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							Facebook@NUS
CS3216: Software Development
    on Evolving Platforms
   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 World
  2. Wall
  3. 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?
  MORE
QUESTIONS?
      Sign me up!
• Submit a personal statement to cs3216-
  staff@googlegroups.com 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