Module: Web Application Development

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Web Application Development
Module Code	EEN1037 (ITS: EE417B)
Faculty	Electronic Engineering	School	Engineering & Computing
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	7.5

Description

Web application development is the process of designing, implementing, deploying, and maintaining applications on the Web. A deep understanding of web application architecture, transmission protocols, design phases, coding languages, and frameworks is required to build stable and scalable web applications. This module aims to provide students with an in-depth knowledge of the skills and techniques required to develop web applications. The module will equip students with skills for client-side programming, server-side programming, and backend services e.g. databases to build modern web applications. Students will also learn how to deploy and maintain web applications.

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the requirements of web applications and design architecture of web applications.
2. Design and implement basic web applications using client-side programming.
3. Incrementally create and enhance web applications using server-side programming and core building blocks of web-based systems.
4. Create databases to store and retrieve relevant data for web applications, use back-end services to deploy database servers for web applications to query data from the database using SQL.
5. Implement and demonstrate a set of technologies to build and deploy a web application and apply different solutions to maintain a stable and scalable web application.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	36	12 X 3-hours Lectures
Assignment Completion	50	Development of Web Applications
Independent Study	101	Independent Learning
Total Workload: 187

Section Breakdown
CRN	20713	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Muhammad Intizar Ali	Module Teacher	Brendan Hayes, David Molloy

Section Breakdown
CRN	21159	Part of Term	Semester 2
Coursework	0%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	Y
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Muhammad Intizar Ali	Module Teacher

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	Design and implement a basic Web application using HTML, CSS, and javascript.	15%	n/a
Assignment	Enhance the existing Web application to design and implement a web application to demonstrate the concepts of client-side programming.	15%	n/a
Assignment	Design and implement a Web application having both client-side and server-side programming and deployment of application of a web server.	15%	n/a
Assignment	Design a database, create relevant datasets, and query the relevant data to dynamically create UI of web applications.	15%	n/a
Assignment	A complete web application demonstration using the submitted Assignments 1-4 and showcase the overall functioning of the web application with its deployment and usage.	10%	n/a
Project	Final Project (Group): A group-based project to build a complete web application for selected businesses/companies.	30%	n/a

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Web Application Design and Architecture
Introduction to web applications and web programming including the underlying architectures, technologies, and protocols for web applications.

Client-Side Programming
Introduction to client-side programming for web applications including HTML and CSS. Client-Side Scripting, Javascript, and JQuery.

Indicative Reading List

Books:
None

Articles:
None

Other Resources

None

This module is a first-semester replica of EE417, which is created to accommodate semester 1 exchange students from Paris and possibly for semester 2 entry of masters programme students who need to complete a programming pre-requisite.