Web and Mobile Application Development

This hands-on course follows on from COMP 1850 -Introduction to Web Development. Those who already understand HTML5 and CSS3 will explore web development in more depth with JavaScript and jQuery and be introduced to programming for web sites and web applications. Students must provide their own current model PC, i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, and 256 GB minimum storage. High-speed internet access is needed for online sections and for homework. COMP 2132 introduces web programming concepts, participants will create and use JavaScript variables, objects, functions, and arrays. Labs, exercises and assignments focus on the theory behind client-side web scripting and how to manage interactive sites. Topics include: object/feature detection, DOM manipulation, event handling, functions (named and anonymous), closures, object detection, object creation and prototyping, event handling and callback functions, jQuery introduction, jQuery plugin usage, form validation, timers and simple animations. Attendance, participation in class and the BCIT Learning Hub are mandatory. In the 12-week sections, students may have an average total time commitment of 7+ hours each week. Please Note: The 6-week compressed sections may have twice the workload per week. This course is prerequisite for several follow-on advanced JavaScript courses: COMP 2052 Android and Mobile Application Development Tools, COMP 2909 Angular and Vue.js, COMP 3012 Back-End Web Development with Node.js, COMP 2913 React and Modern JavaScript and COMP 3015 Introduction to Web Applications with PHP. COMP 2132 is a required course for BCIT Computing Advanced Web Technologies; both associate certificates in Applied Web Development, AWD and Web and Mobile Application Development, WMA, as well as Web Development Fundamentals and the Computer Systems Certificate, CSC. Upon completion, successful students will be able to program Front-End and Back-End web sites, and develop significant web applications with JavaScript.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 1850 or 50% in COMP 1170 or 50% in COMP 1171 or 50% in COMP 1537

​This hands-on course follows on from COMP 2132 and replaces COMP 2912. It was designed for students with prior experience developing web pages using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Students must provide their own current model PC, i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, and 256 GB minimum storage. Highspeed internet access is needed for online sections and for homework. Starting with how Node.js fits into client-server software architecture, participants will focus on the Node.js programming model. Labs and exercises cover creating, installing and using node modules. Web frameworks like Express.js and Jest as used to build and test powerful web applications. Students will experience how Node.js is used by enterprise environments and modern web stacks like MEAN and MERN. Topics include: how to build, and deploy a RESTful API following best-practices, and learn error handling strategies. Typescript integration with Node.js as well as how to connect to databases will also be discussed. Please Note: Attendance, participation in class and the BCIT Learning Hub are required. Students may have an average total time commitment of 11 hours each week; with 3 hours of class time, and 8 hours of homework. Web developers should also consider multiple advanced JavaScript tools including: COMP 2909 Angular and Vue.js Fundamentals and COMP 3013​ Front-End Web Development with React.js. COMP 3012 is an elective in several BCIT Computing applied associate certificates; Web Development (AWD), Web and Mobile Application Development (WMA), Advanced Java Development (AJD) and Advanced .NET Development; as well as the CST FLEX Diploma. Upon completion, successful students will be able to use Node.js to build robust, scalable, data intensive web applications with user authentication.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2132

React.js is an open source JavaScript library widely used to create fast, modular web and mobile applications. This hands-on course follows on from COMP 2132 and was designed for students with prior experience developing web pages using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Students must provide their own current model PC, i5 or higher equivalent processor, 8 GB of RAM minimum, and 256 GB minimum storage. Highspeed internet access is needed for online sections and for homework. Starting with an introduction to React.js concepts, participants concentrate on how React works with browsers and the Document Object Model (DOM). Then students use the modern Hooks API to built clean and testable components. Instructor led labs and exercises focus on how to structure and develop single-page applications using NPM, Webpack and Babel, following current industry standards. Topics include: Routing, Server-Side Rendering, Styling, State Management, and deployment. Please Note: Attendance, participation in class and the BCIT Learning Hub are required. Students may have an average total time commitment of 11 hours each week; with 3 hours of class time, and 8 hours of homework. ​Web developers should also consider learning multiple advanced JavaScript tools including: COMP 2909 -Angular and Vue.js Fundamentals and COMP 3012 Back-End Web Development with Node.js. COMP 3013 is an elective in several BCIT Computing applied associate certificates; Web Development (AWD), Web and Mobile Application Development (WMA), Advanced Java Development (AJD) and Advanced .NET Development; as well as the CST/PTS Diploma. Upon completion successful participants will be able to use React to create and deploy dynamic web applications quickly, with more functionality and less code. This course replaces COMP 2913 as of January 2023.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2132

​This hands-on advanced course follows COMP 2132 –Web Development with JavaScript and is aimed at students who already possess a solid understanding of web development and who have client-side programming experience. COMP 3015 begins with basic client-server concepts. Participants are then introduced to server-side programming with PHP and a variety of open-source software tools. Topics include: data encoding, regular expressions, input sanitization, dependency management with Composer, and common components to a typical web application. MySQL, password hashing, and TLS are also discussed. Labs and assignments include using: file I/O, password hashing functions, plus uploading images and other files to a server. Participants gain hands-on experience developing and deploying server-side software in an Object- Oriented Programming (OOP) approach Students practice obtaining and processing user input, basic web application security and how to mitigate the dangers of cross site scripting, session hijacking, and SQL injection. COMP 3015 is a required course in the Web and Mobile Application Development (WMA) Associate Certificate, and the CST FLEX Diploma, which have significant coding prerequisites. Note: Applied Web Development (AWD) students without Java or C# programming language experience are advised to complete COMP 3012 -Back-End Web Development with Node.js, prior to this course. Upon completion, successful students will be able to develop commercial quality web applications and move on to COMP 4669 -Advanced Web Applications with PHP.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2132

​Following on from COMP 3601, this course replaces COMP 4613 and COMP 4656 . Those who also understand HTML, CSS and JavaScript and already capable of developing basic Java web applications will focus on Advanced Java Web App design, organization and deployment. Starting with the Java Persistence API (JPA), students creating Object Relational Mapping solutions and configure data sources in J ava Enterprise Edition (JEE) containers. They connect Java web applications to data sources by utilizing Java Naming and Directory Interface (JNDI). SQL queries are executed using native and Java Persistence Query Language (JPQL queries as well as JPA's Criteria Builder API. COMP 4602 activites include; use Create/Read/Update/Delete (CRUD) operations on JPA entities using entity managers. Students create XML-based web services using the Java API for XML Web Services (JAX- WS) and RESTful web services (JAX-RS API) and Jersey Implementation. Industry best practices are discussed for well-informed decisions about web services strategies. Labs and exercises use industry standards to develop and deploy advanced Java web applications. Topics include: Java Persistence API (JPA), creating Object Relational Mapping solutions, JEE containers, Hibernate API. Students will develop a database-enabled web application, and web services using a variety of industry standards and using design patterns. Enterprise Java Beans (EJB™) API is used to develop the components to build the business logic for Java Enterprise Edition (JEE) applications. Upon successful completion, students will be able to create and deploy advanced Java Web Applications to industry standards. ​​COMP 4601 will be offered in the Fall (September) or Winter (January) term.​
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 3601 or 60% in COMP 3656

This hands-on course follows on from COMP 3602 and is aimed at students who can already use C# in the .NET Framework to create significant software applications. Participants must also understand how to build Web Applications using HTML5/CSS3 and JavaScript. COMP 4602 students are introduced to ASP.NET and then Razor to build and deploy Server-side and Client-side Web Apps to MS Azure. Razor and Blazor are used to develop both Server-Side and Client-Side Apps within the latest Microsoft .NET Framework. Labs and exercises focus on building secure web apps with authentication to industry standards. COMP 4602 is a required course in the “Advanced .NET Development", and “Web and Mobile Application Development" Associate Certificates and is an elective in the CST FLEX Diploma. Upon successful completion, students will be able to use ASP.NET with Razor and Blazor to build a variety of .NET Full Stack Web Applications to the cloud with MS Azure. This course is offered once per year in the September (Fall) or January (Winter) term.
Prerequisite(s):

• (60% in COMP 2614 or 60% in COMP 3602) and (60% in COMP 2015 or 60% in COMP 2132)

​COMP 2052 provides an introduction to mobile application development using tools and scripting languages rather than object-oriented programing languages. This hands-on course follows on from COMP 1850 and COMP 2132) and assumes students already understand how to develop and deploy web sites with HMTL5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Participants do not need to be object-oriented programmers however they should have significant experience using mobile apps. Students will design and develop web-based, native and hybrid mobile applications using jQuery Mobile, Android Studio, Apache Cordova, and other tools. Labs and exercises focus on how to implement entry level, mobile applications for Android and other mobile web platforms. Topics include a comparison of native, hybrid and web based mobile technologies. Starting with the fundamentals of web-based mobile applications, Android Studio and Apache Cordova are used to implement web-based, native, and cross-platform mobile solutions. COMP 2052 is an elective in the CST FLEX Diploma, the Web and Mobile Development (AMD) and Applied Web Development (AWD) associate certificates from BCIT Computing. Upon successful completion, students will be able to choose from a variety of tool sets for platform independent mobile and web application development. This course will be offered for the last time in April 2024.​
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2132

​This hands-on web development course follows on from COMP 2132. It was designed for students with prior experience developing web pages using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. Angular and Vue are popular JavaScript open-source front-end application frameworks for developing modularized single-page applications and building user interfaces. Angular is a standalone front-end JavaScript framework with in-built tools and libraries to build scalable web apps. Vue provides the ability to extend web application functionality with customized modules and visual components. COMP 2909 starts with installing the latest version of Angular. Labs and exercises reinforce Angular development fundamentals to build components, modules, and services for data-driven, client-side web applications. Vue.js is then used for rapid modular web application development. Exercises also include: routing, asynchronous JSON transfer, and validation. These features are then implemented using Vue.js 3. Automated testing and redux architecture are also introduced using Angular. There is a brief introduction to using Angular with the Apache Cordova framework for platform independent mobile development for Android and iOS. Participants may also want to complete COMP 3012 -Back-End Web Development with Node.js, COMP 3013 -Front-End Web Development with React.js, and COMP 3015 -Web Application Development with PHP. COMP 2909 is an elective in several BCIT Computing applied associate certificate as well as the CST FLEX Diploma. Upon completion, successful students will be able to use Angular and Vue frameworks to develop data-driven and interactive single-page web applications for all mainstream browsers. This course is offered in the fall (October) and winter (February).
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2132

​​​Continuing on from COMP 2613 or COMP 3601, this hands-on course is designed for those who already understand how to use Java to develop applications to industry standards. Students who are experienced Java programmers are introduced to the Kotlin programming language to develop, debug and deploy Android applications. This is a BYOD course not in a computer lab. Students must provide their own Windows, Mac or Linux laptop to participate in this course. See the current Android Studio hardware requirements. Please note: BCIT does provide technical support for student's hardware or operating systems. Labs and assignments explore and use Android Studio, SDK tools - avd, adb etc., to build and deploy Android applications on the emulator(s). Topics include: Designing user interfaces with Layouts, Fragments and Activities. Students learn to manage Android Resources, work with Manifest files, persist data, create Services, leverage multi-threading constructs and make use of REST endpoints. Other topics of discussion include Location Based Services, network connectivity, accessing cloud services and data. This course is an elective in the CST/PTS Diploma. Upon completion, students may continue on to advanced courses and programs, COMP 3617 is a required course for the Web and Mobile Application Development Associate Certificate and an elective in the Advanced Java Development Associate Certificate. By the end of this course successful participants will complete a final project which includes using Java to design, build, and package and deploy an Android application to a mobile device. COMP 3617 is under review and not currently being offered.
Prerequisite(s):

• COMP 2522 or COMP 2613 or COMP 3601

Following on from COMP 2831 - Business Analysis and Systems Design, this hands-on course introduces the concepts, tools and processes needed to be perform Quality Assurance (QA) and software testing. Students with some programming background are shown best practices and will focus on creating and executing test plans using test cases and test scripts. They will practice how to record and report results, as well as document identified issues. Exercises and labs will include using popular open source QA software testing and tracking tools. Topics include: Black Box, White Box and Grey Box testing techniques and all aspects of QA planning and execution. Automated testing topics include constructing a framework, scripting techniques, generating test data, test architecture, pre/post-processing, test maintenance, and job specific metrics. Successful participants will be able to understand effective software testing methods, create a Quality Assurance plan and a test plan as well as be able to monitor test processes, evaluate test results and conduct automated testing to industry standards.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 2501 and 60% in COMP 2831

​This hands-on application development course was designed for experienced object oriented programmers. Students must have prior experience developing a software application, they are also required to work in teams and participate in online activities. The focus of COMP 3912 is on the user interface components of current popular iOS business applications. In order to follow this course participants need to be avid users of iPhones. This is a bring your own devices (BYOD) course, students must provide their own Mac computer with OS X Catalina or higher, plus a current iOS mobile device, ideally an iPhone. Participants have access to Apple resources for the development and testing of iOS applications during this course. Students design and develop apps for the current iOS platform to Apple standards. Starting with an intensive overview of the Swift programming language, students are introduced to the iOS development platform via in class labs and exercises. Topics include; Xcode, Cocoa Touch API, Swift, SwiftUI, troubleshooting and debugging, Git source control basics, memory management, user input and gesture recognition. Additional topics include: Auto Layout, data persistence including Core Data, NSUserDefaults and Plists. Testing, networking, SpriteKit, Core Location and multi-threading are also discussed. Upon successful completion of COMP 3912 students will be able to design and build a commercial quality iOS application for iPhone. This course will be offered once per year in the spring (April or May) term.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 3601 or 60% in COMP 3602 or 60% in COMP 3603 or 60% in COMP 3656

This hands-on course replaces COMP 3916 –Docker for DevOps as of April 2023. It is aimed at web software developers who want to use current DevOps standards to reduce service downtime. Software developers who can create web-based applications, are introduced to best practices and techniques to create software services resilient to failures. COMP 4016 starts with an overview of DevOps. Labs and exercises cover the basics of Docker including creating Docker images and debugging containers. Participants are then introduced to Kubernetes, an open source platform for managing containerized workloads and services. Assignments focus on best practices to automate DevOps operations to reduce on-call work, and how to leverage Kubernetes self-healing features. There is a focus on the use of automatic scalers to react to bursts of traffic and monitor the current state of the service. YAML (a data-serialization language) is used configure Kubernetes and to program running services. Students practice how to automate typical human elements and inputs to apply different DevOps concepts to a running service. COMP 4016 is an elective course the CST FLEX Diploma and several BCIT Computing Associate Certificates. DevOps students should also consider completing COMP 2833 - Agile Scrum Methods, for additional skills. Upon completion, successful students will have working knowledge of DevOps. They will be able to use Docker and Kubernetes to orchestrate automation, to reduce costs and downtime for software as a service. Students without the specific BCIT prerequisites, who have equivalent knowledge of Web Software Application Development with PHP, and or Java Web or ASP are welcome to apply.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 3015 or 60% in COMP 3601 or 60% in COMP 3973 or 60% in COMP 4602 or 60% in COMP 4613

​This hands-on course continues on from COMP 3015 –Web Application Development with PHP and is aimed at students who are already able to build significant PHP web applications. COMP 4669, begins with a review of topics covered in COMP 3015, then students are introduced to the Model-View-Controller (MVC) and Active Record patterns. Topics include: RESTful APIs, Caching, Message Queues, and Cross Origin Resource Sharing (CORS). Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) libraries are used in assignments and labs to interact with MySQL databases. WebSockets are also discussed with an emphasis on secure development practices and application performance. Labs and assignments use open source libraries and integrate with application framework and how to safely persist passwords and communicate with third party services. Participants use industry standard PHP frameworks to develop secure and scalable RESTful APIs with JSON responses. Application middleware is also introduced to handle CORS and cookie handling. COMP 4669 is an elective in the Applied Web Development (AWD), the Web and Mobile Application Development (WMA) Associate Certificates, and the CST FLEX Diploma. Note: Web Development students should also consider COMP 3012 -Back-End Web Development with Node.js and COMP 3013 -Front-End Web Development with React.js. Upon completion, successful students will be able to build and deploy front-end, single-page-applications (SPAs) by creating back-end PHP services for commercial quality server-side web applications. COMP 4669 will only be offered in the winter (January) term.
Prerequisite(s):

• 60% in COMP 3015