This course aims to provide introduction to advanced Internet technologies and programming. Students will gain the knowledge about fundamental concepts of distributed systems, distributed system architecture, and communications between different components of distributed systems. Students will also learn the programming skill and train their problem solving ability about development of distributed systems, web-based information systems, and networking systems.  We will explore the state of art of distributed systems and web-based information systems. Specifically, we will discuss the programming of clients, middle tier servers and application servers in great details.

For a student to pass the course, at least 30% of the maximum mark for the examination must be obtained.