Rich Internet Applications and Flash
CAEL5028
This unit of study provides students who have an intermediate ActionScript level with a diverse exposure to web 2.0 concepts for Flash and Flex. Students will learn how to use ActionScript 3.0 and Object Orientated Programming concepts while working in a team to create a Rich Internet Application (RIA).Its outcome is to create a Flash RIA with a Content Management System (CMS) working with rich media such as images, sound and video. Each student will be assigned a component of the project, which they will have to develop by the end of class to complete the project. This will demonstrate how to work in a team on a large project by splitting off elements and delegating tasks.This unit is an ActionScript based course and will focus on the development aspects of Flash including project management and ActionSctipt development (coding with ActionScript). It covers basic PHP, although PHP is not the main component. It will also use ActionScript Message Format (AMF) with PHP via the AMFPHP framework, which is a fast, secure and rapid development tool for working with PHP.The unit of study introduces how to use open source Frameworks and Application Programming Interfaces (API's) like YouTube, Flickr and Twitter while utilizing other web 2.0 concepts and resources with the aim of understanding how to use available open source resources and APIs rather than building your own from scratch. It will demonstrate how to develop rich web 2.0 websites and in particular the glue required to combine different Web 2.0 languages, frameworks, APIs, resources and environments into one Flash project as extensible and component based application development. It covers the process from planning technologies and the project through to development and deployment.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1, 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: CAEL5028
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: Yes