ICT Curriculum Review/Refresh/Update - 2012

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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

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



Curric meeting, April 23 2012

Attendance included: Praveen, Jordan, Les, Emile, Peter, Daniel Hodgin, John Samuel, Mark Gurwitz, Mark Buchner, Anthony Austin (for awhile), Danny Abesdris (for awhile), Zhenzhou Qin (for awhile), Mary Lynn Manton (at the end)


The note-taker was Peter. If he missed something that should be included below, contact him.

Current status

  • Les Czegel just finished the Winter 2012 semester of BTI220
  • HTML5 content was blended in to the existing course topic delivery
  • He was pleased with the results, almost all students passed the course
  • Zhenzhou Qin will teach the course in the summer (July+August, compressed), and will continue to blend in changes

Important decisions:

  • Emile is teaching INT222 this summer, and will begin blending in HTML5 coverage
  • All (in the room) agreed in principle to change the INT222 prerequisite to IPC144
  • All (in the room) agreed in principle to remove HTML coverage in ULI101; Michal was consulted, and he will look at doing it this summer

Also working on:

(more to come)

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