Compiled Learning Objectives

Interacting with computers (Prep)

• Define a computer

Using an interface (Prep)

• Categorise different interfaces

Terminal interface (Prep)

• Identify the terminal and its purpose
• Execute commands in the terminal

Classifying data (Prep)

• Define data type, expression, and operator

Evaluating expressions (Prep)

• Define the features of the Node REPL
• Evaluate expressions using your mental model of JavaScript
• Evaluate expressions using the Node REPL

Prep dir (Prep)

• Create a working prep directory for the module

Saving expressions (Prep)

• Identify the syntactic features of a variable declaration
• Explain why we use variable declarations
• Create strings using variables and template literals

Declarations and statements (Prep)

• Define a declaration
• Define a statement
• Describe the difference between a declaration and a statement
• Describe the difference between let and const

Functions (Prep)

• Define a function in programming
• Evaluate a function expression
• Call a function with an input in REPL

Running scripts (Prep)

• Execute a JavaScript file with Node

Logging (Prep)

• Use console.log to print a value

Errors (Prep)

• Identify the cause of syntax errors in small snippets of JavaScript
• Interpret syntax error messages to determine their cause and how to fix them

Percentages (Prep)

• Construct simple expressions to represent a calculation

Declaring functions (Prep)

• Label and describe the syntactic features of a function declaration

Playing computer (Prep)

• Analyse each line in a given program and state what the line does when the program executes
• Differentiate between a function declaration and a function invocation
• Define a frame
• Describe what happens when a function is called
• Differentiate between a local frame and a global frame

Scope (Prep)

• Define scope
• Explain what happens when a variable is referenced out of scope

Returning from a function (Prep)

• Identify the return value at a call site given its function declaration
• Log the return value of a function
• Given a short program, state the number of times a given function is called

Reusing the function (Prep)

• Evaluate a function expression
• Call a function with an input in REPL

Parameterising a function (Prep)

• Define a parameter
• Identify the value assigned to a parameter when a function is invoked
• Differentiate between parameters and arguments
• Invoke a given function with an appropriate argument to produce some target output
• Reuse code to perform the same calculation with different inputs

Solving Problems with Functions (Prep)

• Practice solving problems with functions

Mandatory Sprint 1 Codewars Katas (Backlog)

• Practice applying concepts related to the sprint’s prep material in a kata.
• Problem solve a new coding challenge.

Mentored pair programming (Backlog)

• Talk aloud when thinking about a problem.
• Write code in front of someone else.
• Analyse your strategies for solving problems in code.

Review your development plan (Backlog)

• Define short, medium and long-term development goals

Stretch Codewars Katas (Backlog)

• Practice applying concepts related to the sprint’s prep material in a kata.
• Problem solve a new coding challenge.

Writing an email for an internship (Backlog)

• Write an email applying for a fictional internship

Asking good technical questions (Day Plan)

• Create well constructed questions that provide helpful answers to technical issues