DECISION-SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR MANAGEMENT - 2
| Official course title | SISTEMI INFORMATIVI E TECNOLOGIE WEB PER IL TURISMO - 2 |
| Academic Year | 2011/2012 |
| Course code | EM9024 |
| University credits | 6 of 12 of SISTEMI INFORMATIVI E TECNOLOGIE WEB PER IL TURISMO |
| Degree level | Second Cycle Degree M.D.270 |
| Educational sector code | INF/01 |
| Semester/trimester | 2° Periodo |
| Course year | 2 |
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Degree Programmes and curricula
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Contents
Educational Goals
The goal of this course is to describe the main kinds of information
systems, focusing in particular on web-based information systems that
are relevant to the tourism business. Further, the students will be
introduced to the basis of relational databases and Web site design.
The students will learn how to design simple Web sites, model and query
simple databases, and devise the more suitable kind of information
system for a given business.
The course involves a significant practical part, whose aim is to
focus on the study of relational databases fundamentals, and on the basic techniques for the development of Web pages.
Requirements
None
Contents
The course will be composed of two modules.
Module 1
- Information systems: kinds of information systems, e-commerce and
fundamentals of security, geographical information systems
- Databases: conceptual design, relational model, logical design, the
SQL language
Module II
-The client/server architecture.
-Computer networks and network protocols.
-Web usability and accessibility.
-The markup languages, hypertexts and the HTML language.
-The use of style sheets. The CSS.
-Statical and dynamical Web pages: introduction to Javascript and PHP.
Practical excercises: the creation of Web pages via the Adobe Dreamweaver program.
Recommended Reading List
Slides and different material downloadable from the e-learning platform.
Informazione, conoscenza e web per le scienze umanistiche. S. Castano, A. Ferrara, S. Montanelli, Pearson, Addison Wesley 2009.
Letture integrative:
J. Zeldman, E. Marcotte. Sviluppare siti con gli standard web. Apogeo 2010.
V. Della Mea, L. Di Gaspero, I. Scagnetto. Programmazione web lato server. Apogeo, 2007.
G. Troiani. "CSS - Guida completa - Seconda edizione". Apogeo, 2008.
D. Vasta. Adobe Dreamweaver CS5. Apogeo 2010.
Assessment
written and oral
Teaching Methods
Lectures and exercises in laboratory
Teaching Language
Italian
Sustainability
- Course with sustainable contents
- University credits of sustainability: 1
- Lecture notes, material for reference or for self-assessment available online or as e-book
- Use of e-learning tools or moodle
- Use of open-source software
