ICS 314, Fall 2021

Experiential Learning "Active" learning opportunities

This page collects together all of the “experiences” associated with individual modules.

In this site, experiences represent “active” learning opportunities, as opposed to readings, which represent “passive” learning opportunities. In many courses, readings and experiences together constitute the “assignments”.

Module: Introduction

E00: Learn the command line

Learn how to use the command line.

Optional

E01: Environment configuration

Learn how to configure your development environment.

24 Aug 11:00 PM

E02: Introduce yourself

Get started with the ICS 314 Discord server

25 Aug 11:00 PM

Module: Professional Persona

E03: Experience LinkedIn

Learn how to join LinkedIn and set up your profile.

27 Aug 11:00 PM

E04: Experience hawaii.slack.com

Learn how to join the Hawaii Slack workspace and participate in discussions.

30 Aug 11:00 PM

E05: Experience a professional portfolio

Learn how to design and implement your professional portfolio.

09 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: Javascript 1: Basics

E06: Intro to Javascript (FreeCodeCamp)

Basic syntax: functions, loops, if-then-else, arrays, objects

29 Aug 11:00 PM

E07: Project Euler Problem 1

Solve the first Project Euler problem

Practice WOD 30 Aug 11:00 PM

E08: isUnique (CTCI, #1)

Solve the first CTCI problem

Practice WOD 31 Aug 11:00 PM

E09: Reflect on Javascript 1

Write a technical essay summarizing your learning about Javascript.

Technical Essay 09 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: Open Source Software

E11: Reflect on smart questions

Use Stack Overflow to find smart and not-smart questions

Technical Essay 09 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: Javascript 2: Object orientation

E12: Jamba Juice 1

Use classes to represent a Jamba Juice Menu

Practice WOD 05 Sep 11:00 PM

E13: Jamba Juice 2

Extend your Java Juice system

Practice WOD 06 Sep 11:00 PM

E14: Jamba Juice 3

Extend your Java Juice system to represent stock and a store.

Practice WOD 07 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: Configuration management

Experience the GitHub Student Developer Pack

Sign up for free developer tools and private repos

E16: Experience Local Portfolio Management

Use git to manage your professional portfolio locally

14 Sep 09:00 AM

Module: Javascript 3: Functional programming

Functional programming warmup

Play around with functions using Underscore

10 Sep 11:00 PM

E18: Experience Functional Programming (Part 1)

Functional programming using Underscore

11 Sep 11:00 PM

E19: Experience Functional Programming (Part 2)

Continue to explore functional programming using Underscore

13 Sep 11:00 PM

E20: Experience Functional Programming (Part 3)

Yet more functional programming using Underscore

15 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: Development Environments

E21: Install IntelliJ IDEA

Install and configure IntelliJ IDEA for this class

17 Sep 11:00 PM

E22: IntelliJ Flash Card Game

Use flash cards to learn about IntelliJ Idea features

E23: Hello Javascript

Create your first Javascript project in IntelliJ IDEA

Module: QA Part 1: Coding standards

E24: Improve code quality using ESLint in IntelliJ

Use ESLint in IntelliJ with our coding standards

E25: Fix bad Javascript

Fix some sample Javascript that violates our coding standards

18 Sep 11:00 PM

E26: Five problems every software engineer should be able to solve (Part 1)

Solve some simple software engineering interview problems

Practice WOD 19 Sep 11:00 PM

E27: Five problems every software engineer should be able to solve (Part 2)

Solve some simple software engineering interview problems

Practice WOD 20 Sep 11:00 PM

E28: Reflect on Coding Standards

Write a technical essay summarizing your learning about Coding Standards.

Technical Essay 23 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: UI Design (Basics)

E29: FreeCodeCamp HTML5 and CSS

Learn about HTML and CSS using FreeCodeCamp

5 hours 25 Sep 11:00 PM

E30: BrowserHistory1

Develop a web page using basic HTML.

Practice WOD 26 Sep 11:00 PM

E31: BrowserHistory2

Develop a web page using basic CSS and Google Web Fonts.

Practice WOD 27 Sep 11:00 PM

E32: BrowserHistory3

Develop a funky multi-column web page with a navbar.

Practice WOD 28 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: RadGrad

E29.1: Provide pre-RadGrad Feedback

Help us understand you better prior to your RadGrad journey

24 Sep 11:00 PM

E29.2: Experience the RadGrad New Student Tutorial

Get started with a step-by-step introduction to RadGrad

29 Sep 11:00 PM

E29.3: Reflect on RadGrad

Write a technical essay summarizing your experience with RadGrad

Technical Essay 30 Sep 11:00 PM

Module: UI Design (Frameworks)

E34: BrowserHistory with Semantic UI

Make life wonderful with Semantic UI

Practice WOD 03 Oct 11:00 PM

E35: Island Snow with Semantic UI

Rebuild the Island Snow home page with Semantic UI

Practice WOD 04 Oct 11:00 PM

E36: Your Choice with Semantic UI

Rebuild a site of your choosing with Semantic UI

Practice WOD 05 Oct 11:00 PM

E37: Reflect on UI Frameworks

Write a technical essay summarizing your experience doing the UI Frameworks practice WODs.

Technical Essay 07 Oct 11:00 PM

Experience the Semantic UI course at PluralSight

Get acquainted with Semantic UI using the PluralSight online tutorial.

3 hours of video Optional 02 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: UI Design (React)

E38: React Quick Start Tutorial

Work through the React Quick Start Tutorial

2 hours 09 Oct 11:00 PM

E39: React Tic-Tac-Toe Tutorial

Work through the React Tic Tac Toe Tutorial

2 hours 10 Oct 11:00 PM

E40: React Island Snow Tutorial

Work through the React Island Snow Tutorial

2 hours 11 Oct 11:00 PM

XC: Your Choice in React

Check your knowledge of Semantic UI and React

14 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: Databases (MongoDB)

E41: Experience the MongoDB Shell

Bring up the MongoDB shell, execute some commands.

16 Oct 11:00 PM

E42: Experience Meteor Mongo

Gain experience with server and client side Mongo using Meteor.

19 Oct 11:00 PM

E43: Experience Simple Schema

Gain experience with the Simple Schema package for Mongo.

20 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

E44: Meteor Hello World

Create a repo, put a Meteor app in there, see it in IntelliJ.

15 Oct 11:00 PM

E45: Meteor React Tutorial

Work through the Meteor React Tutorial

17 Oct 11:00 PM

E46: Experience Island Snow in Meteor

Implement the Island Snow Mockup using Meteor

18 Oct 11:00 PM

XC: Your Choice in Meteor

Check your knowledge of Meteor, Semantic UI, and React

21 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

Enable Meteor plugins

Install Meteor plugins into IntelliJ and Chrome Developer Tools

E48A: meteor-application-template-react

Install meteor-application-template, play around with it.

23 Oct 11:00 PM

E48B: meteor-example-form-react

Understand how to create forms in Meteor and React.

25 Oct 11:00 PM

E48C: Bowfolios

Understand the Bowfolios example application.

27 Oct 11:00 PM

Module: Application Design (Meteor), Part 3

E49: Digits, Part 1

Create Landing page mockup

30 Oct 11:00 PM

E50: Digits, Part 2

Create List Contacts page mockup

01 Nov 11:00 PM

E51: Digits, Part 3

Create Contact collection

03 Nov 11:00 PM

E52: Digits, Part 4

Create AddContact and EditContact pages

05 Nov 11:00 PM

E53: Digits, Part 5

Create Notes

07 Nov 11:00 PM

E54: Digits, Part 6

Clean up and write simple documentation

09 Nov 11:00 PM

Module: Agile Project Management

E55: Team Bonding

Learn about your team members

06 Nov 11:00 PM

E56: Create a GitHub organization and home page

Form an organization for your final project

08 Nov 11:00 PM

E57: Experience Issue Driven Project Management

Set up your first milestone plan for this project.

10 Nov 11:00 PM

E58: Experience team formation

Present your team and project to the class

11 Nov 09:00 AM

Module: Deployment

E59: Learn to deploy a Meteor app

Deploy your Digits application to Digital Ocean

15 Nov 11:00 PM

E60: Deploy your final project to Digital Ocean

Deploy your final project to Digital Ocean

17 Nov 11:00 PM

E60-XC: Set up a domain name and HTTPS

Give your final project a cool URL and increase security

Extra Credit 22 Nov 11:00 PM

Module: Testing

E61: Experience testing meteor-application-template-react

Write an acceptance test for our template

21 Nov 11:00 PM

E62: Experience testing your final project

Write acceptance tests for your final project

08 Dec 11:00 PM

Module: Ethics in Software Engineering

What are the professional codes of software engineering ethics?

How do professional codes help us to be ethical in our working lives?

Foundations: 2

Doing harm as a software engineer

What kinds of harm can software engineers cause? What kinds can they prevent?

Foundations: 3

Doing good as a software engineer

How can software engineers contribute to the good life for others?

Foundations: 4

To whom are software engineers obligated?

Who is ‘the public’ that deserves an engineer’s professional concern?

Foundations: 5

Where do ethical obligations come from?

Why do software engineers have ethical obligations to the public at all?

Foundations: 6

How can software engineers act ethically?

How can software engineers live up to their ethical obligations, both professionally and in their private lives?

Foundations: 7

Case Study: Harrassment

Explore ethical implications of online harrassment for software engineers

Case Study

Case Study: Privacy

Explore ethical implications of privacy for software engineers

Case Study

Case Study: Autonomous Cars

Explore ethical implications of self-driving vehicles

Case Study

Case Study: The code I'm still ashamed of

Explore ethical implications of blindly following customer requirements

Case Study

Case Study: Facebook Whistleblower

Explore ethical implications of Facebook’s behavior as revealed by a whistleblower

Case Study

Case Study: The University of Minnesota is banned from Linux

Explore ethical implications of UMN security research on the Linux kernel

Case Study

Module: Design Patterns

E63: Reflect on Design Patterns

Write a technical essay summarizing your learning about design patterns

Technical Essay 02 Dec 11:00 PM

Module: Final Project

Final Project: Milestone 1

Set up the team, create initial issues, build M1

18 Nov 11:00 PM

Final Project: Milestone 2

Continue managing the project and implementing functionality

30 Nov 11:00 PM

Final Project: Milestone 3

Potentially finish the project?

15 Dec 11:00 PM

Reflect on Software Engineering

Write a technical essay summarizing your learning about Software Engineering.

Technical Essay 16 Dec 11:00 PM

Final Exam

Update your portfolio with projects and experiences from this class

17 Dec 11:00 PM

Module: HACC

XC: Experience HACC Kickoff

Attend the HACC Kickoff Event

100 Extra Credit Points! 23 Oct 09:30 AM

XC: Present your app at HACC

Attend the HACC Judging and Awards ceremony

100 Extra Credit Points! 20 Nov 09:30 AM