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.

09 Jan 2018 - 11 Jan 2018

2. Professional Persona

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

11 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2018

3. Javascript 1: Basics

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

11 Jan 2018 - 19 Jan 2018

4. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

19 Jan 2018 - 26 Jan 2018

5. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

19 Jan 2018 - 26 Jan 2018

6. Configuration management

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

26 Jan 2018 - 02 Feb 2018

7. Javascript 3: Functional programming

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

26 Jan 2018 - 02 Feb 2018

8. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

02 Feb 2018 - 09 Feb 2018

9. QA Part 1: Coding standards

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

02 Feb 2018 - 09 Feb 2018

10. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

09 Feb 2018 - 16 Feb 2018

11. UI Design (Frameworks)

Semantic UI is a CSS framework for building cross-browser, responsive user interfaces.

16 Feb 2018 - 23 Feb 2018

12. UI Design (React)

React provides a component-based UI framework in Javascript.

23 Feb 2018 - 02 Mar 2018

13. Databases (MongoDB)

Introduction to building MongoDB NoSQL databases.

02 Mar 2018 - 09 Mar 2018

14. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

02 Mar 2018 - 09 Mar 2018

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

Build a multi-user, multi-role, interactive web application using Meteor, MongoDB, React, Semantic UI, IntelliJ, and GitHub.

09 Mar 2018 - 23 Mar 2018

16. Project Management

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

23 Mar 2018 - 06 Apr 2018

17. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

06 Apr 2018 - 13 Apr 2018

18. Testing

Designing and implementing simple unit tests using Javascript and Mocha.

13 Apr 2018 - 20 Apr 2018

19. Ethics in Software Engineering

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

20 Apr 2018 - 27 Apr 2018

Coming soon...

20. Design Patterns

Learn what design patterns are in general, as well as specific examples from your work in this class.

27 Apr 2018 - 02 May 2018

21. Final Project

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

06 Apr 2018 - 02 May 2018