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This is the home page for CS 350, the first course in a three-quarter sequence on web development offered to computer science majors at Central Washington University.

The first day of class is Wednesday, September 23 in Hebeler 204 Lab. Read other recent University Announcements of interest to computer science majors.

No Required Textbook for CS 350: Web Development Technologies 1. All of the required readings for the course will come from the Internet.

Since many students prefer to learn from a book, The University Bookstore is stocking two optional textbooks for CS 350

sitepoint textbook Optional Textbook
Build Your Own Web Site The Right Way Using HTML & CSS, 2nd Edition
Ian Lloyd
SitePoint, 2008
ISBN: 978-0-9804552-7-4
Note: The first three chapters are available as a free sample download (PDF)

PHP and MySQL Web Development Textbook

Optional Textbook
PHP and MySQL Web Development, 4th Edition
Luke Welling
Addison-Wesley, 2009
ISBN: 0-672-32916-6

However, there are loads of great books on learning to develop Web pages you may consider purchasing. Visit your favorite bookstore and find a book(s) on XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP that fits your learning style.

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Since many people like to have copies of the software to run on their home computers, here is a minimalist CS 350 Software Installation Guide.

Focus Area: Web Development

The Computer Science Department has approved a new focus area: Web Development. The six electives that make up the Web Development focus area include:

Students interested in pursuing this focus area are encouraged to discuss it with Dr. Gellenbeck

Ed Gellenbeck, Department of Computer Science, CWU
400 E. University Way, Ellensburg, WA 98926-7520