Code Institute Diploma in Software Development

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Syllabus Overview

Module 0 Pre-Programme Technology Primer

Module 1 Front End Design and Development

Stream 1 Exercises - Topic List

Module 2 – Back End Development and Data Integration

Stream 2 Exercises - Topic List

Module 3 – Full Stack Application Deployment

Licence

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Syllabus Overview

Module 0

Pre-Programme- Technology Primer

The module covers all the necessary prerequisites for our main programme.
Students must have a base level understanding of the technologies, concepts and
languages before commencing. This module enables the later content to cover
material at a level beyond first principles. By beginning at a point beyond the
absolute basics, the programme exposes the student to more practical work
throughout.

The material is collated in a central resource. The content is sourced from
verified pre-existing online video and text based material.

Specifically:

1. HTML

2. CSS

3. Scratch

4. JavaScript

5. Python

6. Git/GitHub

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Module 1

Front End Design and Development

This module will develop proficient skills in Front End coding technologies specifically:

1. HTML5

2. CSS3

3. JavaScript Libraries including JQuery D3.js

4. Front End Frameworks including Bootstrap and AngularJS

5. Use Git to maintain, upload and share code with other developers

6. Understand and implement responsive design and user experience best practices

7. Use industry standard Integrated Development Environments such as Sublime Text

8. Teamwork and collaboration through in-class

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Stream 1 Exercises

Topic List:

1. The Box Model

2. The Box Model 2

3. Positioning & CSS

4. Media

5. Gradients, Transforms & Transitions

6. NavBar – CSS Selectors

7. Flexbox

8. Semantic Web & Font

9. Balsamiq

10. User Experience Design

11. Forms

12. Git

13. Git Remote

14. Bootstrap

15. Bootstrap Nav Elements

16. Bootstrap Responsive Design

17. Javascript Revisited

18. jQuery

19. jQuery Events

20. jQuery: Traversing mt. DOM

21. Javascript Part II

22. Data Visualisations & D3

23. D3 & Data

24. D3 Scales

25. D3 Axes and External Files

26. Introduction to AngularJS

27. Angular Routing

28. Angular Forms

29. Angular Services

30. Angular Directives

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Module 2

Back End Development and Data Integration

This module will develop proficient skills in Back End coding technologies and the integration of a variety of data types specifically:

1. Python programming

2. Use industry standard Integrated Development Environments such as PyCharm

3. Debugging code

4. Unit Testing

5. Classes and Objects

6. Be able to access and manipulate data effectively including Structured and Unstructured data using MongoDB and MySQL databases.

7. Use the Flask micro framework

8. Use the skills gained in Module 1 to create data visualisations

9. Teamwork and collaboration through in-class

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Stream 2 Exercises

Topic List

1. Installing Python

2. Installing PyCharm

3. Testing

4. Version Control

5. Boggle Solver Part 1

6. Boggle Solver Part 2

7. File IO and Exceptions

8. Conway’s Game of Life

9. Flask Part 1

10. Classes

11. Database Fundamentals

12. Installing MySQL and MySQLWorkBench

13. MySQL Database Creation

14. Data Creation and Modification

15. Data Selection Queries Part 1

16. Data Selection Queries Part 2

17. Using Python with MySQL Part 1

18. Using Python with MySQL Part 2

19. Using Python with MySQL Part 3

20. Twitter Setup and Trends

21. Twitter API Tweets 1

22. Twitter Streams 1

23. Twitter Streams 2

24. Introduction to Mongo DB

25. Web scraping

26. Dimensional Charting with D3.js, DC.js and Crossfilter.js

27. Deploy a server side application to a server

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Module 3

Full Stack Application Deployment

This module will develop skills in the integration of modules, students will build and deploy a full stack application framework using Django and advanced Python. Specifically:

• Creating Templates

• Create a blog

• Create a forum

• Create a polling application

• Implement authentication and security features

• Enable e commerce payment systems including Stripe and Paypal

• Learn advanced database transactions

• Become skilled in integration testing

• Deploy a full stack application to a server Topic List

1. Virtualbox and Linux Primer Unit

2. Beginning Django

3. Django with Templates

4. Django Models

5. Django Administration

6. Django Blog – Part 1

7. Django Blog – Part 2

8. Django Blog – Part 3

9. Django Blog – Part 4

10. Django Blog – Part 5

11. Flatpages

12. Custom User and Email Authentication

13. Stripe Basic Payments

14. Stripe Subscriptions

15. Stripe Recurring Payments

16. PayPal Basic Payments

17. PayPal Subscriptions

18. Reusable blog app

19. Create a forum

20. Taking polls

21. Django REST Framework

22. AngularJs and Django Integration

23. A Subscription based forum

24. Django database transactions

25. Django’s testing framework

26. Deploying your site

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License:

MIT License
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