Module: Final Project

Learning Outcomes

Use an IDE (IntelliJ IDEA) effectively

• You can use IntelliJ IDEA easily and effectively for source code construction and modification.
• You can configure IntelliJ IDEA to load within 10 seconds.
• You have learned keybindings necessary to use IntelliJ IDEA efficiently for Javascript programming.

Competent with elementary Javascript

• You can use basic Javascript constructs: variables, functions, conditionals, loops, arrays, objects.
• You can implement object orientation using the ES6 class construct.
• You can use the Underscore library to program in a functional manner.

Use configuration management tools and techniques effectively

• You understand the motivation for version control and configuration management
• You can use git commands to support version control.
• You can set up a GitHub account and use it to manage files.
• You can implement project enhancements by creating and merging branches.

Create high quality technical essays

• You demonstrate the ability to write professional-quality technical essays.

Efficiently create software that conforms to standards

• You understand the benefits of coding standards and why they improve the quality and efficiency of software development.
• You can recognize the presence (or absence) of standards and make software conform if necessary.
• You can take advantage of tool support to automate compliance with certain standards.

Design and implement web pages using HTML and CSS

• You can use HTML and CSS to design basic web pages.
• You can use tools (IntelliJ, Chrome Developer Tools, LiveReload) to design and implement pages quickly.

Design using Meteor Framework

• You understand basic principles of Meteor: collections, publications, reactive variables.
• You can develop basic CRUD applications quickly and effectively.
• You can implement authentication and authorization.
• You can use extensions and templates: Bootstrap 5, React Router, meteor-application-template-react.

Practice simple project planning techniques

Learn to collaborate more efficiently in a team by breaking a project into sequence of milestones, and each milestone into issues which are assigned to group members and tracked in GitHub.

Write useful project documentation

Learn to write user and developer-level documentation.

Readings

Experiential Learning