Coursework content

Watch this and this video. Write your reflections on why it is important to have a growth mindset as a developer and how a growth mindset will positively impact you in your career in the long term. Try to answer the following questions:

• When did I have a closed mindset this week, and why?
• When did I have an open mindset this week, and why?
• What have I learnt about myself, as a result?
• What will I do differently next time?

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

This assignment supports developing a growth mindset while learning new skills and facing barriers.

How to submit

Write in your cohort’s Slack channel what actions you will take in order to overcome your barriers to participating in live coding and write a supportive message to one of your peers who have shared their barriers in the channel. Share the screenshot of your post on your ticket.

Link to the coursework

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLozA7cloMbPgM0Cra4IhDg_HvhP727Abo

Why are we doing this?

The prep work here will introduce you to new concepts for the week. If you already have all these concepts, you need to identify something else in your coursework to bring because everyone is expected to come to class with questions.

Find this week’s blockers thread in your cohort channel and add your question to it. This week we are thinking a lot about thinking responsively: or, ways to make your layouts work on any size screen and any device.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel. Use the opportunity to refine your skill in Asking Questions like a developer.

How to submit

No submission step

Link to the coursework

https://github.com/CodeYourFuture/HTML-CSS-Module-Project/tree/master/level-3

Why are we doing this?

Learning to read and review other people’s code is a key skill for a developer. When you join a new team, you will usually also join an existing codebase, and you will need to be able to read it. If you’ve never looked at code written by other people, you will find this really challenging (it’s already hard!).

1. Do the Github Skills course in reviewing pull requests
2. Ask for a code review from a colleague on your Karma project.
3. Complete a code review for a colleague on their Karma project.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to submit

Link the PR you reviewed on your copy of this ticket. Paste the url in comment on your ticket.

Link to the coursework

https://github.com/CodeYourFuture/CYF-Record-A-Goose-Project

Why are we doing this?

A mission of discovery for you.

1. Go to https://github.com/CodeYourFuture/CYF-Record-A-Goose-Project
2. Using Devtools, Lighthouse, and the WAVE accessibility plugin, find all the ways this app is broken
3. How would you fix the problems? Discuss in a thread in your channel.

This is also a fun in-person workshop, so you could choose to do it in class together during independent study time.

https://record-a-goose.onrender.com/

Maximum time in hours

2

How to get help

You could choose to do this in class together during independent study time.

How to submit

Write up your findings in a thread in your class channel.

Don’t make a new post each. Discuss in a thread.

How to review

It is a review! ;)

Anything else?

https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/overview/
https://wave.webaim.org/extension/
https://accessibilityinsights.io/docs/web/overview/
https://design-system.service.gov.uk/