Module: Welcome to ICS 415

Overview of ICS 415, and some simple initial tasks to get oriented and ready for the course.

Learning Outcomes

Understand course structure

Understand the goals, structures, and procedures for learning in ICS 415.

The student will:

Know how grades are calculated.
Understand how to earn points for their grade.

Install web development environment

Install and set up your development environment for ICS 415.

The student will:

Install an IDE for web development.
Install XAMPP for web development.
Install and use the JavaScript shell.
Install and use Meteor on their laptop.

Use IntelliJ IDEA effectively

To use IntelliJ IDEA easily and effectively for source code construction and modification.

The student will:

have configured IntelliJ IDEA to load within 10 seconds.
have learned the core keybindings necessary to use IntelliJ IDEA efficiently.

HTML(5)

To learn and use the basics of Hyper Text Markup Language.

The student will:

Create valid Web pages using HTML(5).

Readings

Preparing for ICS 415

What to know in advance of ICS 415

SC: ICS415 web site

Brief introduction to the ICS 415 website.

screencast 7:45 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM

Course Structure

Structure of ICS 415

Course Schedule

General outline for the course materials.

Grading

How grades for this class will be determined

How to watch screencasts the smart way

There is an art to watching screencasts effectively. Here are some heuristics.

SC: HTTP Basics

Brief introduction and basics of HTTP.

screencast 12 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM

IntelliJ Documentation (Quick Start)

Read the ‘Quick Start in 30 days’, starting with installation, user interface, editor basics, and all the way to code style and formatting.

Configuring IntelliJ IDEA

How to set up IntelliJ IDEA appropriately for this class, hints for improving performance on Windows

IntelliJ Keyboard Bindings

IntelliJ reference documentation on keyboard bindings.

Twelve IntelliJ shortcuts you should know about

One user’s list of best IntelliJ shortcuts.

Optional

IntelliJ IDEA Minimal Survival Guide

A guide to make it a little easier for newbies to get up to speed with IntelliJ IDEA.

Optional

Top 20 Navigation Features in Intellij IDEA

Learn how to efficiently get from one piece of code to another in IntelliJ.

Introduction to IDEs

ROI of IDEs, basic capabilities

Optional screencast 13 min

SC: HTML Basics

Brief introduction to Hyper Text Markup Language.

screencast 20:30 min 26 Aug 09:00 AM

w3schools HTML5 Tutorial

Introduction to HTML5. Skim through the w3schools.com HTML Tutorial.

Experiential Learning

A01: GitHub ICS 415 Repository

Assignment 26 Aug 09:00 AM

A02: Install IntelliJ IDEA

Install and configure IntelliJ IDEA for this class

Assignment 26 Aug 09:00 AM

A03: Install XAMPP

Install and configure XAMPP for this class

Assignment 26 Aug 09:00 AM

IC01: Using the development environment

Create a static HTML website served by your XAMPP application.

A04: Static HTML Web site

Create your first web web site.

Assignment 31 Aug 09:00 AM

XC: Take Morea survey

Get extra credit for completing a brief survey about this website

06 Nov 11:59 PM

Assessments

A01: GitHub ICS 415 Repository

Assignment

Outcomes assessed: Understand course structure, Install web development environment

Assessed ability to create a GitHub repository for ICS 415 assignments.

A02: Install IntelliJ IDEA

Assignment

Outcomes assessed: Install web development environment

Assessed ability to install IntelliJ IDEA.

A03: Install XAMPP

Assignment

Outcomes assessed: Install web development environment

Assessed ability to install XAMPP.

QQ01: HTTP

Quiz

Outcomes assessed: HTTP

Assessed understanding of HTTP.

A04: Static HTML Website

Assignment

Outcomes assessed: Install web development environment, HTML(5)

Assessed ability to create a static HTML website.