Foundations of Backend Development

Short Course

Foundations of Backend Development

Programme Schedule	Duration (days)	Mode of Delivery	Programme Code
26 to 28 February 2025 \| 9 am - 5.30 pm	3	Classroom Learning	TGS-2023038129

Course Overview

Every modern web application is powered by both frontend and backend technologies. The backend technology ensures that data can be persisted, and services can be consumed over a network. This course will provide an overview of how frontend technologies communicate with backend technologies. Participants will be taught about backend architectures and how communication at the backend works. As there are different ways of performing backend development but to ensure that participants are properly equipped with the skillsets required of backend developers, this course will specifically focus on backend development that does not involve Application Programming Interface (API) development (the knowledge of API development will be covered in another complementary course). Through a hands-on and interactive learning approach, participants will delve into all the essential skills required of a backend developer. This course will also provide the theoretical knowledge of why backend systems are developed in a certain manner so that they can eventually create robust and scalable applications.

Course Objectives

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

Understand how frontend and backend technologies communicate with each other
Define the overall backend development approaches and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each approach
Apply the database technologies and templates (Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) & Cascading Style Sheets (CSS))
Understand both the theoretical and practical knowledge of the backend technology adopted in the course. With this experience, learners should be able to pick up other backend technology on their own next time.

Job Role Readiness

Web developers, mobile application developers and software engineers

Prerequisites

Minimum of a Diploma and has knowledge in HTML and CSS

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This programme is part of

Professional Certificate in Backend Development

Types of Available Fundings

SkillsFuture Funding

SkillsFuture Credit

Enhanced Training Support

SFEC

UTAP

PSEA

Instructors

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.

Dr Lek Hsiang Hui

Programme 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 Programme Fee	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00	S$2,850.00
Less: SSG Grant Amount	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	S$1,995.00	-
Nett Programme Fee	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$855.00	S$2,850.00
9% GST on Nett Programme Fee	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$76.95	S$256.50
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$931.95	S$3,106.50
Less Additional Funding	-	S$570.00	-	S$570.00	-
Total Nett Programme Fee Payable, Including GST, after additional funding from the various funding schemes	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$931.95	S$361.95	S$3,106.50

Total Nett Programme 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.
Please note that all external funding for courses is limited in duration and subject to eligibility and availability.

A/Prof Tan Wee Kek

Dr Lek Hsiang Hui

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