ryaneggert / olinjs

The second offering of Olin.js in the spring of 2015.

Olin.js - Spring 2015

##Course Contents

• Class 0 - Getting Ready for the Course
• Class 1 - Course Introduction and The Internet
• Class 2 - Intro to Javascript
• Class 3 - Express, Templating, and MongoDB
• Class 4 - The Client
• Class 5 - Flex Day
• Class 6 - Sessions, Users, Errors, CSS, and Debugging
• Class 7 - Application Integration
• Class 8 - Unit Testing and Task Running
• Class 9 - Architecture and Diagramming
• Class 10 - Application Frameworks (Lab 2)
• Class 11 - Security
• Class 12 - Deployment and Scaling
• Class 13 - Framework Reprise (Lab 3)
• Class 14 - Project Planning
• Class 15 - Agile Project Management
• Class 16 - Project Kickoff
• Lab 1
• Lab 2
• Lab 3
• Final Project

##Course Description Olin.js is a project oriented approach to learning modern web application development. With server and client technology advancing so rapidly, the modern website looks very different from that of even a few years ago, and will only become a bigger part of lives in the near future. Olin.js will quickly introduce and familiarize students with node.js as a web server framework and ES5 JavaScript as a responsive client-side language. Along the way students will learn the basic layout of the web, how to deploy and maintain large applications, important development strategies, skills, and technologies, and how to design and manage software projects. Students will conclude the course by putting their knowledge and skills to the test through developing their own web applications.

##Learning Objectives

1. Understand the modern internet and web applications
2. Become adept with JavaScript, Node, and database technologies
3. Learn software design skills and strategies relevant to web infrastructure
4. Work effectively as a member of a project team
5. Balance scope and design decisions to complete a viable web application
6. Communication and presentation of code and software projects

##Course Structure

• 3 weeks of introduction to course material with homework
• 4 weeks of labs working with a partner on ~1.5 week long assignments; broader topics in class
• 6 weeks of project work in teams of 4; in-depth tutorials and work time in class

##Grading

• 20% Homeworks
• 30% Labs
• 50% Project (final plus design reviews)

##Late Policy 10% off per day. Extensions will be lenient if requested more than 36 hours in advance.