ICS 314, Fall 2022

Modules Topics covered in this class

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ICS 314 PreGame

1. ICS 314 PreGame

A few things you can work on to get a head start in ICS 314.

Mon, Aug 1 - Mon, Aug 22
Introduction

2. Introduction

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

Tue, Aug 23 - Thu, Aug 25
Professional Persona

3. Professional Persona

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

Thu, Aug 25 - Fri, Sep 2
Javascript 1: Basics

4. Javascript 1: Basics

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

Thu, Aug 25 - Fri, Sep 2
Open Source Software

5. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

Fri, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 9
Javascript 2: Object orientation

6. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

Fri, Sep 2 - Fri, Sep 9
Configuration management

7. Configuration management

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

Fri, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 16
Javascript 3: Functional programming

8. Javascript 3: Functional programming

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

Fri, Sep 9 - Fri, Sep 16
Development Environments

9. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

Fri, Sep 16 - Fri, Sep 23
QA Part 1: Coding standards

10. QA Part 1: Coding standards

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

Fri, Sep 16 - Fri, Sep 23
UI Design (Basics)

11. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

Fri, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 30
UI Design (Frameworks)

12. UI Design (Frameworks)

Bootstrap 5 is a CSS framework for building cross-browser, responsive user interfaces.

Fri, Sep 30 - Fri, Oct 7
UI Design (React)

13. UI Design (React)

React provides a component-based UI framework in Javascript.

Fri, Oct 7 - Fri, Oct 14
Databases (MongoDB)

14. Databases (MongoDB)

Introduction to building MongoDB NoSQL databases.

Fri, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 21
Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

Fri, Oct 14 - Fri, Oct 21
Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

16. Application Design (Meteor), Part 2

Explore three simple templates for multi-user, multi-role, interactive web applications using Meteor, MongoDB, React, Bootstrap 5, IntelliJ, and GitHub.

Fri, Oct 21 - Fri, Oct 28
Application Design (Meteor), Part 3

17. Application Design (Meteor), Part 3

Learn how to build “Digits”, a multi-user, multi-role, interactive web application using Meteor, MongoDB, React, Bootstrap 5, IntelliJ, and GitHub.

Fri, Oct 28 - Fri, Nov 11
Agile Project Management

18. Agile Project Management

Agile process models, team coordination, planning, and issue management.

Fri, Nov 4 - Fri, Nov 11
Deployment

19. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

Fri, Nov 11 - Fri, Nov 18
Testing

20. Testing

Designing and implementing simple acceptance tests using TestCafe.

Fri, Nov 18 - Fri, Nov 25
Ethics in Software Engineering

21. Ethics in Software Engineering

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

Fri, Dec 2 - Fri, Dec 9
Design Patterns

22. Design Patterns

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

Fri, Nov 25 - Fri, Dec 2
Final Project

23. Final Project

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

Fri, Nov 11 - Fri, Dec 9