Software Development

Bootcamp

Course Syllabus
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OVERVIEW
Over the course of 12 weeks you will learn how to build, test and deploy software applications using
JavaScript on the client- and server-side of an application (front-end + back-end). Starting with
fundamentals, you will quickly move into more complex programming concepts that are solidified
through challenges, such as: pair programming, weekly projects, lab exercises, and code reviews.

The projects that you create throughout the course will be used to build your portfolio which will
serve as a showcase of your work and a valuable asset in your post-bootcamp job hunt. You will
also receive time with a professional career mentor through one-on-one coaching sessions and bi-
weekly workshops.

In the last weeks, you will work with a client and your classmates on a team to develop a real
product. This is what we call your “capstone project”.

WHY JAVASCRIPT
JavaScript is the most widely used programming language in the world. Along with HTML and CSS,
JavaScript is one of only three native languages of the web – all of which will be used in this course.
Companies big and small, including Google, LinkedIn, Facebook and Netflix, use JavaScript to
power pieces of their web applications. This is because JavaScript is the only scripting language
that can be used on servers and browsers (front-end + back-end). Finally, including JavaScript in
your résumé provides growth opportunities in your career as it continues to find its way into more
and more domains.

TECHNOLOGIES, LANGUAGES & FRAMEWORKS

HTML CSS JavaScript React Heroku

Node.js MongoDB Git & GitHub API

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FULL-STACK CURRICULUM

1 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS
In the first few weeks you will learn the basics of web design, user experience, and front-
end web development using HTML, CSS, Bootstrap and Javascript. You will also learn how
to work with terminal commands, GitHub, text editors, and take a deep dive into
programming with JavaScript. The following weeks will focus on DOM manipulation, layout,
structure and solidify what you learn through weekly projects.

2 SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
The middle of the course will teach you the software development concepts and practices
used in the industry; you will become familiar and comfortable with building full-stack web
applications. This module focuses on back-end software development and will teach you
how to work with databases and API’s. In the last week, you will have finished your portfolio
website, a place to showcase all of the projects that you have completed thus far.

3 CAPSTONE PROJECTS
This is where you will build, think, and work in a real development environment. The final
project will be developed with a team of your peers and will provide an in-depth
understanding of DevOps, how to work in an Agile project cycle, and refine the skills that
you learned in class as well as a chance to explore the technologies that you are interested
in pursuing post-graduation.

PRE-COURSE WORK
Basic HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
Teach yourself the basics of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The work that you do prior to the start of
the bootcamp will let you hit the ground running and start coding from day one.

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PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Unit 1
Learn To Code With JavaScript
We start with the very basics -- What is a computer? What is a terminal? What is a variable? -- and
work up to command-line basics.

Unit 2
Continuing With JavaScript
Learn fundamental programming concepts, including variables, types, functions, loops, I/O, logic,
recursion and how to recognize and use certain abstract data structures.

Unit 3
The World Wide Web
Invented by Tim Berners-Lee in 1990 and launched to the actual world in 1993. What is it? How
does it work? How do we create web pages, style them up, and navigate between them?

Unit 4
Web Design
Take a deep dive into front-end web design with HTML and CSS. We introduce user experience
concepts with front-end design exercises to build and style your portfolio projects.

Unit 5
Responsive Layout with CSS
New standards, like Flexbox and CSS Grid, make it possible to make your product automatically
adapt to different screen sizes and devices.

Unit 6
Client-Side Programming
Learn the data structures, coding patterns, and libraries that enable client-side coding in Web
pages. Embed media to make richer experiences. Leverage third-party APIs, like Google Maps.

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Unit 7
Server-Side Coding
Create a self-contained server-side web application using NodeJS and deploy it to the cloud.
Learn how to pass state from the client to the server and back again, and how to use MongoDB to
save state between user sessions.

Unit 8
React Apps
React is the client-side web library from Facebook. React makes building complex user interfaces
easier by breaking them up into small, simple, functional components.

Unit 9
Databases
This unit provides a broad overview of concepts common to all databases, using MongoDB for
illustration and practical examples of a document (NoSQL) DB.

Unit 10
Capstone Inception
Meet with your Capstone client and define the goals of your project. Establish initial recurring
schedule for team meetings, sketch technical architecture, and start shipping code.

Unit 11
Capstone Project
Spend every day building a real application with a real client in an iterative, agile process. Use all of
the skills that you have learned to this point while coding on a team of your peers.

Unit 12
Capstone Project & Demo Day
Put the finishing touches on your product. Learn how to pitch and how to communicate technical
concepts. Finally, demo your app to friends, family and potential employers

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SPECIAL TOPICS
The breadth of software development extends beyond writing code, it requires an interdisciplinary
understanding of the product development lifecycle. Special topics are taught throughout the
bootcamp course. More than just side tracks, they are essential to learning not just how to write
code, but how to develop software on a professional team.

USER EXPERIENCE DESIGN

Learn how to apply design thinking and user-centered design methods to address the intersection of
user goals and business goals in your product development. The objective is to understand user
experience (UX) fundamentals by providing contextual examples of why and when user experience
matters.

AGILE DEVELOPMENT
We teach you how to break down complex goals into stories to improve communication and build
confidence in your team's predictions. Master techniques to increase communication, feedback,
maintainability, and velocity. Learn test-driven development, planning, refactoring and more.

QUALITY ASSURANCE
Software quality assurance (QA) comprises many roles and practices, including testing, code
review, release management, design, and usability research. We invite QA engineers and experts
into our classroom to lecture on these topics during the bootcamp course.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Career workshops provide you with a framework to identify your post-bootcamp career goals and a
360 degree strategy to achieve them. Whether you have questions about an upcoming interview or
need some help with your resume, one-on-one sessions provide you with an opportunity to get
direct feedback from a career professional.

INTERVIEW PREP & COACHING

Getting an interview is the first step to getting hired. Learn how to navigate these tricky
conversations and prepare for technical interviews.

PORTFOLIO BUILDING
Discover techniques to professionally display your work to employers. Start by building
your portfolio and stacking your GitHub profile with the projects that you create
throughout the course.

RESUME, LINKEDIN & COVER LETTER

Your professional image matters. How you represent yourself on your resume, through a
cover letter and online is crucial to giving potential employers an accurate and enticing
first impression of your skills and capabilities.

$ COMPENSATION NEGOTIATION
Negotiating your salary can be an uncomfortable situation. Professional coaching helps
you learn the best strategies to negotiate fair compensation when discussing an offer.

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PROJECTS & PORTFOLIO

The projects that you create throughout the course will be used to build your portfolio which will be a
valuable asset to your post-bootcamp job hunt. Individual and team-based projects will help you
learn how to navigate communication barriers while working in a real development environment.
Teamwork is imperative to software development, and we encourage students to learn from each
other.

BUILD YOUR GITHUB PROFILE

GitHub is a powerful and popular way to share code with your teammates, or with the world.
Employers want to see the code you write behind the products that you build. Your GitHub profile is
a compendium of this code, and it's easy to access for anyone you want to share it with.

WEBSITE PORTFOLIO
A “Website Portfolio“ is an online showcase of your personal work. It's like a resume that people can
click on to see examples of the projects that you built throughout the course. We will use GitHub
Pages to build and host your portfolio site, and over the course of the bootcamp you will keep
making improvements to it.

GET IN TOUCH
Need help or have questions?
Contact our team at Upright.
info@uprighted.com

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