Web Application Development with JavaScript

Syllabus

Introduction

Web Application Development with JavaScript provides an introduction to modern ways of developing Web Applications/Services using JavaScript for both front-end and back-end. The course covers topics on fundamental JavaScript language constructs, server-side JavaScript, back-end data persistence, and client-side JavaScript to build Web Applications that interact with Web services and back-end databases.

Prerequisites

Minimum grade of C- in CMSC216 and CMSC250.

Credits

Credits → 3

Coordinator

Nelson Padua-Perez, Office: IRB 2210

Textbook

No required textbook.

Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate the ability to:

Class Format
Email Policy

Email (to both instructor and TAs) should be used for urgent matters and not to address project questions, lecture material questions, etc. Due to the large number of students in the instructor classes (close to a 600 :)) email should be used only when necessary. Please, keep your messages are brief as possible :).

Course Topics (Subject to Change)
Grading
Programming Assignments (e.g., exercises, projects) 39%
Semester Exams (3), (14%, 18%, 18%) 50%
Final Exam (Group Project) 11%
Grading Concerns

It is your responsibility to submit regrade requests by a specified deadline; no regrade requests will be processed afterward (even if there are grading errors). If you don't address a grading concern by the specified deadline, we will assume you have reviewed the graded work and are satisfied with your current grade. Deadlines to address any grading concerns will be available at Grading Concerns.

Exams

There will be three semester exams. The exams will take place in the evening, between 6 pm and 7:15 pm. The exam dates are included below. Discuss with your instructor any exam conflicts you may have, one week before the exam takes place.

    Exam #1 - Tue, Oct 15, 2024
    Exam #2 - Thu, Nov 7, 2024
    Exam #3 - Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Assignments
AI (Artificial Intelligence) Tools Usage

The use of AI (Artificial Intelligence) tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Bing AI) for the completion of graded work (e.g., programming assignments) is not allowed and represents an academic integrity violation (see information below).

Regarding Posting of Assignments' Solutions/Implementations
Office Hours

Office hours get extremely busy the day before an assignment deadline. Help during office hours is not guaranteed. TAs/instructors cannot stay holding office hours after the office hours period ends because students are waiting for help (this applies to online/virtual office hours). The sooner you start working on a project, the better your chances of getting help. Please, leave the TA room once you have received help and do not use the TA Room as a working area.

Backups

You are responsible for creating backups of your work using any approach (make sure your work is not accessible to others). No extensions will be granted if you lose your work and you had no backups.

Piazza

We will be using (Piazza) for class communication. You will not be able to register to Piazza yourself. Your instructor will register you using the email address you have in the school system. Posting of any kind of code in Piazza is not allowed.

Feel free to stop e-mail messages Piazza sends by updating the email settings. You can change the settings by selecting the wheel that appears in the right upper side of the Piazza interface and selecting "Account/Email Settings". You can select "No Emails" for our course. Notice that your instructor can still send messages through Piazza, regardless the settings you have chosen. If you change your email notifications, make sure you visit Piazza often for announcements and project clarifications we have made.

Class Announcements

You are responsible for checking announcements (at least twice a day) we post in the announcements Piazza folder. An oldannouncements Piazza folder will have old announcements. We recommend you check messages everyday around 11:30 am and after 5:00 pm.

Excused Absence and Academic Accommodations

See the section titled "Attendance and Missed Assignments" available at Course Related Policies.

Accessibility

See the section titled "Accessibility" available at Course Related Policies.

For Accessibility & Disability (ADS) Students

If you are an ADS (https://counseling.umd.edu/ads) student (others ignore this information):

ADS students: you are responsible for reserving a space at ADS to take quizzes/exams (we cannot provide that support). Keep in mind ADS has deadlines regarding by when to schedule a day/time to take exams. If your main accommodation is extra time in exams and quizzes, you don't need to meet your instructor (just bring to lecture any form that needs a signature).

Academic Integrity

Please read this information carefully. We take academic integrity matters seriously.

  1. Academic dishonesty includes not only cheating, fabrication, and plagiarism, but also includes helping other students commit acts of academic dishonesty by allowing them to obtain copies of your work. All submitted work must be your own. Cases of academic dishonesty will be pursued to the fullest extent possible as stipulated by the Office of Student Conduct.

  2. Situations that often lead to academic integrity violations:
    • A student's friend/roommate shares an assignment's code. Once you provide your code to another student, you are a facilitator, even if you indicate to the student "not to copy-paste" any of it. Actually we had a case in which a student CS degree was revoked for this reason.
    • Students use online resources (github, Chegg, etc.) to find assignments' solutions. The solutions are found by several students and all will be involved in an academic case.
    • Students assume we don't have tools that check for similarities among all students' submissions.
    • Students get desperate and don't want a 0 in the assignment.
    • Students are not aware of the expectations regarding academic integrity.
    • Students assume we don't take academic integrity matters seriously.
    • You should only receive assistance from instructors/TAs. We have seen cases in which the use of tutors have led to academic integrity violations (e.g., tutors looked for assignment's solutions online).

  3. The Office of Student Conduct is responsible for handling academic integrity matters. After a report is submitted by an instructor, the case is evaluated by the office and it could result in an XF grade, degree revocation, or dismissal from the university.

  4. One of the most negative consequences of academic integrity violations is the emotional burden an academic integrity case has on a student. We have seen students extremely distraught as a result of an academic integrity violation. In many cases students chances for recommendations, TA positions, and other opportunities are negatively affected.

  5. Please read the section titled "Academic Integrity" available at Course Related Policies and the information available at Academic Integrity

Class Concerns

If you or your parents have any class concerns, feel free to contact the instructor. If an issue arises with the instructor, report it using the form available at https://www.cs.umd.edu/classconcern.

Notice of Mandatory Reporting

Notice of mandatory reporting of sexual assault, sexual harassment, interpersonal violence, and stalking: As faculty members, a course instructor is designated as a “Responsible University Employee,” and must report all disclosures of sexual assault, sexual harassment, interpersonal violence, and stalking to UMD’s Title IX Coordinator per University Policy on Sexual Harassment and Other Sexual Misconduct.

If you wish to speak with someone confidentially, please contact one of UMD’s confidential resources, such as CARE to Stop Violence (located on the Ground Floor of the Health Center) at 301-741-3442 or the Counseling Center (located at the Shoemaker Building) at 301-314-7651.

You may also seek assistance or supportive measures from UMD’s Title IX Coordinator, Angela Nastase, by calling 301-405-1142, or emailing titleIXcoordinator@umd.edu.

To view further information on the above, please visit the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct's website at ocrsm.umd.edu.

Authentication

Make sure you have an alternate device or option to authenticate (Duo) to school, as submitting classwork requires authentication. Some students use  an iPad or another phone number (e.g., home phone) to authenticate. You  should test your alternate device/approach before you have an emergency. Additional information at: Multi-Factor Authentication.

Miscellaneous
Copyright

All course materials are copyright UMCP, Department of Computer Science © 2024. All rights reserved. Students are permitted to use course materials for their own personal use only. Course materials may not be distributed publicly or provided to others (excepting other students in the course), in any way or format.


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