Greenberg, Jesse

Lalwani, Sabeena

Laude, Sean

Lin, James

NYC Tech-in-Residence Corps,

Sole, Alejandro Gonzalez

Wighe, Sid

City University of New York

City University of New York (CUNY) CUNY Academic Works Open Educational Resources Hunter College 2018 CSCI 49900 Advanced Applications: A Capstone Course for CSCI Majors Alejandro Gonzalez Sole CUNY Hunter College Jesse Greenberg CUNY Hunter College James Lin CUNY Hunter College Sabeena Lalwani CUNY Hunter College Sean Laude CUNY Hunter College See next page for additional authors How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! More information about this work at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_oers/8 Discover additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu This work is made publicly available by the City University of New York (CUNY). Contact: AcademicWorks@cuny.edu Authors Alejandro Gonzalez Sole, Jesse Greenberg, James Lin, Sabeena Lalwani, Sean Laude, Sid Wighe, and NYC Tech-in-Residence Corps This syllabus is available at CUNY Academic Works: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/hc_oers/8 1	of	4The contents of this syllabus are subject to change.CSCI	49900	Advanced	Applications:	ACapstone	Course	for	CSCI	Majors	(Spring2018)PrerequisitesIn additon to the course requirements for the CSCI major, students should also have aworking knowledge of git	(https://git-scm.com/)	and understand the mechanics of a distributedversion control	(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_version_control)	system in order to contributeto the project deliverables.If you need to get up to speed on git, see this page	(/notes/GIT-TUTORIAL.md)	for resources.Adjunct	LecturersSection	A	-	1:10p	-	3pAlejandro Gonzalez Sole (agonzalez at jagssoft dot com)Jesse Greenberg (jgreenberg at appnexus dot com)James Lin (jameslin at appnexus dot com)Section	B	-	2:10p	-	4pSabeena Lalwani (slalwani at appnexus dot com)Sean Laude (slaude at appnexus dot com)Sid Wighe (swighe at appnexus dot com)Course	CalendarThe adjunct lecturers will give a talk on a particular topic on Tuesdays each week. The projectdeliverables due each Friday follow the sequence of topics, so we ask for your active attentionand engagement in lectures. For details on each project deliverable, see this page(DELIVERABLES.md)	.Week	1:	Jan	30	-	Feb	22	of	4Topic: Agile Methodologies and GithubObjective: Understand a framework for collaboration with a team and use Github toachieve this model of agile developmentDeliverables: Individual Project PitchesNotes	(/notes/SDLC.md)Week	2:	Feb	6	-	Feb	9Topic: Product ThinkingObjective: Articulate the meaning of 'product' in a software context. Identify themarket, users, and plot the product lifecycle for a particular product. Explain themeaning of minimal viability and how product requirements become code.Notes	(/notes/PRODUCT.md)Week	3:	Feb	13	-	Feb	16Topic: Design & UX ThinkingObjective: Design thinking involves empathizing with your user to help them solvetheir problems with as little effort as possible. We will cover iteration and prototypingtechniques and demonstrate the application of usability heuristics.Deliverables: Team Product ProposalsNotes	(/notes/DESIGN.md)Week	4:	Feb	20	-	Feb	23Monday Schedule, no Tuesday lectureWeek	5:	Feb	27	-	Mar	2Topic: Testing Thinking & Test Driven DevelopmentObjective: Explain how testing is foundational to the software development lifecycle.Understand the benefits of testing activities and highlight the costs of lax testingNotes	(/notes/TESTING.md)Week	6:	Mar	6	-	Mar	9Topic: User Interface SystemsObjective: Overview of human-machine interaction facilities, from command-lineinterfaces, to rich, augmented reality experiences. We will survey current web-baseduser interface technologiesNotes	(/notes/INTERFACES.md)Week	7:	Mar	13	-	Mar	163	of	4Topic: Back-end SystemsObjective: Overview of web server technology and survey of current technologies.Discussion of RESTful services and API design.Deliverables: Architecture Presentations (Jesse, James, Felix section only)Notes	(/notes/BACKEND.md)Week	8:	Mar	20	-	Mar	23Topic: Ask a Professional Discussion PanelObjective: Students will have the opportunity to ask a group of tech professionals abouttheir work in the software and IT professions (come prepared with good questions forcandid answers about careers in technology). At the end of this panel, students should takeaway a greater sense of the work completed in the capstone.Notes	(/notes/PROFESSIONAL.md)Week	9:	Mar	27	-	Mar	30Topic: Database Systems and Data ThinkingObjective: Overview of databases and other persistent storage systems. Studentsshould be able to identify the benefits of structured vs. unstructured databases andhave a deeper understanding of the challenges building data-driven applications atscaleNotes	(/notes/DATABASE.md)There will be no class during Spring Break, Apr 3 - Apr 6Week	10:	Apr	10	-	Apr	13Topic: Security/IT Controls Thinking - Session 1Objective: Articulate the importance of security and IT Controls. Effective IT Controlsillustrate the ability to have reliance on software systems and society as a whole.Notes	(/notes/SECURITY-IT-CONTROLS.md)Week	11:	Apr	17	-	Apr	20Topic: Testing MethodologiesObjective: Overview of testing methods and their applicability to all parts and thewhole of software-based systemsDeliverables: Data-driven Prototype (Jesse, James, Felix section only) and PresentationNotes	(/notes/TEST-METHODS.md)Week	12:	Apr	24	-	Apr	27Topic: Security/IT Controls Thinking - Session 24	of	4Objective: We will be using this week to cover any additional topics that are pertinent tothe class, depending on students' progress on their projects.Week	13:	May	1	-	May	4Topic: Production Issues and Scale ThinkingObjective: Focus on on scalability and issues encountered when deploying softwaresystems in the real worldNotes	(/notes/PRODUCTION.md)Week	14:	May	8	-	May	11Students will use this week to complete their final projectsDeliverables: TBDWeek	15:	May	15	-	May	18	and	Week	16:	May	22Deliverables: Final Demo

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