/Introduction-to-Web-Development

The purpose of this course is to provide a comprehensive overview of the technologies, practices, and tools used to create user interfaces and craft user experiences on the web

Primary LanguageRuby

Spring 2015

####Course Instructor

Shaan Sapra

ssapra@uchicago.edu

(630) 696 8303

Class Details

When:

Monday/Thursday: 6:00 - 7:00 pm

2nd week to 9th week (4/7/15 - 5/26/15)

Where:

Washington Park Classroom
Chicago Innovation Exchange (1452 E. 53rd Street)
Directions: cie.uchicago.edu/directions

Objective

The purpose of this course is to provide a means to learn more about technology and specifically, the fundamentals for web development. Many students who have some previous background in front-end development or business development are curious about backend-development and what is involved in building an application. Rather than relying on other programmers to build your idea, these students are encouraged to learn by themselves. However, CS classes do not focus heavily on web development for non-CS students. Dev bootcamp classes are too expensive and intense for a general curiosity. And of course self-study can be a frustrating process that can stifle all of the fun. Thus, this class was born to provide students an opportunity to learn a new skill with the help of peers and student instructors as an introduction to application development.

This curriculum for this course is designed for two 60-minute classes each week for 8 weeks (2nd to 9th week). Some programming background is recommended since the material will be covered briefly at a quick pace.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course you will be able to:

  • Understand the command prompt and navigate the file system
  • Use a text editor to write code
  • Learn the basics of Ruby syntax and methodologies
  • How to write clean, effective, modular code
  • Workwith files and scripts
  • Understand basic algorithms and data structures
  • Writing a full Rails application with the Golden Seven
  • Interact with the Facebook API

Syllabus

Week 1: Introduction to Ruby

  • Ruby datatypes
  • Using IRB as a playground
  • Navigating the file system

Week 2: Ruby Data Structures

  • Arrays and Hashes
  • Control flow and loops
  • Enumerable methods

Week 3: Object Oriented Programming

  • Implementing a class
  • Object instantiation
  • Getter and setter methods
  • Instance and class methods

Week 4: Introduction to Rails

  • Creating your first app
  • RCAV pathway
  • Index and show actions

Week 5: Learning CRUD

  • New and create actions
  • Rails helper methods
  • Edit and update actions
  • Destroy action

Week 6: Associations

  • Scaffolding
  • More complex forms
  • IMDB clone

Week 7: APIs

  • Facebook API
  • Parsing JSON
  • Google Maps API

Week 8: Misc/Extra

Learning Resources

Online Resources

Attendance

While this is not an official class and no grades or course credits are conferred, please make your best effort to be present and on time to each class.