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What is Facebook?• “Facebook now worth US$15b, thanks
to Microsoft's investment”, The Straits Times, 25 Oct 2007
• Fastest growing Social Networking site, predicted to overtake MySpace.com within the year
• Key Innovation: user-created applications(10,478 applications at last count; was 6,000+ two weeks ago!)
•Commercial potential not fully tapped.
Overview• To be offered AY2007/2008
Semester 2 • 4 MC 3000-Level Module at SoC• Lecturer: ME!• TAs & LAs: on course homepage• Pre-requisites:
–CS1101 (for SoC students) or by instructor’s permission
Why a Facebook Course?
• Because we are trying to copy Stanford?– No prize in being second
• Because Web 2.0/Facebook is the future?– Here today, gone tomorrow
• Two reasons:– What you learn in school will get obsolete
even before you can say Jack.– We want to give you your chance to make
your first $million
Motivation/Goals• Traditional software engineering still has a
place – we are merely filling a gap• Encourage students to be entrepreneurial
(tie up with Startup@Singapore?)• Allow them to demonstrate their creativity
… give them a chance to dream •Cross-faculty interaction /peer learning •Presentation/writing skills
Learning Outcomes• Understand how to source for and use open
source software and APIs. • Develop engaging and innovative web
applications • Work in multi-disciplinary teams
(learn teamwork)• Learn a new programming language
independently •Improve presentation and
communication (both oral and written) skills
•Express creativity, develop confidence and “can do” spirit
Course Overview• Monday, 6.30 to 8.30 pm• 4 Lectures on:
– Anatomy of a Facebook Application– Principles of Software Engineering– User-Centric Web-Applications– Evolution of Web-Application Platforms
• Weekly one-hour Seminars– Two groups will make 20-min
presentations on existing Facebook applications, followed by discussion
Course Overview• Code Review Sessions
– Students will critique code written by peers – Discuss the good, the bad and the ugly
• Guest Lectures– On interesting and relevant topics– “Facebook Application Development with
Ruby on Rails”–“Google Web Toolkit”–Details to be announced at start of
class
Workload• Assignments
1. Hello World2. Wall3. Throw a Cow
• Presentation– One-page summaries
• Final Project– Students will develop and deploy a “cool”
application of their choice– Final Presentation + half-day show-and-tell
session
Final Project• Something cute and useless but popular• Something innovative that serves a useful
function (tie up with Company or VWO)• Something that you can sell for a seven-
digit figure• Support for your submission to
Startup@Singapore•Research : what and how much data can you steal?
•Surprise us (in a good way)!
Assessment• Hello World – 10%• The Wall – 15%• Throw a Cow – 15%• Presentation/
Participation – 10%• One-page summaries – 10%
• Final Project – 40%• No Exams!!
Do we get to choose our team mates?
• Very important question!!• Answer: qualified yes• Hello World – match making• Other assignments & presentation
– OTOT, but cannot work with some people twice•Final Project
–Free-for-all–First-come-first-served
Common Questions• Is there a textbook?• Can I SU the course?• I have taken ITxxxx, CZxxxx, GEMxxx and
CSxxxx, can I take this course?• What can I do over Dec to prepare for the
course? •Will the course be too hard for the first
year student to take as it is a level 3000 module?
•How much time will the course take?
•Will the course be offered in future semesters?
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QUESTIONS?
Sign me up!• Submit a personal statement to
[email protected] by 15 December 2007:– Why do you want to take the module? – Describe your background and explain how
do you think you can contribute to the diversity and vibrancy of the new module and to the team projects.
– Describe a cool Facebook app that you *really* want to build. Explain why you think your app is really cool. •Successful candidates will be
automatically registered for the class in CORS. Results out by Boxing Day