UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON CODING BOOT CAMP

FULL STACK
FLEX PROGRAM
CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
The digital revolution has transformed virtually every area of human activity—and you can be part of
it as a web development professional. University of Washington Coding Boot Camp is a part-time,
24-week Full Stack Flex course that gives you the knowledge and skills to build dynamic end-to-end
web applications and become a full stack web developer.

Courses are scheduled to fit into your life, whether you’re employed or attending college full-time,
with convenient weekend and evening sessions.

The program is rigorous and fast-paced and covers both the theory and application of web
development. As you gain proficiency, you’ll use what you learn on real projects under the guidance of
area employers. Plus, you’ll have an impressive Professional Portfolio and the confidence to succeed
as a web development professional.

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 IS THE PROGRAM RIGHT FOR YOU?

Are you creative, curious and looking to reinvent yourself professionally? If so—or
if any of the following describes your situation—enrolling in our coding boot camp
could be a smart career move:

You’re considering a career change but not sure how to take the first step.

You’re happy in your current field, but want to move to another company—or stay put
but shift from a non-technical into a technical position.

You want to engage more deeply with your current job—or boost your earnings and
broaden your experience with freelance work.

You have an entrepreneurial idea and need to acquire the skills to go “all in” on it and
launch your business.

You’re a full-time student but hungry to learn more and expand your skill set.

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 THE SKILLS YOU’LL GAIN

You will graduate with full stack web development skills*, including:

Computer Science applied to JavaScript Java

• Data Structures
• Algorithms
Databases
• MySQL
Browser Based Technologies • MongoDB

• HTML
• CSS
Node.js (Server Side Development)
• JavaScript
• jQuery
• Express
• Responsive Design
• Security and Session Storage
• Bootstrap
• User Authentication
• Handlebars
• MERN Stack
(MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js)
• Cookies, Local Storage
• React.js
Quality Assurance

Deployment
• Writing Tests

• Heroku
• Git

*The material covered in this course is subject to change due to market demand.

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BUILDING ON THE BASICS
In web development as in sports, you can’t succeed
without a solid grounding in the fundamentals. That’s why
our curriculum begins with a deep dive into the basics of
coding and data structure. That said, we recognize that
the surest way to impress prospective employers and
get job offers is to demonstrate your skills on real-world
projects. You’ll have ample opportunity for hands-on
involvement in outside projects, which will make up your
Professional Portfolio.

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 REAL PROJECTS, REAL JOBS

Our graduates will be qualified for many different roles, including:

Full Stack Developer Software Developer

Front End Web Developer Application Development Manager

Backend Web Developer Computer Programmer

Product Manager Web Designer

Technical Project Manager Email Developer

QA and Test Engineer Web Producer

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 WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

By the time you graduate, you can expect to be able to:

Apply “social coding” accepted and best Work independently or in a group on complex
practices (including source control, issue tracking, functional projects throughout the entire development
feedback, etc.) lifecycle

Build a front end website either from scratch or Understand the basics of troubleshooting and
by utilizing a front end framework (such as Bootstrap) enhancing legacy code

Communicate the basics of serving a web page

Deploy static and dynamic websites to the cloud
and how the browser renders code

Implement complex logical conditions to meet Create RESTful APIs utilizing JSON as a data
an objective format

Write SQL commands to perform Create, Read, Consume RESTful APIs properly utilizing
Update and Delete commands REST verbs

Create a full stack Single Page Application with Create robust web applications and services
AJAX communication in Java

Develop your vision for a website—and then Create session-based applications utilizing user
build it! authentication schemes that are well-known and
widely used

Expertly navigate the file system and terminal

basics

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 COURSE STRUCTURE
Over the course of 24 weeks, you’ll attend informative
lectures and take part in a variety of individual and team
exercises, working independently and in groups, in the
classroom and at home. Homework assignments provide
an opportunity to apply what you’ve learned and build
on it. The goal is to give you a comprehensive learning
experience and true insight into a “day in the life” of a full
stack developer.

DISCUSSION LAB WORK PORTFOLIO PROJECTS

Instructor-led discussions cover the You’ll put classroom teaching into Your portfolio signals to employers
background, history and use of a new practice individually and with a team that you are ready for primetime! You’ll
technology or concept. to work on timed in-class exercises build a substantial portfolio of projects
and projects. that demonstrate your abilities across
a wide variety of technologies.

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WE’RE HERE TO HELP
As you move up the learning curve, you’re likely to have
questions around some of the concepts covered in class. We’re
here to help—through in-person and virtual office hours, as
well as a dedicated #slack channel where you can get assistance
from instructors, support staff and your fellow students.
All work is done via Github, so you can create issues directly
on your own projects for instructors to assist you in a truly
asynchronous fashion. In addition to learning to code, you will
have access to career services that will help you prepare for
technical roles after graduation such as:

Career Services Career Coaching

Access to Prospective Employers High Impact Career Events

Career Content and Practice Sessions Soft Skills Training

Projects Supported by Hiring Partners Personal Job Matching

Customizable Tools and Templates Frequent Program Enhancements Driven

by Employer Partners

Panel Speaker Event

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BUILDING YOUR PORTFOLIO
It’s a fact: companies care about what you can do, not what you say you can do. For
that reason, our curriculum teaches you how to put what you’ve learned to work
on actual portfolio projects, ranging from simple HTML and CSS code samples to
sophisticated Single Page Applications with backend databases.

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 BUILDING YOUR PORTFOLIO

Your Full Stack Portfolio Page

Once you complete our program, your portfolio page will help you showcase your work with links and descriptions
to the projects you’ve created, code samples, and personal information that employers want to see. Think of your
portfolio page as your new home on the web.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML5 • Bootstrap • Create a home on the web to showcase your skills
• CSS • Heroku • Build a complete site from concept
• JavaScript • Git • Commit code to a shared repository

Browser Based Role Playing Game

Building a game has many components, and seemingly simple ones such as keeping track of state or playing over the
Internet, can be deceptively complex. This game involves components like interface design, state management, edge
cases, determining win paths...and, of course, fun! Students also learn intangible skills, such as how to best tackle a
difficult problem.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML5/CSS • Bootstrap • Build a fully functional game
• JavaScript/jQuery • Track winning and losing stats
• State Management • Apply logic skills to a real project
• Understand the basics of iteration

Self-Selected Front End Project

This is a group project that forces you to think outside your comfort zone. You and your group will decide what to build
and then build it—a front end application that interacts with real-world services like Google Maps, Twitter or the
OMDb API.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML5/CSS • Bootstrap • Work in a group to build a project together
• JavaScript/jQuery • Git • Interact with third-party services
• API Consumption • Heroku • Think in terms of mobile responsive design
• Read/write from/to a remote database

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 PORTFOLIO continued...

Full Stack Project

In your first full stack web application, you’ll create an intuitive frontend, robust backend and scalable database.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML5/CSS • Node.js • Track issue progress with industry standard tools
• Interactivity (AJAX) • Sessions • Communicate with team members asynchronously
• JavaScript/jQuery • Express.js • Design a MySQL Database Schema
• MySQL • Bootstrap • Create a full stack application
• State Management • ORM • Write project documentation
• Understand database relationships

Web Applications with Java

Learning Java will provide you with a firm foundation in one of the most popular and employable technologies both
locally, and within the larger world of web development.

Skills Needed Objectives

• HTML/CSS • Maven • Create a Java based project
• Java • Git • Use Java to build database-backed, dynamic
applications
• Build RESTful APIs and Services
• Build a foundation in classical Object-Oriented
Programming and Design in Java
• Develop familiarity with core J2EE APIs

Final Project
You will work independently or break out into groups to collaborate on a final project. You will come up with your own
project and actually build it. The skills you learn during this project will truly help you to prepare for your first interviews
and jobs!

Skills Needed Objectives

• Everything you’ve learned! • Define project scope • Deployment
• Quality Assurance testing • Code Organization
• Responsive Design

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 COURSE CURRICULUM BY MODULE

Module Description What You’ll Learn

When most people think of the “Internet,” their mind »» Creating a web page from scratch
Module 1: immediately conjures up their web browser. We dive »» Mastering terminal commands
Mastering The Browser into detail about how the browser works and what
exactly the source code comprising a web page does. »» JavaScript and it’s most beloved child,
(Weeks 1-5) jQuery

The advent of the API has rapidly propelled the pace of »» Consuming RESTful APIs
Module 2: innovation in technology. Being able to communicate »» Parsing JSON to extract meaningful data
API and JSON with other systems enables you to do even more with
yours. »» Using AJAX to update data on a website
(Weeks 6-9)
without having to hit that “refresh”
button in the browser

Have you ever wondered how websites originate? »» Writing Node.js server code to serve
Module 3: They typically come from computer programs called static web pages
Server Side “servers,” but did you know that servers do so much »» Querying large amounts of data and
(Weeks 10-19) more? Interacting with databases and even...other answering questions from a MySQL
servers! Learn how to write server-side JavaScript code Database
with Node.js.
»» Understanding and using Joins, Wheres,
and Counts strategically

Java is a mature programming language trusted across »» Create scalable web apps, APIs, and
Module 4: the software industry to build safe, scalable, and Services
Java robust applications »» Take a deep dive into core Java and
(Weeks 20-21) Object-Oriented Programming
»» Build a foundation in common build tools
for Java projects, such as Maven

Computer science fundamentals are essential to web »» Computer Science applied to JavaScript
Module 5: development so our curriculum includes a deep dive »» Design Patterns
Computer Science into the basics of coding and algorithms.
Fundamentals »» Algorithms

(Week 22-23)

Throughout the course, you’ve developed an »» Dreaming up something fantastic and

Module 6: impressive portfolio of projects to show future understanding the bounds of reasonable
Final Project employers. This final project is all yours. Use all of the and achievable
(Week 22-24) technologies you’ve learned and make something
distinctly your own.

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