Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Must have knowledge about the structure of the Internet and its design principles
• Must have knowledge about the key Internet technologies for content networking: representation, identification and transport
• Must have knowledge of mark-up languages and AJAX technologies, e.g. XML, JSON, HTML5, and JavaScript
• Must have knowledge about programming models and interfaces for Internet services, in particular REST, SOAP and Web Services
• Must have knowledge about the main protocols for messaging and streaming media, including session initiation and management
• Must be able to explain the concepts of “service”, “service enablers” and “service architectures”
• Must be able to understand the principles of Web 2.0 and their implications for services
• Must have knowledge of different methods for "enrichment" of services: User involvement, personalisation, use of context information, extracting value from large amounts of data, etc.
• Must have knowledge of the main standardisation bodies and the process of developing specifications and standards for Internet technologies
• Must have knowledge of common service architectures, e.g. Service Delivery Platforms, Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), and cloud architectures

Skills

• Must be able to analyse and discuss the relation between user needs and different types of services
• Must be able to analyse the requirements that a given service imposes on servers, networks and terminals and their relation to the user experience provided by the service
• Must be able to design ICT services with distributed content, including controlled exposure of resources and access to these, and making use of state-of-the-art Internet technologies
• Must be able to design services for real-time messaging and streaming media
• Must be able to analyse and discuss the characteristics of different service architectures

Competences

• Must have the competency to assess the potential and applicability of state-of-the-art Internet technologies, programming models and architectures in order to realise a given functionality

Type of instruction

Types of instruction are listed at the start of Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams