Consultancy - Goals

Learning Goals

Below are technical goals that you should be applying in this project. The priority of these goals are demonstrated using a star grading system.

By the end of this project:

• Student should have a functional understanding of the concept ⭐ ⭐ ⭐, or
• Student should have a familiar understanding, but may still have questions ⭐ ⭐, or
• Student should be be aware of the concept, but may need further resources to implement ⭐

Note: See Learning Goals to see at what level these skills need to be by the final.

Explicit Technical Expectations

• Consume two or more external APIs ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
• Build APIs that return JSON responses ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
• Use an external OAuth provider to authenticate users ⭐ ⭐
• Refactor code for better code organization/readability ⭐ ⭐
• Utilize a Service-Oriented Architecture with a front-end, a back-end, and at least one micro-service ⭐ ⭐
• Implement a production-quality user interface using Bootstrap or other common CSS styling framework ⭐ ⭐
• Optimize your application using at least one of the following ⭐
  • database indexing
  • eager loading
  • caching
  • background workers
  • AJAX requests

Explicit Professional Expectations

• Practice good project management by using project boards, participating in daily stand-ups and team retros ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
• Utilize quality workflow practices: small commits, descriptive pull requests, and code reviews ⭐ ⭐
• Write thorough, understandable documentation ⭐ ⭐

Implicit Learning Goals

• Reading Documentation
• Time Management
• Prioritizing Work
• Breaking down large project into small pieces
• Breaking down a problem into small steps
• Practice individual research (articles, videos, mentors)
• Self-advocacy in a team