Frontend Development (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The purpose of the course
The importance of frontend application development in software development is growing. There is a constant shortage of skilled frontend developers in the labor market. Are you interested in developing the part of the software with which the user interacts directly and on the operation of which the usability and user experience of the application depend? Frontend application development can be routine form construction, creative and intriguing visualization of information, or even the application of new user interface technologies such as voice or gesture control.

Course competencies
Application development expertise

Course competence
The student is able to design and develop modern frontend applications using an application framework. The student understands the operating principle and rational architecture of frontend applications. He / she is able to connect the frontend application to a data source located on the server and is able to utilize the most important layout libraries in the development of the frontend application interface. In addition to learning frontend development, the aim of the course is to learn the general use of the application framework.

Content

The course teaches the development of modern frontend applications. The content includes e.g. setting up the programming environment, general features of frontend applications, application creation and publishing, application components and operating principle. The study period provides basic skills for the work of a frontend application developer.

Location and time

Autumn 2024

Materials

Study material on the course website https://tiko.jamk.fi/~tuito/frontendsk/

Teaching methods

Video lectures and contact hours with guidance

The course can also be completed entirely online. The course includes pre-recorded video lectures. In addition, the course includes a 0.5-1 hour personal assessment interview with the teacher via Zoom.

Student workload

135 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

(Adequate 1) The student is able to implement basic frontend applications using lesson models or tutorials on the web. He has tried to do all the exercises and reached the result determined by the instructions in at least 50% of the tasks.

(Satisfactory 2) The student is able to implement basic frontend applications using lesson presented models or tutorials on the web. He has tried to do all the exercises and reached the result determined by the instructions in at least 70% of the tasks.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

(Good 3) The student is able to implement basic frontend applications and is able to apply the learned technologies also in the development of more demanding applications. He is able to expand his knowledge on his own initiative beyond the things presented in the course. He has tried to do all the exercises and reached the result specified in the instructions in at least 80% of the tasks.

(Commendable 4) The student is able to implement basic frontend applications and is able to apply the learned technologies also in the development of more demanding applications. He is able to expand his knowledge on his own initiative beyond the things presented in the course. He has tried to complete all the exercises and reached the result specified in the instructions in at least 90% of the tasks.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

(Excellent 5) In addition to the above requirements, the student is able to critically evaluate frontend development technologies and understand the technology selection criteria for different uses. He has completed all the exercises and reached the end result specified in the instructions.

Qualifications

Knowledge of HTML CSS and Javascript programming.

Further information

The exercises will be assessed in a personal assessment interview. Understanding the solutions to the exercises and answering the teacher's questions will be the main focus of the assessment. Simply completing the exercises, e.g. with the help of AI, does not guarantee a grade.