Validated form data using two separate methods: one using PHP to validate upon submission, and another using Javascript to validate and auto-calculate subtotals and totals as a user enters values. Wrote a paper describing the differences.

Completed several exercises working with a robust MySQL database. Issued complex queries to answer business questions; created assertions and constraints; determined strategies for creating indexes.

Provided a written critique of the S. Florida Sun-Sentinel's multimedia Web site on Weight-Loss. Discussed its merits and shortcomings in news value, information editing, information architecture, aesthetics, and innovation. Suggested improvements.

Designed an XML Schema to validate XML documents about books. Used regular expression pattern matching and other parameters. Created and validated several instances.

Completed several exercises in database design. Exercises were on topics such as ER modeling, mapping from ER to a relational database, SQL, functional dependencies, normalization, and relational algebra.