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.

1/7 - 1/8

2. Professional Persona

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

1/9 - 1/16

3. Javascript 1: Basics

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

1/9 - 1/16

4. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

1/17 - 1/23

5. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

1/17 - 1/23

6. Configuration management

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

1/24 - 1/30

7. Javascript 3: Functional programming

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

1/24 - 1/30

8. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

1/31 - 2/6

9. QA Part 1: Coding standards

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

1/31 - 2/6

10. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

2/7 - 2/13

11. UI Design (Frameworks)

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

2/14 - 2/20

12. UI Design (React)

React provides a component-based UI framework in Javascript.

2/21 - 2/27

13. Databases (MongoDB)

Introduction to building MongoDB NoSQL databases.

2/28 - 3/6

14. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

2/28 - 3/6

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

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

3/7 - 3/27

16. Project Management

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

3/28 - 4/3

17. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

4/4 - 4/10

18. Testing

Designing and implementing simple unit tests using Javascript and Mocha.

4/25 - 5/1

19. Ethics in Software Engineering

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

4/11 - 4/17

20. Design Patterns

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

4/18 - 4/24

21. Final Project

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

4/4 - 5/1