Exam Structure

The exam is composed of: (a) a written test; (b) an optional oral test; (c) a project; (d) for students who have missed more than one laboratory class, a check of works carried out autonomously.

Suggested Study Material

Due to the heterogeneity of the covered topics, there are no official course textbooks. However, this does not mean that lecture slides are sufficient for a successful preparation, unless they are complemented by good notes. On the other hand, the Web is a huge source of information for all the discussed subjects. The following is a list of links to some resources that may be useful (as an integration) for students who have attended the course, and are important for students who have not.

Topic	Resources
Color	Color theory, from worqx.com Color tutorial, from colortutorial.design What is Color, from webexhibits.org
Images and Graphics	Digital Imaging Tutorial, from cornell.edu Web Style Guide - Graphics, from webstyleguide.com GIMP (free GNU Image Manipulation Program), from gimp.org GIMP tutorials, from gimp.org Learn Photoshop, from adobe.com
Digital Video	A Digital Video Primer: An Introduction to DV Production, Post-Production, and Delivery (PDF, 9.83 MB), originally from adobe.com A Digital Video Primer: Understanding and Using High-Definition Video (PDF, 1.63 MB), originally from adobe.com AVCHD Introduction Handbook (PDF, 875 KB), originally from sony.com DaVinci Resolve, from blackmagicdesign.com
HTML language	HTML5 Tutorial, from w3schools.com HTML Tutorial, from html.net HTML For Beginners The Easy Way: Start Learning HTML & CSS Today, from html.com What is HTML5?, from oreilly.com The W3C Markup Validation Service, from w3.org Simple HTML5 example, from vision.unipv.it
Cascading Style Sheets	CSS Tutorial, from w3schools.com CSS Is Easy!, from sitepoint.com CSS Zen Garden, from csszengarden.com CSS 3.0 Maker, from toptal.com The W3C CSS Validation Service, from css-validator.org Simple CSS3 example, from vision.unipv.it
XML meta-language	Introduction to XML, from w3schools.com XML Tutorial, from javatpoint.com Some XML examples (zip file), from vision.unipv.it XSLT example, from vision.unipv.it
Web 2.0	What Is Web 2.0, from oreilly.com
Client-side web technologies (JavaScript)	JavaScript Tutorial, from w3schools.com JavaScript, from mozilla.org JavaScript examples, from vision.unipv.it
Server-side web technologies	CGI Programming 101: Learn CGI Today!, from cgi101.com PHP Tutorial, from w3schools.com PHP: A simple tutorial, from php.net MySQL Documentation, from mysql.com MariaDB Documentation, from mariadb.com
Some web templates, frameworks, platforms, and libraries	Bootstrap, from getbootstrap.com HTML5 Boilerplate, from html5boilerplate.com Skeleton, from getskeleton.com Node.js, from nodejs.org Angular, from angular.io React, from reactjs.org jQuery, from jquery.com
Semantic Web	W3C Semantic Web Activity, from w3.org How Semantic Web Works, from howstuffworks.com
Virtual reality, augmented reality, telepresence	Virtual Reality: A Short Introduction, from umich.edu Introduction to Augmented Reality, from rit.edu Telepresence Information, from stanford.edu
Web Usability	Usability.gov, from usability.gov NN/g Articles & Videos, from nngroup.com Usable Web, from usableweb.com
Web Accessibility	Making the Web Accessible, from w3.org Introduction to Web Accessibility, from webaim.org

The above proposed links are only some possible resources (among the many) regarding the various topics, and can be replaced with equivalent material if deemed more appropriate. Also, do not forget that the ultimate reference for Web technologies is www.w3.org.

Oral Test (optional)

Students who obtain a grade between 16 and 29 in the written test and wish to (possibly) increase it, can take an optional oral examination (on the first working day after the publication of the results of the written test). However, please consider that this additional exam component does not necessarily increase or confirm the grade obtained in the written test.

Project

The project, to be carried out individually, consists of a website complying with some basic requirements (see the project specifications).
The work can result in a maximum increase of two points of the grade obtained in the written/oral tests, and must be presented within three months after the date of the last written test taken.

Check of Laboratory Works Carried Out Autonomously

Students who have missed more than one laboratory class will have to demonstrate that they have carried out the work autonomously. In practice, typically when presenting the project, the student will be required to show and discuss the result files of the missed laboratory classes (except one).

Project Presentation and Grade Recording

When a student has completed the project, he or she has to make an appointment by sending an email to marco.porta@unipv.it.
At least three days before the apppointment, a zip file (named surname.name.zip) containing all the project files must be sent to marco.porta@unipv.it (or, if it is too big or cannot be sent by e-mail for security reasons, the file can be shared through Google Drive, WeTransfer, etc.). However, the student should preferably (but not necessarily) present the project on his or her own laptop. In addition, a short report must also be sent along with the project files. The report must be prepared according to the following template, which is available in .docx (MS Word), .odt (LibreOffice), and PDF formats.