Fundamentals of the Web (VO)

level of course unit

second cycle, Master

Learning outcomes of course unit

After participation, students are familiar with essential Internet applications and their technological fundamentals. They acquire basic knowledge for the independent development of web applications and are able to independently create content/applications for the Internet, specify suitable tools and estimate the expenditure for creating comprehensive content/projects.
Furthermore, they have detailed knowledge of the structure of web media and of technical background information as well as, building on this, of methods and procedures for media presentation and embedding within web applications.

prerequisites and co-requisites

not applicable

course contents

Essential development phases of web technologies, central applications and functionalities as well as technical fundamentals of the web are presented within the context of this fundamental course. The following central course content results within this context: history and development phases of the Internet, basic Internet applications, functionalities of the Internet, technical fundamentals for users and providers (tracking mechanism, web servers, databases, etc.).