FI1BDRA75 REST APIs
FI1BDRA75 REST APIs
- Course description
- Course CodeFI1BDRA75
- Level of Study5.1
- Program of StudyBack-End Development 1
- Credits7.5
- Study Plan CoordinatorFrederick Johannes Botha, Joshua Wiggill
The course provides knowledge of concepts, processes and tools used to build and test Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs. REST APIs are fast, reliable and expandable solutions to creating accessible data on the web. This course will greatly expand on the use of JavaScript server solutions and require candidates to build software that interacts with the database solutions such as those they previously created with SQL. Candidates will learn the skill necessary to use the Postman software (and open-source alternatives) to test and document their created APIs.
Through this course, candidates learn how to make data available to others; whereas before, they used external data sources (JavaScript Servers) and internal (Databases), this course teaches them how to expose their data to external parties.
Modern web services rely increasingly on REST APIs as the de facto means for transporting data. Even when building enterprise-level Java/.Net solutions, the end result is still a REST API that shares many commonalities with those that the candidates will study in this course.
The candidate:
- has knowledge of industry standard JavaScript frameworks that can be used to build RESTful services
- has knowledge of techniques, principles and tools used to implement API authentication
- has insight into REST principles and the features of a RESTful service
- can update his/her vocational knowledge of industry standard JavaScript REST frameworks
The candidate:
- can apply vocational knowledge of RESTful principles to describe the features that identify a service as being RESTful
- masters creating RESTful solutions in JavaScript that make use of common HTTP methods
- masters the Postman software (or opensource alternatives) to test and document a REST API
- can apply vocational knowledge to implement API authentication in new and existing RESTful solutions
- can study an existing Database solution and design an appropriate REST service to expose desired data
The candidate:
- can develop RESTful solutions from database integration all the way to completed REST endpoints
- can carry out work as a REST API developer, maintainer, or tester
Digital Learning Resources
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Campus Resources
In addition to the digital learning resources, campus students participate in physical learning activities led by teachers as part of the overall delivery.
Guidance
Guidance and feedback from teachers support students' learning journeys, and may be provided synchronously or asynchronously, individually or in groups, via text, video or in-person feedback.
| Form of assessment | Grading scale | Grouping | Duration of assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
Course Assignment | Pass / Fail | Individual | 1 Week(s) |