There were two great waves that have swept the internet industry. The first
was the emergence of the communication protocol called TCP/IP. This first wave
has enabled global connectivity. The second wave was enabled by HTML. This HTML
has allowed the linkage of multiple documents which has created “huge” and widely
distributed electronic libraries. The third wave was enabled by the XML. The
power of XML has taken the enterprise applications into an era of true interoperability.
XML has garnered tremendous support from the internet community. Additionally,
major vendors such as IBM, Microsoft and Sun have embraced this technology.
The objective of this course is to learn the foundation of XML’s core elements
– XML basics, DTD, XML Schema & Namespaces, XSLT, Xpath, Xlink and Xpointer.
The intent is to help students build a solid foundation in XML with its associated
core elements. Hopefully, by the end of the course, the students have the ability
to move on and learn other parts of XML technologies.
Reference materials:
1. The XML Handbook, Charles Goldfarb & Paul Prescod
3rd Edition
Prentice Hall Computer Books; ISBN: 013055068-X
2. Course notes
Tom Tan holds a BCS Honors from Acadia University and MBA from Dalhousie University.
Tom has over 10 years of IT experience. He has taught at UNB and Saint Mary.
He is a regular part-time lecturer at UNB Fredericton. He is presently working
for XWAVE’s ABU as an IT planner. His latest assignment is developing a tactical
plan to introduce XML to the organization.
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