Coursework content

Watch this short video about body language.

Estimated time in hours

0.3

What is the purpose of this assignment?

To improve public speaking skills.

How to submit

You don’t need to submit anything.

Coursework content

Watch How to conduct yourself professionally video. Reflect in what behaviours you learned in the video were new to you. Write:

• what behaviours you need to stop to become more professional
• what behaviours you need to start doing or doing more so you can become more professional
• what behaviours do you need to change or adapt for an online/remote work environment like Code Your Future?

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

This assignment aims to improve your professional behaviours.

How to submit

Share the link of your reflections to the Google doc on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

In the next session, you will present your learning and work during the Teamwork Project. You must present:

• your project’s brief
• how you will work together
• what your current barriers are and how you will overcome them
• how you will manage conflicts within your group

Everyone in your team should get a chance to speak; some of you may speak longer and some shorter, have a team decision. You will have 5 minutes to present as a team.

Estimated time in hours

3

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to your team’s Google slides on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

By now you have had a chance to work with your team for some time. Some teams are working very well together and some teams are not. But do you know why your team is performing like it is?

1. Read the introduction article Belbin’s Team Roles from MindTools and watch the video
2. Think about your team and how it has been working together
3. What role(s) have you taken as part of your team? You can refer to the Belbin Team Roles summary sheet
4. What role(s) are other team members taking?
5. Is there something you can do now to change in order to help your team perform better?

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to the Google doc on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

Read the following material and discuss the 4 key principles of agile in your team:

• Scrum
• Github project management

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

You don’t need to submit.

Coursework content

Make a plan about how to resolve conflicts in your team.

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to the Google doc on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

Thinking back to the Agile Development class your team should:

1. Define what would be the minimum viable product (MVP)
2. Define which features are need for the MVP
3. Create some user stories that reflect these features

Stretch target: define the acceptance criteria of the user stories so that you can ensure that the developer and tester have all the necessary information

Estimated time in hours

3

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to your team’s Google doc on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

Read the following material and discuss the 4 key principles of agile in your team:

• Agile manifesto
• Agile 101

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

You don’t need to submit.

Coursework content

Each of the team members should research one of the roles below:

• Front-end web developer
• Back-end web developer
• UX/UI designer
• Product manager
• QA tester

Once you have researched the roles, you must create a one-slide presentation explaining what each of the roles does and how these roles work together in a team on a project.

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to the Google slides on the ticket on your coursework board.

Coursework content

In small groups, your challenge is to collaborate and design a product for a fictional client. Your product must have a positive impact on the world or solve a global challenge. For example, you might choose to build a website that provides information on how to grow your own food.

Your team should have/be:

• A mix of technical skills/levels
• A mix of genders
• Max size of 5

You should set up your team and define what fictional product you would build.

Estimated time in hours

1

What is the purpose of this assignment?

The goal of this teamwork project is for you to understand how the pre-work of the coding is done. This is an important phase and, if done well, can ensure the team is efficient and delivers fast.

How to submit

Share the link to the Google doc introducing your team and fictional product on the ticket on your coursework board.

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• guess-the-number

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

4

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

Fork the repo to your own GitHub account
Make regular small commits with clear messages
When you are ready, open a Pull Request to the CYF repo
Make sure you fill in the PR template provided

From Module-JS2 created by Dedekind561: CodeYourFuture/Module-JS2#14

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• quote-generator-revisited
• slideshow-extra

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

4

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

Fork the repo to your own GitHub account
Make regular small commits with clear messages
When you are ready, open a Pull Request to the CYF repo
Make sure you fill in the PR template provided

Link to the coursework

https://render.com

Why are we doing this?

You’ll need to sign up to render so you can host some of the applications you build on the course.

Maximum time in hours

0.05

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

Link to the coursework

https://eloquentjavascript.net/04_data.html

Why are we doing this?

As well solving coding katas and building products, it’s also important to gain a deeper insight in to the language you’re using. Eloquent JavaScript will discuss a number of topics in depth, enriching your understanding of the JavaScript ecosystem.

Maximum time in hours

4

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

Why are we doing this?

You’ll need to regularly check solutions to evaluate your understanding.
However, you must attempt the activities first before you use the solutions.
You can find the solutions for all the assignments in this repo’s solutions branch.

Maximum time in hours

0.5

Why are we doing this?

You’ll need to regularly check solutions to evaluate your understanding.
However, you must attempt the activities first before you use the solutions.
You can find the solutions for all the assignments in this repo’s solutions branch.

Maximum time in hours

0.5

Why are we doing this?

You’ll need to regularly check solutions to evaluate your understanding.
However, you must attempt the activities first before you use the solutions.
You can find the solutions for all the assignments in this repo’s solutions branch.

Maximum time in hours

0.5

Why are we doing this?

You’ll need to regularly check solutions to evaluate your understanding.
However, you must attempt the activities first before you use the solutions.
You can find the solutions for all the assignments in this repo’s solutions branch.

Maximum time in hours

0.5

Link to the coursework

https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/git/cli/lesson

Why are we doing this?

The purpose of this lesson is for you to familiarise yourselves with the essential Git cli commands.

Maximum time in hours

4

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

Fork the repo to your own GitHub account
Make regular small commits with clear messages
When you are ready, open a Pull Request to the CYF repo
Make sure you fill in the PR template provided

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• alarmclock
• quote-generator
• slideshow

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

1. Fork to your Github account.
2. Make a branch for this project.
3. Make regular small commits in this branch with clear messages.
4. When you are ready, open a PR to the CYF repo, following the instructions in the PR template.

Mermaid .Page.File.Path = _index.md

Mermaid page.File.Path = js2/backlog/index.md

Mermaid page store = true

There are several projects in this repo. Make a new branch for each project.

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• reading-list
• highlight-words

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

1. Fork to your Github account.
2. Make a branch for this project.
3. Make regular small commits in this branch with clear messages.
4. When you are ready, open a PR to the CYF repo, following the instructions in the PR template.

Mermaid .Page.File.Path = _index.md

Mermaid page.File.Path = js2/backlog/index.md

Mermaid page store = true

There are several projects in this repo. Make a new branch for each project.

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• writers
• people I know
• reading list
• budgets

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

1. Fork to your Github account.
2. Make a branch for this project.
3. Make regular small commits in this branch with clear messages.
4. When you are ready, open a PR to the CYF repo, following the instructions in the PR template.

Mermaid .Page.File.Path = _index.md

Mermaid page.File.Path = js2/backlog/index.md

Mermaid page store = true

There are several projects in this repo. Make a new branch for each project.

Link to the coursework

Complete the following activities, located in this repo:

• recipes
• currency-code-lookup
• shopping-list
• restaurant
• writing-tests

Why are we doing this?

These challenges are designed to develop your problem-solving skills.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel
https://syllabus.codeyourfuture.io/guides/asking-questions

How to submit

1. Fork to your Github account.
2. Make a branch for this project.
3. Make regular small commits in this branch with clear messages.
4. When you are ready, open a PR to the CYF repo, following the instructions in the PR template.

Mermaid .Page.File.Path = _index.md

Mermaid page.File.Path = js2/backlog/index.md

Mermaid page store = true

There are several projects in this repo. Make a new branch for each project.

Link to the coursework

https://github.com/CodeYourFuture/Portfolio/tree/Module-JS-2

Why are we doing this?

At Code Your Future, we expect everyone to graduate with a unique professional portfolio. You will begin building this portfolio as soon as you begin our Software Development Course. At first, your portfolio will be a simple HTML/CSS page deployed to Github Pages or Netlify. This is your MVP.

Every module, you will iterate on your portfolio, adding a new project and improving your design and presentation. By the time you apply to Final Projects, your portfolio will help you show you are ready to be accepted on to a development team. The process of developing the portfolio, through specified git workflows, through small scoped feature development, and through case study and written presentation, will all help you succeed in Final Projects.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in #cyf-portfolios.

Use the opportunity to refine your skill in Asking Questions like a developer.

How to submit

1. Fork to your Github account.
2. Check out the branch for the module you are on.
3. Make regular small commits with clear messages.
4. When you are ready, open a PR to the CYF repo, to the matching branch, following the instructions in the CYF repo.

How to review

1. Complete your PR template
2. Ask for review from a classmate or mentor
3. Make changes based on their feedback
4. Review and refactor again next time

Anything else?

To get a job in tech you need a minimum set of tools that you need to acquire or build over the course of this year. You need:

1. a well written CV
2. a solid portfolio of junior level work that makes you memorable to a recruiter
3. to be able to plan, build, and ship a working product in an Agile team
4. to be able to score reasonably well in a timed technical test
5. to be able to do an interview in fluent English

Keep this in mind.

From Module-HTML-CSS created by SallyMcGrath: CodeYourFuture/Module-HTML-CSS#16

Link to the coursework

https://docs.codeyourfuture.io/leaders/running-the-course/assessment

Why are we doing this?

Read more about assessment and tech testing here.

Codility is one of your milestone factors. You will be sent an invitation by email. The invitation expires after 7 days, so if you ignore it you will fail the test.

Take the test! Taking the test is the test. The only way to fail is not to try.

Maximum time in hours

1

How to get help

You must take this test on your own. Next week, come to class and share your experience and strategies with each other. There will be lots of chances to practice these tests on the course.

Lots of employers use timed technical test to choose who to invite to interview, so it’s a good idea to get familiar with them.

How to submit

The test platform will record your test.

Link to the coursework

https://www.codewars.com/users/CodeYourFuture/authored_collections

Why are we doing this?

Every week you need to complete at least three kata. Spend at least 20 minutes, three times a week, on your kata workout.

Find the Collection for this week on the CodeYourFuture account.

Take some time to check your levels. Before you are accepted on to a Final Project on the developer track, you need to complete the Final Projects collection and reach a Level 5 kyu in Codewars. Are you on track to reach this standard? Have you run a study group to work on kata? Have you reached out on the #cyf-codewars channel? What is your plan to meet this goal?

Maximum time in hours (Tech has max 16 per week total)

1

How to get help

• Join the #cyf-codewars Slack channel
• Read the CYF Codewars docs
• Read Codewars advice from CYFers
• Read Codewars advice from mentors

Remember, after 20 minutes, take a break.

How to submit

Your codewars progress is tracked automatically and is available on the public API. You don’t need to submit it.

How to review

Once you have completed your kata, look at the other solutions in the solutions view. Consider how many different approaches there are.

Link to the coursework

https://www.codewars.com/users/CodeYourFuture/authored_collections

Why are we doing this?

Every week you need to complete at least three kata. Spend at least 20 minutes, three times a week, on your kata workout.

Find the Collection for this week on the CodeYourFuture account.

Take some time to check your levels. Before you are accepted on to a Final Project on the developer track, you need to complete the Final Projects collection and reach a Level 5 kyu in Codewars. Are you on track to reach this standard? Have you run a study group to work on kata? Have you reached out on the #cyf-codewars channel? What is your plan to meet this goal?

Maximum time in hours (Tech has max 16 per week total)

1

How to get help

• Join the #cyf-codewars Slack channel
• Read the CYF Codewars docs
• Read Codewars advice from CYFers
• Read Codewars advice from mentors

Remember, after 20 minutes, take a break.

How to submit

Your codewars progress is tracked automatically and is available on the public API. You don’t need to submit it.

How to review

Once you have completed your kata, look at the other solutions in the solutions view. Consider how many different approaches there are.

From Module-JS2 created by SallyMcGrath: CodeYourFuture/Module-JS2#5

From Module-JS3 created by Dedekind561: CodeYourFuture/Module-JS3#18

Link to the coursework

https://www.codewars.com/users/CodeYourFuture/authored_collections

Why are we doing this?

Every week you need to complete at least three kata. Spend at least 20 minutes, three times a week, on your kata workout.

Find the Collection for this week on the CodeYourFuture account.

Take some time to check your levels. Before you are accepted on to a Final Project on the developer track, you need to complete the Final Projects collection and reach a Level 5 kyu in Codewars. Are you on track to reach this standard? Have you run a study group to work on kata? Have you reached out on the #cyf-codewars channel? What is your plan to meet this goal?

Maximum time in hours (Tech has max 16 per week total)

1

How to get help

• Join the #cyf-codewars Slack channel
• Read the CYF Codewars docs
• Read Codewars advice from CYFers
• Read Codewars advice from mentors

Remember, after 20 minutes, take a break.

How to submit

Your codewars progress is tracked automatically and is available on the public API. You don’t need to submit it.

How to review

Once you have completed your kata, look at the other solutions in the solutions view. Consider how many different approaches there are.

From Module-JS3 created by Dedekind561: CodeYourFuture/Module-JS3#18

Link to the coursework

https://www.codewars.com/users/CodeYourFuture/authored_collections

Why are we doing this?

Every week you need to complete at least three kata. Spend at least 20 minutes, three times a week, on your kata workout.

Find the Collection for this week on the CodeYourFuture account.

Take some time to check your levels. Before you are accepted on to a Final Project on the developer track, you need to complete the Final Projects collection and reach a Level 5 kyu in Codewars. Are you on track to reach this standard? Have you run a study group to work on kata? Have you reached out on the #cyf-codewars channel? What is your plan to meet this goal?

Maximum time in hours (Tech has max 16 per week total)

1

How to get help

• Join the #cyf-codewars Slack channel
• Read the CYF Codewars docs
• Read Codewars advice from CYFers
• Read Codewars advice from mentors

Remember, after 20 minutes, take a break.

How to submit

Your codewars progress is tracked automatically and is available on the public API. You don’t need to submit it.

How to review

Once you have completed your kata, look at the other solutions in the solutions view. Consider how many different approaches there are.

Link to the coursework

JS2 Week 2

Why are we doing this?

Hello folks,
In order to prepare for the upcoming Saturday session, you will need to watch the following YouTube playlist. The YouTube playlist will also point to some exercises you must complete before Saturday’s session.

We strongly recommend watching each video and practising immediately after watching a short section.

Maximum time in hours

3

How to get help

Share your blockers in your class channel. Remember to Ask Your Questions like a developer.

How to submit

Write down at least one specific technical question to bring to the group.

How to review

Come to class with your questions