Modules Topics covered in this class.

1. Introduction

Overview of ICS 314, and some simple initial tasks to get oriented and ready for the course.

23 Aug 2016 - 25 Aug 2016

2. Professional Persona

Concepts of a professional persona and initial steps to build and improve your online professional presence.

25 Aug 2016 - 02 Sep 2016

3. Javascript 1: Basics

Basic Javascript coding: variables, expressions, conditionals, loops, functions, arrays, objects.

25 Aug 2016 - 02 Sep 2016

4. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

02 Sep 2016 - 09 Sep 2016

5. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

02 Sep 2016 - 09 Sep 2016

6. Configuration management

Concepts of configuration management and version control, and how they are implemented using git and GitHub.

09 Sep 2016 - 16 Sep 2016

7. Javascript 3: Functional programming

Use the underscore library to experience functional programming constructs: map, reduce, filter, every, some, etc.

09 Sep 2016 - 16 Sep 2016

8. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

16 Sep 2016 - 23 Sep 2016

9. QA Part 1: Coding standards

Incorporate coding standards into your use of Javascript, IntelliJ, and GitHub.

16 Sep 2016 - 23 Sep 2016

10. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

23 Sep 2016 - 30 Sep 2016

11. UI Design (Frameworks)

Frameworks for the web presentation layer, focussing on Semantic UI.

30 Sep 2016 - 07 Oct 2016

12. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

07 Oct 2016 - 14 Oct 2016

13. Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

Basics of page display, forms, and routing in Meteor

14 Oct 2016 - 21 Oct 2016

14. Application Design (Meteor), Part 3

Start developing a mockup of your final project.

21 Oct 2016 - 28 Oct 2016

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 4

Selected readings and example code to support Meteor development.

16. Project Management

Process models, team coordination, planning, and issue management.

28 Oct 2016 - 04 Nov 2016

17. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

04 Nov 2016 - 11 Nov 2016

18. Ethics in Software Engineering

Ethics: A group of moral principles or values that define or direct us to the right choice.

25 Nov 2016 - 02 Dec 2016

19. Final Project

Demonstrate your ability to integrate all of the material in this course.

04 Nov 2016 - 15 Dec 2016