| 9a. Catalog Description: |
This course introduces Extensible Markup Language. Students will learn how to create XML documents and use XML-based markup languages.
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| 9b. Other Catalog information: |
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| 10. Student Performance Objectives: |
As a result of successful completion of this course, a student will be able to:
1. Describe the differences between XML and HTML.
2. Identify the components of an XML document.
3. Create DTDs (document type definitions) and XML schemas.
4. Use namespaces in XML documents.
5. Display XML data on a Web page.
6. Identify ways to extend XML with programming. |
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| 11. Methods of Evaluating Student Achievement: |
1. Written examinations that require students to demonstrate knowledge of XML, DTDs, and schemas.
2. Hands-on examinations that require students to create XML documents, DTDs, and schemas.
3. Lab assignments that require students to demonstrate proficiency with XML documents, DTDs, and schemas.
4. Essays and discussions that require the students to analyze XML documents, DTDs, and schemas. |
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| 12. Student Assignments (Homework): |
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| a. Required Reading Assignments: |
| Approximately 25-35 pages/week from required textbook. |
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| b. Required Writing Assignments: |
Development of XML documents, DTDs, and schemas.
Essays and discussions requiring the analysis of XML documents, DTDs, and schemas. |
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| c. Other (Terms projects, research papers, portfolios, etc.) |
| Lab assignments requiring the use and implementation of XML documents, DTDs, and schemas. |
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| 13. Course Content Outline: |
Students will be required to analyze, evaluate, compare and contrast the following concepts, characteristics and techniques:
I. Overview of XML
A. History and evolution of XML
B. XML standards
II. XML document components for well-formed XML documents
A. The prolog
B. The element hierarchy
C. Element Components and properties
D. Element attributes
D. Character data (CDATA) sections
E. XML syntax and parsers
III.DTDs and Schemas for valid XML documents
A. Document Type Definitions (DTDs)
1. Overview of DTDs
2. Types of DTDs
3. DTD declarations
a. Elements and attributes
b. General and parameter entities
B. Schemas
1. Overview of schemas
2. Schema components
a. Simple types
b. Complex types
IV. XML namespaces
V. Links in XML
A. Simple links
B. Extended links
VI. Display XML data on Web pages
A. Cascading Style Sheets
1. DIVs and SPANs
2. Absolute vs. relative positioning
B. HTML Data Binding
1. Binding to HTML tables
2. Binding to other HTML elements
3. Binding hierarchical datasets
C. XML Stylesheet Transformations (XSL)
1. Single XSLT templates
2. Multiple XSLT templates
3. Filtering and Sorting XML data
D. Document Object Model scripts
1. Structure of the DOM
2. Accessing and displaying XML data
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| 14a. All textbooks, resources and other materials used in this course are: |
| College level
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| 14b. EXAMPLE texts, reading and resources:
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Carey. New Perspectives on XML. 2nd
Course Technolgy, 2007
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