INFO 253 - Front End Web Architecture

Course webpage for INFO 253 at the School of Information

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Description:

This course is a survey of technologies that power the user interfaces of web applications on a variety of devices today, including desktop, mobile, and tablet devices. This course will delve into some of the core Front-End languages and frameworks (HTML/CSS/JS/React/Redux), as well as the underlying technologies enable web applications (HTTP, URI, JSON). The goal of this course is to provide an overview of the technical issues surrounding user interfaces powered by the web today, and to provide a solid and comprehensive perspective of the Web’s constantly evolving landscape.

Attribution

The content for this class is inspired by the Web Architecture class taught by Jim Blomo (jblomo)

Grading:

Assignments (50%), Group Project (50%)

• Assignments are due at 11:59 pm of next week’s day in class
• Late assignments will be deducted 5 points each day they are late.
• If there are any issues please contact me asap

Syllabus

Date	Class Prep	Lecture Slides	Assignments/Project
Aug 28	N/A	Introduction and Browsers	None
Sep 4	Try HTML and CSS and Learn Git and Setup your assignment repo	HTML and CSS	Assignment 1: Build your first static website
Sep 11	Try JavaScript	JavaScript I and II Modern Javascript I and II	Assignment 2: Write JavaScript Functionality
Sep 18	Use Javascript for Interactivity	HTML Forms and JavaScript and the DOM	Assignment 3: Add interactivity to your site
Sep 23	Intro to React	Why JavaScript Frameworks and React Fundamentals I, II	Assignment 4: Move your site to React Due 24 hours after power is turned back on
Oct 2	More React	React Fundamentals III and IV
Oct 9	SCHOOL CLOSURE	SCHOOL CLOSURE	SCHOOL CLOSURE
Oct 16	Even More React with APIs	API’s, and React Forms	Assignment 5: Power your site with React Due Oct 23 Group Project Part I Assigned Due Oct 30
Oct 23	Nuts and Bolts Preview	Nuts and Bolts: URL’s and HTTP
Oct 30		Nuts and Bolts: REST and Storage as a Service	Group Project Part II Assigned Due Dec 4
Nov 6		Guest Speaker: Henry Zhu on Babel and Open Source
Nov 13		Demo: Using UI Frameworks in React and Deploying to AWS: React Bootstrap Deploy to AWS, Restrict Google Firebase
Nov 20		Web Frameworks
Nov 27		No Class - Non Instructional Day
Dec 4		Group Presentations (TIME CHANGE: 11:30 am - 2:30 pm same room)