Distributed Applications in the Enterprise
Spring 2003

Janet A Kinzler

Structure: MW 8am - 9:15am, CL1 319; 29 class periods, each 75 minutes long.
Instructor: Janet Kinzler; CSB 207; 823-0169; jkinzler@cs.ucf.edu
Office Hours: MW 9:30-12
TA KalyanGarimell -- garimell@cs.ucf.edu Office Hours CCI Rm 202 on Thursday from 10-11

Text: Deitel, Deitel and Santry, Advanced Java 2 Platform, Prentice-Hall, 2002.
Prerequisites: COP3330 (OOP), COP3503 ( CS2), EEL 4882 (OS), CGS 2545 (Databases).

Grades are found at a link at the bottom of the page.

Implementation Environments: You will be regularly using Java. You do not need to be a Java expert, but you must be familiar with it at the level of student who has completed COP3330 and COP3503. Feel free to ask others for guidance to quickly solve trivial problems with Java syntax or with using Borland JBuilder and the JDK.

Assignments: 3 or 4 small to moderate programming assignments (some are multi-part) using a variety of frameworks and APIs. Around 5 or 6 non-programming assignments.One fairly large project.

Exams: Midterm and a final, and maybe a number of quizzes.

Material: From Deitel: Chapters 1-3, 6-10, 12-16, 22-24, 26-29, Appendix A, B, C. Parts of this are on CD in text. Class notes.

Main Project Specs

Projects

Grades (not all)

Evaluation (Tentative):
Mid Term -- 100 points
Final Exam -- 125 Points
Non Programming Assignments -- 25 Points
Regular Programming Assignments -- 75 Points
Project -- 125 Points
Total Available: 500
Grading will be A>=90%, B>=87%, B>=80%, C>=77%, C>=70%, D>=50%, F< 50%

Resources:
Free Software IDEs JBuilder 8 Personal or Enterprise Borland Enterprise Manager

SDK 1.4 from sun site, Deitel&Deitel, Sun Java Site, Apache, Lots more in text.

*** You are responsible to select, install and learn how to use either the Borland Enterprise Manager, or one of the two application servers provided on the disc in your text. All three of these come with a great deal of directions and are very simple to use on a decent running computer. Unfortunately, the computer in our classroom is connected to a number of other servers which makes it nearly impossible to demo. If you simply CANNOT figure it out on your own or in your team, TELL me and I will arrange a demo in the computer science building ***

Weeks#1 & 2: -- Chapter 1 & Notes

Syllabus
Philosophy and Goals
Rules of the game
Concurrency: benefits and challenges
Distributed applications
Paradigms

Channels (send/receive)
Distributed objects (RPC/RMI)
Middleware agent (space/message queue)

Support for various paradigms in Java

Assignment #1

Read the example browser pane in Figure 2.1 of Deitel. There is a problem with their code. It occurs in "boundary conditions." In fact, most common algorithm design errors occur at the boundaries (like at the base case in an inductive argument). You must find the problem(s). Turn in a one-page write-up (an e-mailed document) with your description of the problem(s) and your suggested solution(s). This must be transmitted prior to Monday's class. You may not discuss this with any of your classmates, friends, relatives or local congressional staff. I want to see what you can deduce on your own.

Due: 1/13/03