Introduction to the course
Aims
The aim of the course is to develop knowledge and skills in the use of web technologies for running experiments in psychology and language sciences. The course will enable the student to build and style web pages, to exploit multimedia, to program interactive applications in JavaScript, to store and process subject responses data in a client-server environment, and to perform statistical and graphical analyses of experimental data.
Outcomes
By the end of the module the students will be able to
- build web pages in HTML
- style web pages using simple CSS
- exploit images, sound, video and animations in web pages
- build simple interactive applications in JavsScript that run within the web browser to collect responses from subjects
- store subject responses within a server application
- perform statistical analyses and build graphical displays of experimental data within web pages
Syllabus
The syllabus covers essential topics in web programming, including: formatting web pages in HTML (hyper-text markup language) and CSS (cascading style sheets), the JavaScript programming language, the use of JavaScript to build interactive web pages, the design of web experiments, the use of server-side data storage, and the analysis and graphical display of experimental data.
Lectures & Labs
Each week the course will offer the student a one and a half hour lecture and one and a half hour practical class in the teaching laboratory.
Timetable
| Item | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Lectures | Friday 2.00-3.30 | Room B07 |
| Laboratory | Friday 3.30-5.00 | Room B07 |
Contact Details
| Responsibility | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Lecturer & Tutor | Mark Huckvale | m.huckvale@ucl.ac.uk |
| Demonstrator | Max Paulus | m.paulus@ucl.ac.uk |
Assessment
The assessment for the course will involve designing and running a web-based experiment then documenting the process through a web site.
The deadline for implementation of the website is Wednesday 20th December 2017.
Moodle
The course has a moodle page at https://moodle.ucl.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=28051.
The Moodle site will contain links to course notes, lecture slides and to additional resources.
Handbook
The course handbook is written as a set of web pages and can be found at: http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/courses/spsci/webprog/.
Self-Study
The course notes will index a range of web sites containing useful information about the topics. Use these to help develop your understanding of the concepts covered.
Use the Moodle Discussion forum for any specific questions you have outside the tutorial time. Also post messages if you find other interesting web sites relevant to the course.
Text Books
If you purchase any of these from Amazon using the supplied links, you will be supporting the web site www.speechandhearing.net.
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JavaScript Pocket Reference (Pocket Reference (O'Reilly))
- A compact reminder of the essentials of JavaScript, useful to keep to hand when you are programming.
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