Short Course in Developing Web Applications with PHP (72095)

Duration: Semester course

Language medium: English

Tuition method: A FULL Internet-teaching model is employed. In particular, the course makes use of an online discussion forum to guide and support students.

Target group:

The target group for this course is students who successfully completed introductory courses in Web-design, E-Commerce, or XML with the need to gain from more advance Web development content. The target group furthermore includes entrepreneurs involved in self-start business that has pre-knowledge on the development of static Web based applications.

Admission requirements:

Senior Certificate or an equivalent NQF level 4 qualification
Pre-knowledge on the development of static Web based applications (HTML).
Internet access to the course material and a course discussion forum.

Registration periods:

Semester Registration Periods

Programme administrator:

Admin Officer
Unisa Centre for Lifelong Learning
360 Lillian Ngoyi Street, Pretoria Central
Solomon Mahlangu Building 2nd floor
Tel: 012 352 4288
Email address: UCL@unisa.ac.za
Application Link: www.unisa.ac.za/applyslp

Purpose statement:

With the rapid development of the Internet and the World Wide Web there is an increasing demand for developers with the skills to do more advanced manipulation of Web data. Students involved in static Web development environments reach a plateau in manipulating the Web content. At this stage, they seek opportunities to enhance their skill set with regard to dynamic Web development. The aim of the PHP course is to provide the student with tools and techniques to develop more dynamic Web based applications, centered around the manipulation of data stored in online databases.

Modules:

CSDW1WS - DEVELOPING WEB APPLICATIONS WITH PHP