Dynamic Business Data Course Objectives

Dynamic Business Data is different from the dynamic in DHTML (which is addressed in the Standards Oriented Design Workshop). By the end of Dynamic Business Data, the student will be able to do the following:

• Update an existing site so that it uses maintainable, standards-compliant XHTML and CSS code.
• Understand the limitations of the HTTP protocol, and how ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion work with it to enable Web applications.
• Pass data between pages and make the data persist over time, using form, querystring/URL, cookie, session, and application variables.
• Collect and process information entered by users via Web forms.
• Validate data entered into forms using both client-side and server-side code.
• Write code to validate expressions and perform simple mathematical calculations.
• Connect a Web site to a database, so that it displays database contents.
• Filter data retrieved from a database.
• Build search interfaces that enable users to access only the information they need.
• Authenticate users and restrict access to pages and information.
• Build a content management system to enable site owners to maintain Web content using Web forms, rather than HTML editors and FTP, thus simplifying their task. (This gives them the proper control over site content without sacrificing the designer’s need for preserving page layout integrity.)
• Hand-code common ASP, PHP, and ColdFusion scripts that can be reused in future projects.
• Learn core SQL statements, enabling the student to build pages that interact with data in sophisticated ways.
• Control the flow of scripts, using conditional statements and loops.
• Work with Dreamweaver’s server behaviors, Recordset dialog, and pre-built application objects to rapidly develop dynamic Web applications.