Modules Topics covered in this class.

This page presents the “modules”, or the topics that are covered in this course.

Unless a module is listed as “Coming soon…”, you can click on it to go to a page providing more detail about it.

1. Introduction

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

10 Jan 2017 - 12 Jan 2017

2. Professional Persona

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

12 Jan 2017 - 20 Jan 2017

3. Javascript 1: Basics

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

12 Jan 2017 - 20 Jan 2017

4. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

20 Jan 2017 - 27 Jan 2017

5. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

20 Jan 2017 - 27 Jan 2017

6. Configuration management

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

27 Jan 2017 - 03 Feb 2017

7. Javascript 3: Functional programming

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

27 Jan 2017 - 03 Feb 2017

8. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

03 Feb 2017 - 10 Feb 2017

9. QA Part 1: Coding standards

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

03 Feb 2017 - 10 Feb 2017

10. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

10 Feb 2017 - 17 Feb 2017

11. UI Design (Frameworks)

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

17 Feb 2017 - 24 Feb 2017

12. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

24 Feb 2017 - 03 Mar 2017

13. Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

Basics of page display, forms, and routing in Meteor

03 Mar 2017 - 17 Mar 2017

14. Application Design (Meteor), Part 3

Start developing a mockup of your final project.

17 Mar 2017 - 24 Mar 2017

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 4

Selected readings and example code to support Meteor development.

Coming soon...

16. Project Management

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

24 Mar 2017 - 07 Apr 2017

17. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

07 Apr 2017 - 14 Apr 2017

18. Testing

Designing and implementing simple unit tests using Javascript and Mocha.

21 Apr 2017 - 28 Apr 2017

19. Ethics in Software Engineering

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

28 Apr 2017 - 05 May 2017

20. Final Project

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

07 Apr 2017 - 11 May 2017