Module 553150
XML (WS 2020/2021)
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The tutorials will start in the first week of November via BigBlueButton. The access code is provided to all course participants via OPAL.
The lecture will take place as a live online event in a bi-weekly fashion. Please check our course calendar regularly for the concrete dates and webroom link. We will publish additional material at the bottom of this website for your time-independent self-study each other week.
The first lecture will be held on Tuesday, 20 Oct 2020. You can join the lecture via Zoom. The access code was sent to you as a course participant in advance via OPAL.
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Conduct
The XML Tools lecture is typically offered in the winter semester.
SWS (V/Ü/S/P):2/2/0/0
Contents
eXtensible Markup Language (XML) is the basis of a number of developments in the World Wide Web. XML plays a central role in data transport and integration as well as in many modern software applications. The course offers a basic introduction into XML and its applications in different contexts of distributed systems, distributed software and Web. Various state-of-the-art application scenarios and pragmatic tools are presented. The topics covered:
- Introduction to Markup languages and XML
- Basic approaches, such as DTD, XML schemas, XML editors, XML applications, linking, XPath, XSL/XSLT
- Data formats and tools, i.e. SVG, RSS
- Semantics Formats and tools, i.e. RDF, OWL, digital rights with Creative Commons
- User interface Formats and tools, i.e. XHTML, XForms, MicroFormats
- Application logic Formats and tools, i.e. existing XML Web Services for advertising, blogs, collaboration, content analysis, E-commerce, maps, social bookmarking, search, sight/sound/motion, storage, tagging
Qualification Objectives
- Basic understanding of Markup languages
- Familiarity with XML applications and tools
- Ability to make use of XML applications and XML Web services in the creation of sophisticated distributed applications
- Basic Semantic Web knowledge
- Ability to use metadata technologies, in particular for realizing Semantic Web resources.