PB138 Modern Markup Languages and Their Applications

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
prof. RNDr. Tomáš Pitner, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Luděk Bártek, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Ing. Petr Adámek (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Ľuboš Pecho (seminar tutor)
RNDr. Adam Rambousek, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Pavel Drášil, Ph.D. (assistant)
RNDr. Tomáš Gregar (assistant)
Ing. Eva Matějková (assistant)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: prof. RNDr. Tomáš Pitner, Ph.D.
Timetable
Tue 12:00–13:50 D3
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PB138/01: Tue 10:00–10:50 B130, T. Pitner
PB138/02: Tue 11:00–11:50 B130, T. Pitner
PB138/03: Fri 11:00–11:50 B130, L. Bártek
PB138/04: Fri 12:00–12:50 B130, L. Bártek
PB138/05: Fri 13:00–13:50 B130, L. Bártek
PB138/06: Wed 17:00–17:50 B130, Ľ. Pecho
PB138/07: Thu 9:00–9:50 B130, Ľ. Pecho
PB138/08: Mon 10:00–10:50 B130, A. Rambousek
PB138/09: Mon 11:00–11:50 B130, A. Rambousek
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of formal languages, as well as some experience in OO programming (preferably in Java) and databases is required. Moreover, basic orientation in a markup language (HTML) and Internet services is needed, too.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 200 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/200, only registered: 0/200, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/200
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is an introduction to modern markup languages based on or related to XML. It provides an overview of standards, processing, and technologies related to XML. After completion of the course, the student will be able to work independently to solve basic tasks involving XML processing. The students will also be able to work in a team.
Syllabus
  • Modern markup languages, Extensible Markup Language (XML), its syntax. Family of XML standards.
  • Standards for parsing and processing XML data. XML Document Object Model, event-driven processing, binding to concrete programming languages.
  • XML data models. Approaches to XML data modelling, schema languages (DTD, XML Schema, RelaxNG, Schematron). XML validation.
  • Navigation and Querying XML data. XLink, XPointer, XPath standards.
  • XML transformations, XSLT.
  • Query Languages for XML. Storing and processing XML data in relational and OO databases, XML data indexing, native XML databases. XQuery.
  • Important markups for web and documents.
  • Modern Web applications (Web 2.0)
  • Metadata for describing XML resources, RDF framework, ontologies. Intro to Semantic Web.
  • XML and Internet technologies.
Literature
  • SEELY, Scott. SOAP :cross platform internet development using XML. Upper Saddle River: Prentice Hall, 2002, xiv, 391 s. ISBN 0-13-090763-4. info
  • BURKE, Eric M. Java and XSLT. 1st ed. Sebastopol, CA, USA: O'Reilly & Associates, Inc., 2001. ISBN 0-596-00143-6. info
  • CAGLE, Kurt. Professional XML schemas. Birmingham: Wrox Press, 2001, xv, 691 s. ISBN 1-86100-547-4. info
  • PITNER, Tomáš. Transformace XML dat: standardy, nástroje, metodika, optimalizace (XML Data Transformation: Standards, Tools, Methodology, Optimization). In Proceedings of the Annual Database Conference. 1st ed. Bratislava: Slovenská technická univerzita, 2001, p. 285-294. DATAKON. ISBN 80-227-1597-2. info
  • KAY, Michael. XSLT :programmer's reference. 2nd ed. Birmingham: Wrox Press, 2001, xxxiii., 9. ISBN 1-86100-506-7. info
Teaching methods
Lectures with demonstrations of XML application development methods and tools. Labs in a PC room: solving individual tasks, later working on the team project.
Assessment methods
The subject is taught as lectures, practices (labs) and a team project. The evaluation is derived from a sum of points reached in individual tasks, team project, and a final written (paper) test.
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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