Lecture Agenda

• Day 1: Head First Git

• Day 2: jQuery and Ionic

• Day 3: Intel XDK, Apache Cordova

• Day 4 & Day 5: Node.js 101, 102

• Day 6: CLI Tools 101

• Day 7: Dive into JavaScript and CSS

• Day 8: MVC Frameworks 101 

• Day 9: Crosswalk 101

About Hands-on Lab

• 40 Points in total

• 6 scoring labs, 1 tutorial (Crosswalk)

• MUST be completed individually

  • CAN googling, but DON'T copy others;

  • Score will be delivered right on the spot; 

  • Tasks finished after lab WON'T be scored.  

• Each lab contains several tasks

  • Each task has different score value;
  • Vary from easy to difficult: 1 pt, 3 pts, 5 pts;
  • Lab objectives would be delivered on spot.

Project - UChat: Your WeChat

• 60 Points in total

  • Documentation - 10 Points

  • Basic Features - 15 Points

  • Advanced Features - 15 Points

  • Individual Challenges - 20 Points

• MUST be completed BY GROUP

  • Group yourselves by 2 ~ 4 persons;

  • Develop UChat as Cordova app via XDK;

  • Except "Individual Challenge": each member pick one (>=0 and <=1) challenge, win your own score!

• ​Check detailed Feature Requirements 

Documentation (10 Points)

• 5 - Draft documents via Markdown

  • All documents should also be pushed to your Bitbucket project repository, e.g. "doc" folder; 
  • Put emphasis on architecture, high-level design;
  • Clarify client-server communication protocols;
  • Note down any other highlights in your projects;
  • A picture is worth a thousands words!

• 5 - Do right commit, do commit right! 

  • Choose appropriate branching model;
  • Write clear and descriptive commit messages;
  • Every team member should do commits, and try to do commit every days, from time to time!

Basic Features (15 Points)

• Objective: Create basic infrastructure of UChat. 
  • 1 - Header
  • 1 - Navigation Bar
  • 1 - Friend (Your Teammate) List View
  • 3 - Chat List View
  • 3 - Chat Details View
  • 1 - Chat Info View
  • 1 - Pin Chat to Top
  • 1 - Send Text
  • 1 - Send Pictures in Gallery
  • 1 - Send Picture via Camera
  • 1 - Send Emoticons
• ​Expected Output: UChat can run standalone and offline, NO NEED to have real messaging, NO backend required.

Advanced Features (15 Points)

• Objective: Enabling real-time messaging between two users in UChat.
  • 2 - User Login and Logout
  • 2 - Send / Receive Text
  • 3 - Send / Receive Picture
  • 2 - Send / Receive Emoticon
  • 3 - Display Unread Messages
  • 3 - Receive Offline Messages
• ​Expected Output: Two UChat users can chat online, just like they are using WeChat.

Individual Challenges

• Objective: Make UChat more alike WeChat.
  • 20 - Start a Group Chat (with a least 3 persons)
  • 20 - Record / Send / Receive Micro Video (< 10 sec)
  • 20 - Record / Send / Receive Voice Message
  • 20 - Join a Chat with QRCode
  • 20 - Publish UChat for Off-campus Access (Publish app to a local store, and deploy backend to off-campus server, e.g. Heroku)

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