UNIK9730 – Service Oriented Architechture Implementation
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
Course content
This course will give an introduction to Service-Oriented Architecture (SOA), focusing on architectural principles and current technology used to implement it. The course will deal with SOA principles such as loose coupling and late binding, as well as give an introduction to important Web services standards (XML, SOAP, WSDL, and others) and communication paradigms (request/response and publish/subscribe). The course will also teach how to locate services dynamically (service discovery), developing Web services using Java, and alternative technologies for implementing a SOA.
Learning outcome
After completing this course you will have knowledge of
- Service-Oriented Architecture: the entities involved and the roles defining their interactions
- Current technologies used to implement a SOA, in particular Web services, which is founded on standards, and is currently in widespread use for both civil and military applications.
- Implementing a SOA, in particular building distributed systems using Web services technology and Java
- recent research within the area of Service-Oriented Architechture
- several advanced topics within SOA, an have in-depth knowledge of at least one of these, as well as experience on passing on this knowledge to other students with a basic knowledge in the subject.
Admission
PhD candidates from the University of Oslo should apply for classes and register for examinations through Studentweb.
If a course has limited intake capacity, priority will be given to PhD candidates who follow an individual education plan where this particular course is included. Some national researchers’ schools may have specific rules for ranking applicants for courses with limited intake capacity.
PhD candidates who have been admitted to another higher education institution must apply for a position as a visiting student within a given deadline.
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Ingen obligatoriske forkunnskaper utover generell studiekompetanse.
Overlapping courses
10 credits overlap with UNIK4730 – Service Oriented Architechture Implementation (continued)
Teaching
Weekly lectures. There are compulsory exercises that must be completed in order to attend the exam.
Examination
Final oral exam counts for 100% of the final grade.
Compulsory exercises must be completed in order to attend the exam.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
This course offers both postponed and resit of examination. Read more:
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.