ICT Curriculum Review/Refresh/Update - 2012

ICT Internet Stream Update - Fall 2011

Attendees for Session 1: John Selmys, Emile Ohan, Anthony Austin, Danny Abesdris (Arroway), Peter Callaghan, Mary-Lynn Manton, Ian Tipson, Peter McIntyre, Praveen Mitera, Sunny Shi, Michal Heidenreich

Attendees for session 2: Emile John Sam Fardad S Peter M Jordan A Bob B Mary-Lynn Daniel Hodgin Chris T

ULI101

currently last 2 weeks of course is xhtml/css intro
- consider removing web content (last 2 weeks), and not expand unix content in uli101
- this should not affect int222 or int213

INT213

currently legacy asp
- no changes
- consider changing to asp.net

INT222

currently 1st half is xhtml/css, 2nd half is css/javascript
- html5 replaces xhtml/javascript/css (Anthony has reservations)
- need to manage the course depth - should not be another "killer" course
- consider changing pre-req to IPC144 (Emile)
propose it now be HTML5 (including Javascript/DOM/CSS3)

INT322

currently 1st half perl, 2nd half is php with apache and mysql
- remove perl and Apache admin and replace with more html5/ajax (not Anthony's opinion)
- recommend perl and python as professional options
- consider using a versioning system like git/svn (Fardad)
- consider Python instead of PHP
propose it now be continuation of HTML5 from INT222 + PHP + Ajax

INT422

currently asp.net web forms and c# with intros to sql server and ajax
- remove ajax
- consider using a versioning system like git/svn (Fardad)

LETTERS (from faculty who could not attend)

NOTES from INT REVIEW in 2010

Here's a [link to last year's review] of our INTERNET stream.

FINAL COMMENTS

should not be implemented in Jan 2012
should be implemented in May 2012
need more unix courses (Anthony, John)
all faculty should be given cell phones and tablets (except Ian)
all faculty should be given Mercedes (except Ian)

INT222 Outline Comments

The link below is a "version 1" proposal, listing the topics to be covered in a refreshed INT222 / BTI220 course.

I approached this task by simply listing all the topics that could be covered, without regard to sequencing, as I thought of them. Then, I grouped and sequenced them. Finally, I compared the result to the current course outlines, the comments of others, and a bit of research.

The document is available in PDF. This zenit server wouldn't permit me to upload a docx or doc file.

Proposal, version 1 - pdf

-Peter

INT222 Progress Report

The link below includes the updates received from the few verbal and written responses since the publication of "version 1" above.

Proposal, version 2 - pdf

The link below may be of interest to readers:

http://petermcintyre.com/2012/04/12/one-page-web-programming-course/

Before the next meeting, please think about the following question: What knowledge and skills should incoming students possess before starting your course? Some sample getting-started observations are below:

Coming into INT222 / BTI220

Using software on a personal computer (which prepares them to use an editor, a browser, and a file transfer program)
Proficiency in any code editor on any platform
Conceptual knowledge of what a server is
Conceptual knowledge of message-based protocols (i.e. request, response)
Problem-solving abilities
Good language comprehension (to be able to formulate a problem into a solution, or at least a solution approach)

Coming into INT322 / BTI320

( looking for help here... )

Coming into INT422 / BTI420

( some students know, and can do, some of these, but most couldn't, coming into Winter 2012 BTI420... )

Conceptual knowledge of a request lifecycle
HTTP knowledge basics
Web site resource organization
AuthN and AuthZ
CSS (basics, layout, rules)
JavaScript (anything!)
Cookies
Dev tools (i.e. F12, or Firebug-like tool)
HTML (p, br, div, div, ul, li, input, etc.)
Conceptual knowledge of page/document templates
Server resources (request, response, file system, etc.)
Nice-to-have - creating a navigation menu

Coming into the Web Services pro option

Good HTTP knowledge
Solid OO knowledge and skills

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