. This will be useful as a pre-session study, as well as a reference when coding.

If you have a computer and wish to practice, the tool you need is the Java Development Kit (JDK) system. It is available free from http://java.sun.com/javase

Be sure to download the documentation as well as the JDK system.