Javascript
JavaScript is the programming language of HTML and the Web
Get the Coding Skills Employers Want
You will be equipped with the most in-demand skills to stand out on the software development job market. All courses are designed to help you advance your career and each course contains practical assignments.
Even if you have no coding experience we will guide you in becoming fully competent in software programming.
Mean stack
MEAN is a free and open-source JavaScript software stack for building dynamic websites and web applications. The MEAN stack is MongoDB, Express.js, AngularJS, and Node.js
Web & Mobile Applications
Native mobile apps are built for a specific platform. Web apps are accessed via the internet browser
Algorithms
Algorithms are the processes by which we optimize their efficiency, performance, speed, and scalability of our applications.
Database Systems
Software that provides an interface to a database for information storage and retrieval.
2020 Curriculum
The Science & Technology of Consciousness, part A (STC508A)
STC508A The Science and Technology of Consciousness, part A (2 credits)
The course is the introduction to the study of consciousness in practical experience (using the Transcendental Meditation technique) and intellectual understanding using the principles of consciousness.
Prerequisites: None
Intro to Programming with JavaScript (CS301)
CS301 Intro to Programming with JavaScript (4 credits)
In this course, you will learn the hidden potential of JavaScript functional language, master Document Object Model (DOM) manipulation, cross-browser strategies, and ECMAScript6 (ES6) features. You will create and deploy a dynamic website using the following tools and concepts:
Topics include:
Basic HTML5
CSS box model and layout
CSS frameworks (Bootstrap)
Core concepts of JavaScript (JS)
Data types
Variables
Conditional statements
Expressions and operators
Traditional looping
Pure functions
Higher-order functions
Scoping
Collections
Simple recursion
Currying
For loops
Map
Reduce
FilterPrerequisites: None
Object-Oriented Programming in JavaScript (CS303)
CS303 Object-Oriented Programming in JavaScript (4 credits)
In this course, you will gain proficiency in using JavaScript as a functional programming language. You will learn object-oriented programming (OOP) principles and the particular flavor of JavaScript’s dynamic object model.
Topics include:
Imperative Javascript vs Object-Oriented Javascript vs Functional Style
The object model (inheritance, prototype based OOP, creating hierarchies)
Closures, arrow functions
Classes
ES6 Module
Try / catch, error
Working with objects (creating objects, methods, getters / setters)
Iterators, iterables
TypeScript, Transpilers
Bundlers (Webpack, Parcel)Prerequisites: CS301
Data Structures and Discrete Math (CS311)
CS311 Data Structures and Discrete Math (4 credits)
In this course, you will become proficient in designing and implementing basic data structures used in modern computing applications, and learn how to apply discrete math concepts commonly used in software applications.
Topics include:
Arrays and lists
Stacks, queues, linked lists
Dictionaries, hashing, sets
Binary (search) Trees, Red-Black Trees, B-Trees
Boolean logic
Set theory
Functions and relations
CombinatoricsPrerequisites: CS303
SQL and NoSQL Database Systems (CS418)
CS418 SQL and NoSQL Database Systems (2 credits)
This course covers the fundamental concepts of relational databases including relational algebra and normalization. The course also covers NoSQL databases and how to work with MongoDB API and the aggregation framework. We learn also how to store data in the browser using the Web storage API, IndexedDB, and cookies.
Topics include:
SQL Language
Working with MySQL/PostgreSQL
3rd form normalization
Stored procedures
NoSQL DB Schemaless design
Writing MongoDB Queries in CLI
NoSQL Aggregation Framework
The Web Storage API
Web SQL Database
Cookies
IndexedDBPrerequisites: none
Introduction to Algorithms (CS421)
CS421 Introduction to Algorithms (4 credits)
In this course, you will learn core computer science concepts for writing efficient and effective algorithms. Using algorithms in your programming allows you to improve the efficiency, performance, speed, and scalability of your applications. You will learn what algorithms are, why they are important, and how to code them out in JavaScript. You will also learn other important programming concepts along the way such as functional programming, time complexity, recursion, and other important concepts. This course is very good for anyone who is interviewing for engineering jobs at both large and small companies. Interviewers will very often ask candidates to write algorithms out in code, and this course will prepare you very well to do that and will absolutely help you to excel in technical interviews.
Graph algorithms
Computational complexity (worst, best, average)
Runtime complexity
Binary Trees
Sort and search algorithms
Classic algorithms (Palindromes, Anagrams, Matrix Spiral, Fibonacci)Prerequisites: CS311
The Science & Technology of Consciousness, part B (STC508B)
STC508B The Science and Technology of Consciousness, part B (2 credits)
The course is a continuation of the study of consciousness in practical experience and intellectual understanding using the principles of consciousness.
Prerequisites: STC508A
Server Side Programming (CS474)
CS474 Server Side Programming (4 credits)
This course focuses on using JavaScript at the backend (NodeJS). You will learn how NodeJS works and gain a deep understanding of its core application programming interface (API). The course covers how the JS compiler engine (V8) works and how to structure code using modules, and how asynchronous code works in Node and the Node event loop. The course also teaches Node Package Manager (NPM), how to build a web server, how to work with Express framework, and how to use NoSQL databases such as MongoDB.
You will learn all the techniques that define a modern web application including authenticating users with JSON Web Tokens, persisting data in the database, and building a Restful API.
The course also covers many other computer science concepts.Topics include:
HTTP & Rest API design
Maintaining application state
Node API
MVC architecture, Express framework, and middleware programming
Server-side routing
Token-based authentication
Data modeling using Mongoose
Generators and Promises
Proxy (Handlers, Traps)
Reflection
NoSQL API
Firebase/Firestore
Google Cloud Platform (Functions)
API in the cloud
Dockerizing App
Containers OrchestrationPrerequisites: CS421
Web Application Development 1 (CS568)
CS568 Web Application Development 1 (4 credits)
React is the most popular library for building powerful web applications. In this course, you will learn how to use React and ES6 to build robust, scalable applications from the ground up using the latest Redux patterns to maintain their application state.
Topics include:
Component-based web application development
State management using Redux
Consuming rest APIs
Persistence with browser API
JSX and React API (props, prototypes, events, refs)
Application data flow
Deploying React appsPrerequisites: CS474
Web Application Development 2 (CS570)
CS570 Web Application Development 2 (4 credits)
In this course, you will learn Reactive Programming Architecture of Single Page Web Applications (SPA) along with all the necessary skills to build a full modern web application using TypeScript and Angular. You will learn deep understanding of how Angular works, which includes:
Change detection
Reactive RxJs programming with observables and subjects
The Shadow DOM
Zones
Modules, components, custom directives and pipes
Services and dependency injection
Angular compiler: JIT and AOF compilation
Forms (template driven and data driven)
Routing, guards and route protection
HTTP client
JWT JSON Web Token authenticationPrerequisites: CS474
Mobile Application Development (CS571)
CS571 Mobile Application Development (4 credits)
This course transitions from web development to mobile application development using React Native, a popular framework from Facebook that enables cross-platform native applications to run using JavaScript without Java or Swift. The course will introduce you to modern JavaScript, called JavaScript XML (JSX), which is a JavaScript extension. You will gain experience with React Native and its paradigms, application architecture, and user interfaces. The course culminates in a final project where you will implement a mobile app entirely of your own design.
Prerequisites: CS570
Software Engineering Seminar (CS572)
CS572 Software Engineering Seminar (2 credits)
This course introduces the student to the best practices in software development through a software development methodology. The course centers on a small project in which the principles discussed in the lecture format can be illustrated and applied.
Prerequisites: None
Final Thesis Project (CS579)
CS515 Final Thesis Project (4 credits)
In this project, you will apply the tools and technologies you learned to create and deploy a web or mobile app, which involves building a full stack back-end API and a user interface using any front-end framework.
Prerequisites: CS571
Career Strategies in Information Technology (MGT 5341)
MGT 5341 Career Strategies in Information Technology (2 credits)
This course has a practical focus on preparing MSD students to gain employment after they graduate. Students learn networking strategies, practice interviewing techniques, and use the telephone and Internet for extending their professional networks. They also develop scripts for introducing themselves and describing their achievements and capabilities with confidence in various formats, writing about themselves in the cover letter, resume, and portfolio, and speaking about themselves and what they can offer to potential employers.
Students extend their preparation into an active job search with employers. Technical interview training is provided by MSD Faculty. Management Faculty provides application and interview coaching support that results in continuous self-improvement and self-awareness for being successful in starting a new job. Job success is further supported by students developing: personal budgets, IT project management skills, and professional communication skills.Prerequisites: CS579
We Help You Get a Job with Career Coaching
Our program includes an intensive career strategies workshop to help you prepare to secure a job. Topics include company searches, resumes, interview skills and offer evaluations.
Our experienced career staff is there to guide you through all of this preparation. We also help evaluate your offers including salary and fringe benefits. You’ll get professional help with:
- Preparing your resume and cover letter
- How to search for positions
- Practising telephone and in-person interviews
- How to work with recruiting agencies
- How to interview with companies
- Answering challenging interview questions
- Networking for job success
Our Coaches are experienced professionals with backgrounds in computer science and writing, editing, business, and IT recruiting.
Live practice sessions: Students practice both telephone and in-person interviewing. Each student is given opportunities to practice interviews and receive feedback.
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Contact Info:
The Cambridge Center for Software Development℠
Maharishi International University
1000 North Fourth St.
Fairfield, Iowa 52557 USA
USA: +1 215-391-7915