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Tampere University Student’s Guide

Course unit, curriculum year 2026–2027
COMP.CS.500

Introduction to Full Stack Development, 5 cr

Tampere University
Teaching periods
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Course code
COMP.CS.500
Language of learning
English, Finnish
Academic years
2024–2025, 2025–2026, 2026–2027
Level of study
Intermediate studies
Grading scale
General scale, 0-5
Persons responsible
Responsible teacher:
Kari Systä
Responsible teacher:
Antti Sand
Responsible teacher:
Mikko Nurminen
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences 100 %
Coordinating organisation
Computing Sciences Studies 100 %
Core content

•Construction of simple end-to-end applications

•Basics understanding of browser: HTML, CSS, JS, DOM

•Basic understanding of HTTP servers

•Creating Dynamic web applications

•JavaScript

•HTTP sessions

•Handling of HTTP requests

•Architecture insights

Specialist knowledge

•User authentication technologies

•Dynamic DOM programming from JavaScript

Learning outcomes
Prerequisites
Compulsory prerequisites
Recommended prerequisites
Equivalences
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
All parts of the completion option are compulsory.

Exam

On-site self learning
17.10.2026 22.12.2026
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)

Participation in teaching

Scheduled online teaching
25.08.2026 17.12.2026
Active in period 1 (1.8.2026–18.10.2026)
Active in period 2 (19.10.2026–31.12.2026)
Open University completion options
The course is also available at the Open University