Programming the Web
Education of Future Specialists
The situation in the industry create a demand of education of specialists
skilled in web programming - as indicate the number and quality of available
job offers in this field, especially
in Great Britain, but also in other European countries.
Learning programming languages like Perl
and PHP, using
SQL databases and writing handcoded
HTML opens a way to attractive jobs
in the industry, where the thing that is missing are not posts, but
qualified people to take them.
Because of the opportunities connected with education in these specialities,
after years of practice as webdesigner and web application programmer
I decided to give my part of its development. Between 2005 and 2007
I was involved in creating an integrated education programme giving
a chance to become a specialist having chances to get the job.
I lectured university classes in related subjects and in this website
sections I'd like to give up some details.
In what purpose?
Among the reasons making web programming education desirable, it's worth
pointing the following:
- an outstanding number of job offers for specialists in this industry
- benefits from learning computer science by dealing with practicalproblems
- an opportunity to get familiar with Unix compatible operating systems
- possibilities of application of web technologies in in own research and educational work
More about the objectives of web programming education...
Specific Subjects
Web Programming education should include technologies and standards like
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, HTTP,
CGI and programming languages like
Perl and
PHP,
SQL databases, web application
security issues and basics of server administration.
An essential matter is to ensure a perfect correlation between
the classes dedicated to certain subjects.
Classes and programmes
In order to realize all these ideas in university conditions,
specific subjects have been assigned to certain classes, in such a way
that subjects will be taught in the proper order.
For instance, HTML language, HTTP protocol and CGI technology have been
included in Computer Networks classes. Perl and SQL have their
separate classes, and there is also the main class called
Web Application Programming and additional class dedicated
to system security matters.
The Perspectives
These ideas have beed successfully implemented in a new, brilliant
specialty in the Institute of Physics of Pedagogical University in Cracow.
There are courses planned either. As our graduates will start finding
attractive jobs, web application programming education ideas will get
even more popular.
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