Advanced Web Development & Deployment

This culminating unit advances students’ web coding skills by combining client-side scripting, server-side basics, accessibility, security, debugging, and deployment. Students will integrate DOM manipulation, form handling, PHP sessions, secure practices, and accessibility semantics to prepare production-ready web applications.

Learning Objectives

• Analyze and debug client-side code by tracing array and loop behavior, resolving common JavaScript errors, and employing console and other debugging strategies to correct runtime and logic issues
• Apply front-end and back-end integration techniques to manipulate the DOM, program text fields and selection controls (checkboxes, radio buttons, lists), and work with PHP objects and sessions to manage state
• Demonstrate accessibility and usability best practices by implementing keyboard-friendly interactions, semantic markup, ARIA/accessibility checks, and sufficient color contrast for inclusive web apps
• Evaluate and implement security and deployment measures by securing passwords and directory structures, monitoring script values, avoiding security pitfalls (e.g., infinite loops), and deploying static sites for production