Independent Study (Summer II 2000)

Useful links:

Server Side Scripting Links

Study Groups

Pankaj Sehgal	pankaj_sehgal@hotmail.com	Group A: Auction system
Kamalesh Agarwalla	k_agarwalla@hotmail.com	Group A: Auction system
Kexin Wang	kwang@ttacs.ttu.edu	Group E: Experimetnt system
Qing Shen	qshen@ttu.edu	Group E: Experimetnt system
Akil Kapuswala	akilkapuswala@hotmail.com	Group R: Retail system
Bill Shannon	wshannon@TTU.EDU	Group R: Retail system
Tejal Oza	tejaloza@hotmail.com	Group L: Loan application
Faizul Noor	faizul_f_n@hotmail.com	Group L: Loan application
Mukun Srinivasan	musriniv@ttacs.ttu.edu	Group L: Loan application

Meeting times

twice a week (1-3p, Monday and Wednesday)

Schedule

Week 1 - literature review and technology research
Week 2 - Programming basics
Week 3, 4 and 5 - Pilot system development
Week 6 - Demons and reports (We have to extend the session for one more week)

Events

Guest lectures (TBS)
1. Shen, Qing - "Web based application development - An overview", 7/12
2. Wang, Kexin - "The implementation of an online experiment system", 7/17
3. Li, Dahui - "JavaScript programming", 7/19
4. Cheng, Wei - "Internet technology - How much teens know", 7/24
5. LaBonte, Brandon - "PHP programming", 7/26
6. Zhangxi Lin - "CGI programming" 8/3
Participation of network traffic pricing experiment - 3-4 times

Major Technical Issues

What are major implementation issues of online auction systems? (Group A, 8/14, 3-5p)
How does your system obtain digital certificates? (Group R, 8/15, 3-5p)
How does your system access an online financial payment service? (Group R, 8/15, 3-5p)
How does an online loan application system access users' credit data from a trusted third-party site? (Group L, 8/16, 3-5p)

You need:

Pariticipate all course events
Feedback any comments and suggestions whenever you have on the course
Feedback once you get a job telling how the course has helped you in interviewing
Send in suggestions on how the course can be improved
Feedback the needs from the industry once you are working for a company