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CP5637 - Content Management Systems
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Science and Engineering |
In this subject, students will learn about Web-based Content Management Systems (CMS), and use them to develop websites. Students will review CMS tools and technologies and evaluate them in terms of client requirements. Students will develop sites using front-end (client-side) and back-end (server-side) programming while considering issues of interface and user experience design, accessibility and Web standards. Students will develop plugins or extensions that integrate with existing systems to extend their functionality.
Learning Outcomes
- Appraise the role of content management technologies to organise and present web content;
- Create and deploy websites using content management systems, including creating and editing content, creating custom templates or themes, and performing site management;
- Examine installation and maintenance considerations for modern websites;
- Extend the functionality of content management systems with Web programming.
Subject Assessment
- Performance/Practice/Product > Software development/creation - (20%) - Individual
- Performance/Practice/Product > Website development/creation - (20%) - Individual
- Project - (40%) - Group
- Performance/Practice/Product > Practical assessment/practical skills demonstration - (20%) - Individual.
| Prerequisites: | CP5638 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
CP3402 |
Availabilities |
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| Cairns, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 09-Mar-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Lindsay Ward |
| Lecturers: | Ms Jo-Anne Clark, Mr Lindsay Ward. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 2, Internal | |
| Census Date 22-Jun-2023 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Lindsay Ward. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| JCU Brisbane, Trimester 3, Internal | |
| Census Date 05-Oct-2023 | |
| Coordinator: | Mr Lindsay Ward |
| Lecturer: | Ms Jo-Anne Clark. |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Townsville, Study Period 1, Internal | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Study Period 1, External | |
| Census Date 23-Mar-2023 | |
| Workload expectations: |
The student workload for this 3 credit point subject is approximately 130 hours.
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| Method of Delivery: | WWW - LearnJCU |
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