This curriculum is based on the Open Classrooms Web Developer Path with added supplementary lessons, exercises, and projects. It is designed to lay the foundation for a career in software development. After you complete Units 1 through 4, you will do your Capstone Project which brings all the material together. After getting approval on your Capstone, you will receive a Shift_Up certificate. From here you can proceed to the Web Dev Advanced Roadmap or branch off into various more specialized tracks (e.g. full-stack, frontend, or backend).
There are multiple Modules within each Unit (e.g. "Module 1.1"). A Module is made up of a particular OpenClassrooms course plus a set self-graded quizzes and assignments, graded mini-projects, and a unit project. Most of the curriculum and assignments are part of an Open Classrooms (OC) course but in some cases we have added material or projects that are not part of an OC course.
As you go through each Module you will find self-graded quizzes and assignments (each of which are listed under each Module's Self-Graded Assignments section). Mini-Projects and Unit Projects must be submitted to a Shift_Up coach for grading and feedback. For Unit 1 you will simply submit links for each Mini-project via a Google Form and a coach will get back to you with feedback on Slack. Starting at the end of Unit 2, you will turn in all assignments via GitHub Pull Requests. There will be a folder in your personal GitHub repository where you place the files for each assignment. At the end of each Unit you will do a Unit Project which will be reviewed in-depth by a coach. You can only get approval for finishing a Unit after a coach approves your Unit Project.
- Unit 1: HTML & CSS
- Unit 2: Command Line & GitHub
- Unit 3: Javascript Fundamentals
- Unit 4: Javascript for the Web
The capstone project requirements are here. Using the usual process, turn in your code by putting the files into the Capstone directory of your personal GitHub repository and creating a new Pull Request.