ICS 314, Fall 2023

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, Jul 31 - Mon, Aug 21
Introduction

2. Introduction

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

Mon, Aug 21 - Wed, Aug 23
Professional Persona

3. Professional Persona

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

Wed, Aug 23 - Fri, Sep 1
Javascript 1: Basics

4. Javascript 1: Basics

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

Wed, Aug 23 - Fri, Sep 1
Open Source Software

5. Open Source Software

How to participate effectively in open source software development.

Fri, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 8
Javascript 2: Object orientation

6. Javascript 2: Object orientation

Object orientation in modern Javascript: using the class construct.

Fri, Sep 1 - Fri, Sep 8
Configuration management

7. Configuration management

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

Fri, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 15
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 8 - Fri, Sep 15
Development Environments

9. Development Environments

Introduction to Integrated Development Environments and the IntelliJ IDEA IDE.

Fri, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 22
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 15 - Fri, Sep 22
UI Design (Basics)

11. UI Design (Basics)

Learn to design basic web pages using HTML and CSS.

Fri, Sep 22 - Fri, Sep 29
UI Design (Frameworks)

12. UI Design (Frameworks)

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

Sections 3,4: Wed, Sep 27 - Thu, Oct 5
Sections 1,2,5: Thu, Sep 28 - Fri, Oct 6
UI Design (React)

13. UI Design (React)

React provides a component-based UI framework in Javascript.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 5 - Thu, Oct 12
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 6 - Fri, Oct 13
Databases (MongoDB)

14. Databases (MongoDB)

Introduction to building MongoDB NoSQL databases.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 12 - Thu, Oct 19
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 20
Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

15. Application Design (Meteor), Part 1

Overview of the Meteor web application framework.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 12 - Thu, Oct 19
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 13 - Fri, Oct 20
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.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 19 - Thu, Oct 26
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 20 - Fri, Oct 27
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.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Oct 26 - Thu, Nov 9
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Oct 27 - Fri, Nov 10
Agile Project Management

18. Agile Project Management

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

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 2 - Thu, Nov 9
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Nov 3 - Fri, Nov 10
Deployment

19. Deployment

Deployment, scalability, testing, documentation.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 9 - Thu, Nov 16
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Nov 10 - Fri, Nov 17
Testing

20. Testing

Designing and implementing simple acceptance tests using TestCafe.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 16 - Thu, Nov 23
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Nov 17 - Fri, Nov 24
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.

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 30 - Thu, Dec 7
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Dec 1 - Fri, Dec 8
Design Patterns

22. Design Patterns

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

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 23 - Thu, Nov 30
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Nov 24 - Fri, Dec 1
Final Project

23. Final Project

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

Sections 3,4: Thu, Nov 9 - Thu, Dec 7
Sections 1,2,5: Fri, Nov 10 - Fri, Dec 8
HACC

24. HACC

Participate in the Hawaii Annual Code Challenge

Sat, Oct 21 - Sun, Nov 19