API Development

Short Course

API Development

Course Schedule	Duration (days)	Mode of Delivery	TGS Reference Number
To be advised	3	Classroom Learning	TGS-2025056625
To be advised	3	Synchronous e-Learning	TGS-2025056680

Course Overview

Due to the popularity of mobile devices such as smartphones, tablets and other smart devices, modern application development often cannot assume that these applications are only accessed through a web browser. To power these applications, the frontend would normally communicate with the backend through the use of Application Programming Interface (API). This course offers a comprehensive and specialized exploration into the art of creating APIs – the backend of modern software integration and communication. Designed for aspiring developers, software engineers, and technology enthusiasts, this course delves deep into backend development focusing on API development. Topics include (but not limited to): RESTful API design principles, data serialization and forms, API testing, and API integration.

Course Objectives

At the completion of the course, the participants will be able to:

Appreciate the purpose of API development.
Understand the RESTful API design principles and how to design API according to industry standards.
Work with database technologies and expose backend services in the form of API.
Learn how to integrate APIs with frontend technology.

Job Role Readiness

Web developers, mobile application developers and software engineers

Prerequisites

Minimum of a Diploma. Knowledge of Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) is preferred.

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This programme is part of

Professional Certificate in Backend Development

Funding Available

SkillsFuture Funding

Enhanced Training Support

SFEC

UTAP

PSEA

Instructors

Dr Lek Hsiang Hui

A/Prof Tan Wee Kek

A/Prof Tan Wee Kek is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Analytics at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore. He is also currently serving as an Assistant Dean (Student Life) in the School of Computing, and a Fellow and EXCO member of the NUS Teaching Academy. He graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Information Systems in July 2013 and a Bachelor of Computing in Information Systems (1st Class Honours) in July 2007, both from the National University of Singapore. Prior to this, he attended Singapore Polytechnic and graduated with a Diploma in Computer Information Systems with Merit in July 2001. His current primary research interests focus on consumer-based information technology (e.g., online decision aids, social computing, virtual worlds and consumer cloud services). Most of his research is based on design science, a well-established problem-solving paradigm that has been widely adopted in information systems research. His current secondary research interests focus on information systems education. His work has been published or is forthcoming in journals such as Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), Decision Support Systems (DSS), Communications of the Association for Information Systems (CAIS), and Journal of Information Systems Education (JISE). His work has also been presented or is forthcoming in conferences such as ACM SIGMIS Computer Personnel Research Conference (SIGMIS-CPR), IFIP Working Group 8.2 Working Conference (IFIP WG8.2), European Conference on Information Systems (ECIS), Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), and International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction (ICHCI). He has won the faculty level Research Achievement Award in 2013 and was a nominee for the ACM SIGMIS 2009 Magid Igbaria Outstanding Conference Paper of the Year. His current teaching interests include imparting senior undergraduate students with knowledge and skills to develop enterprise information systems as well as teaching them principles of information security management, and concepts of mobile and ubiquitous commerce. He has won the University level Annual Teaching Excellence Award for AY 2009 to 2012. In addition to this, he has also won the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for AY 2008 to 2011 as well as the Faculty Best Teaching Assistant Award for AY 2007/2008. For his sustained commitment to teaching excellence, he has been placed on the Faculty Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll for AY 2010/2011 and University level Annual Teaching Excellence Award Honour Roll for AY 2012/2013. He is presently the lead faculty mentor of the NUS BiZiT Society, a student special interest group on business and information technology.

Course Fees

	Singapore Citizens		Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
	39 years old or younger	40 years old or older	Singapore PRs	Enhanced Training Support for SMEs	International Participants
Full Course Fee	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00
9% GST on Full Course Fee	S$256.50	S$256.50	S$256.50	S$256.50	S$256.50
SSG Funding	S$1,425.00	S$1,425.00	S$1,425.00	S$1,425.00	-
Additional Funding if Eligible under Various Schemes	-	S$570.00	-	S$570.00	-
Total Nett Course Fee Payable, including GST	S$1,681.50	S$1,111.50	S$1,681.50	S$1,111.50	S$3,106.50

Total nett course fee payable, including GST, after additional funding from various funding schemes.
Participants must fulfill at least 75% attendance and pass all assessment components to be eligible for SSG funding.
The applicable funding is for Singaporeans and Singapore PRs. This is subject to change and in accordance with SSG funding guidelines as of course commencement.