This course provides an introduction to the development of single page Web-based applications (SPA's) using JavaScript for both the front end client and back-end api/service. We will be devleoping applications using a micro-service architecture pattern and discussing throughout the evolution of web application architectures and current trends.
Prerequisite → C- or better in CMSC 216
and CMSC 250
Credits → 3
None.
Please bring your laptop to lectures. If you don't have a laptop, we will pair you up with a classmate.
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 e-mail you have in the school system.
Your grades will be computed according the following weights:
Note that 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. In short, 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.
It is very important for you to be aware of the consequences of cheating, fabrication, facilitation, and plagiarism. If the student is found to be responsible of academic dishonesty, the typical sanction results in a special grade "XF", indicating that the course was failed due to academic dishonesty. If you have any doubt as to whether an act of yours might constitute academic dishonesty, please contact your TA or the course coordinator.
The CS Department takes academic integrity seriously. Information on how the CS Department views and handle academic integrity matters can be found at Academic Integrity.
On any graded project or lab, you are NOT allowed to collaborate or exchange code. We compare each student's code with every other student's code to check for similarities. Every semester, we catch an embarrassingly high number of students that engage in cheating and we have to take them to the Honor Council.
We encourage students to talk about course material and help each other out in group chats. However, this does NOT include graded assignments. Talking about release tests is NOT okay.
There have been a couple instances in the past where students have posted pictures/source files of their code, or earlier sections have given away exam questions to later sections. Not only did this lower the curve for the earlier section because the later one will do better, the WHOLE group chat had to pay a visit to the Honor Council. It was an extremely ugly business.
You may post your project code to private Github (or similar service) repos only. As a student, you can make a private repo for free. Just remember that your free premium subscription has an expiry date, and your code becomes public once it expires. The Honor Council can retroactively give an XF (even to students who have already graduated) if your code is then used by another student to cheat. So just be careful. Posting graded code to a public repo will give you a free ticket to the Honor Council.
Creating collaborative study guides on Google docs is OK. Encouraged, even. Just do this before the exam, and don't bring the study guide to the exam. Don't add exam questions to the study guide after the early section's midterm.
Totally cool. Highly encouraged to co-create and share (with same caveats as study guides).
The following are a few examples of academic integrity violations:
Additional information can be found in the sections titled "Academic Integrity" and "Code of Student Conduct" available at Course Related Policies.
In case academic accommodations are needed, you must provide a letter of accommodation from the Office of Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS) within the first TWO weeks of the semester. For details, see the section titled "Accessibility" available at Course Related Policies.
The university allows for self-documentation for some absences.
If you need to be excused for an absence from a single
lecture, due to your illness (or other reasons), you shall make
a reasonable attempt to report prior to the class. Send me an
email if you have a medical problem. All other planned,
execusable absences must be reported using the absence report
feature in the grade server).
Upon returning to the class, present with a self-signed note
attesting to the date of your illness (or other reasons). Each note must
contain an acknowledgment by the student that the information provided
is true and correct. Providing false information to University officials
is prohibited under Part 9(i) of the Code of Student Conduct (V-1.00(B)
University of Maryland Code of Student Conduct) and may result in
disciplinary action.
Self-documentation may NOT be used
for the midterm and the final exam, and it may only be used for
only 1 class meeting (or more, if you choose) during the
semester. Any student who needs to be excused for a
prolonged absence (2 or more consecutive class meetings), or
for the exams, must provide written documentation of the
illness from the Health Center or from an outside health care
provider. This documentation must
verify
dates of treatment, clearly recommend the student to be off
from all school work and indicate the time frame that the
student was unable to meet academic responsibilities.
In addition, it must contain the name and phone number of the
medical service provider to be used if verification is needed.
No diagnostic information will ever be requested.
For additional details, see the section
titled "Attendance, Absences, or Missed Assignments" available
at Course
Related Policies
The department and faculty take student feedback seriously. At the end of the course visit https://www.courseevalum.umd.edu/ to complete your course evaluations.
All course materials are copyright UMCP, Department of Computer Science © 2019. 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.
Although every effort has been made to be complete and accurate, unforeseen circumstances arising during the semester could require the adjustment of any material given here. Consequently, given due notice to students, the instructor reserves the right to change any information on this syllabus or in other course materials.