Module 0 Pre-Programme Technology Primer
Module 1 Front End Design and Development
Stream 1 Exercises - Topic List
Module 2 – Back End Development and Data Integration
Stream 2 Exercises - Topic List
Module 3 – Full Stack Application Deployment
The module covers all the necessary prerequisites for our main programme.
Students must have a base level understanding of the technologies, concepts and
languages before commencing. This module enables the later content to cover
material at a level beyond first principles. By beginning at a point beyond the
absolute basics, the programme exposes the student to more practical work
throughout.
The material is collated in a central resource. The content is sourced from
verified pre-existing online video and text based material.
Specifically:
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HTML -
CSS -
Scratch -
JavaScript -
Python -
Git/GitHub
This module will develop proficient skills in Front End coding technologies specifically:
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HTML5 -
CSS3 -
JavaScript Libraries including JQuery D3.js -
Front End Frameworks including Bootstrap and AngularJS -
Use Git to maintain, upload and share code with other developers -
Understand and implement responsive design and user experience best practices -
Use industry standard Integrated Development Environments such as Sublime Text -
Teamwork and collaboration through in-class
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The Box Model -
The Box Model 2 -
Positioning & CSS -
Media -
Gradients, Transforms & Transitions -
NavBar – CSS Selectors -
Flexbox -
Semantic Web & Font -
Balsamiq -
User Experience Design -
Forms -
Git -
Git Remote -
Bootstrap -
Bootstrap Nav Elements -
Bootstrap Responsive Design -
Javascript Revisited -
jQuery -
jQuery Events -
jQuery: Traversing mt. DOM -
Javascript Part II -
Data Visualisations & D3 -
D3 & Data -
D3 Scales -
D3 Axes and External Files -
Introduction to AngularJS -
Angular Routing -
Angular Forms -
Angular Services -
Angular Directives
This module will develop proficient skills in Back End coding technologies and the integration of a variety of data types specifically:
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Python programming -
Use industry standard Integrated Development Environments such as PyCharm -
Debugging code -
Unit Testing -
Classes and Objects -
Be able to access and manipulate data effectively including Structured and Unstructured data using MongoDB and MySQL databases. -
Use the Flask micro framework -
Use the skills gained in Module 1 to create data visualisations -
Teamwork and collaboration through in-class
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Installing Python -
Installing PyCharm -
Testing -
Version Control -
Boggle Solver Part 1 -
Boggle Solver Part 2 -
File IO and Exceptions -
Conway’s Game of Life -
Flask Part 1 -
Classes -
Database Fundamentals -
Installing MySQL and MySQLWorkBench -
MySQL Database Creation -
Data Creation and Modification -
Data Selection Queries Part 1 -
Data Selection Queries Part 2 -
Using Python with MySQL Part 1 -
Using Python with MySQL Part 2 -
Using Python with MySQL Part 3 -
Twitter Setup and Trends -
Twitter API Tweets 1 -
Twitter Streams 1 -
Twitter Streams 2 -
Introduction to Mongo DB -
Web scraping -
Dimensional Charting with D3.js, DC.js and Crossfilter.js -
Deploy a server side application to a server
This module will develop skills in the integration of modules, students will build and deploy a full stack application framework using Django and advanced Python. Specifically:
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Creating Templates -
Create a blog -
Create a forum -
Create a polling application -
Implement authentication and security features -
Enable e commerce payment systems including Stripe and Paypal -
Learn advanced database transactions -
Become skilled in integration testing -
Deploy a full stack application to a server Topic List
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Virtualbox and Linux Primer Unit -
Beginning Django -
Django with Templates -
Django Models -
Django Administration -
Django Blog – Part 1 -
Django Blog – Part 2 -
Django Blog – Part 3 -
Django Blog – Part 4 -
Django Blog – Part 5 -
Flatpages -
Custom User and Email Authentication -
Stripe Basic Payments -
Stripe Subscriptions -
Stripe Recurring Payments -
PayPal Basic Payments -
PayPal Subscriptions -
Reusable blog app -
Create a forum -
Taking polls -
Django REST Framework -
AngularJs and Django Integration -
A Subscription based forum -
Django database transactions -
Django’s testing framework -
Deploying your site
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