Schedule

This is a draft schedule for Fall 2026 (from the FA26 planning spreadsheet) — module pacing, CHIPS due dates, and quiz windows are tentative until confirmed in class and on Ed. Each CHIPS also has an automatic 2-day extension; see the extension policy.

Work through one module per week (videos, textbook chapter, and self-check on Gradescope), attend lecture (Tue/Thu, starting Thu Aug 27) and one section per week (Mon/Tue slots). Assignments — both CHIPS and module self-checks — are due on Wednesdays (the exceptions, such as CHIPS 4.3 and the project iterations, are listed below). Reading assignments are usually due on Thursdays. Quizzes are held in class on Tuesdays five times during the semester, and there is no lecture on quiz days. The final exam is in person during finals week: Wed Dec 16, 8:00–11:00am; the location will be announced later in the course.

All assignment deadlines are 11:59pm PT.

Week 1: Module 1

Tue, Aug 25
Wed, Aug 26	HomeworkRelease CHIPS 2.5: Ruby Intro
Thu, Aug 27	Lecture 1: Welcome & Module 1	Reading ESaaS Chapter 1

Week 2: Modules 1–2

Tue, Sep 01	Lecture 2: Module 2 Discussion 1Intro Ruby (Mon & Tue slots)	Reading ESaaS Chapter 2
Wed, Sep 02	Homework Module 1 Self-Check Homework Module 2 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 2.5: Ruby Intro HomeworkRelease CHIPS 3.3: HTTP and URIs
Thu, Sep 03	Lecture 3: Modules 2–3	Reading ESaaS Chapter 3

Week 3: Module 3 · Orientation Quiz

Mon, Sep 07	Labor Day — no classes (Mon sections meet Tue this week)
Tue, Sep 08	Quiz Quiz 0: Orientation Quiz (30 min — mandatory, in class) Lecture 4: Module 3 Part 2 Discussion 2Module 3 (all sections meet Tue this week — Labor Day)
Wed, Sep 09	Homework Module 3 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 3.3: HTTP and URIs HomeworkRelease CHIPS 3.7: Wordguesser
Thu, Sep 10	Lecture 5: Module 3 Wrap Up

Week 4: Module 4 · Quiz 1

Mon, Sep 14	CHIPS 4.3: ActiveRecord Basics released Team matching survey released
Tue, Sep 15	QUIZ 1Modules 1–2 (in class) Discussion 3Module 4 (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Sep 16	Add/drop deadline HomeworkCHIPS 3.7: Wordguesser HomeworkRelease CHIPS 4.6: Wordguesser on Rails
Thu, Sep 17	Lecture 6: Module 4: Introduction to Rails Part 1
Fri, Sep 18	Team matching survey due (required for everyone)

Week 5: Module 4

Tue, Sep 22	Lecture 7: Module 4 Part 2 Discussion 4Advanced Rails (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Sep 23	Homework Module 4 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 4.3: ActiveRecord Basics HomeworkRelease CHIPS 4.8: Hello Rails (group)
Thu, Sep 24	Lecture 8: Module 4 Part 3; Module 5 Advanced Rails Part 1 (ON ZOOM)

Week 6: Module 5

Tue, Sep 29	Reading Reading 1 released Lecture 9: Module 5 Part 1 Discussion 5Module 5 / Associations / Quiz review (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Sep 30	Homework Module 5 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 4.6: Wordguesser on Rails
Thu, Oct 01	Lecture 10: Module 5 Part 2

Week 7: Module 6 · Quiz 2

Tue, Oct 06	QUIZ 2Modules 3–4 (in class) Discussion 6Modules 5 & 7 (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Oct 07	Reading Reading 1 due Homework Module 6 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 4.8: Hello Rails (group)
Thu, Oct 08	CHIPS 5.3: Rails Intro released Lecture 11: Module 6 Part 1

Week 8: Module 7

Tue, Oct 13	CHIPS 7.7: Intro to BDD and Cucumber released Quiz Quiz 2 review (Gradescope) Lecture 12: Module 6: JavaScript Discussion 7Modules 6 & 7 (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Oct 14	Homework Module 7 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 5.3: Rails Intro
Thu, Oct 15	Lecture 13: Module 6: JS Part 2, Module 7 Intro

Week 9: Module 8

Tue, Oct 20	Lecture 14: Modules 7–8 Discussion 8Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Oct 21	Homework Module 8 Self-Check HomeworkCHIPS 7.7: Intro to BDD and Cucumber HomeworkRelease CHIPS 8.5: Intro to RSpec (Part 1 & Rails)
Thu, Oct 22	Lecture 15: Module 8

Week 10: Module 9 · Quiz 3

Tue, Oct 27	QUIZ 3Modules 4 (part 2) & 5 (in class) Discussion 9Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Oct 28	Homework Module 9 Self-Check Project CHIP 10.5 (final project) released — tentative HomeworkCHIPS 8.5: Intro to RSpec (Part 1 & Rails)
Thu, Oct 29	Lecture 16: Module 8

Week 11: Module 10 · Project begins

Mon, Nov 02	Project CHIP 10.5: Iteration 0/1 begins
Tue, Nov 03	Lecture 17: Module 9 Discussion 10Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Nov 04	Homework Module 10 Self-Check Project Iteration 1 planning meeting (team)
Thu, Nov 05	Reading Reading 2 due Lecture 18: Modules 9–10

Week 12: Module 11 · Quiz 4

Tue, Nov 10	QUIZ 4Modules 7–8 (in class) Discussion 11Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Nov 11	Veterans Day — no classes Homework Module 11 Self-Check
Thu, Nov 12	Lecture 19: Module 10
Fri, Nov 13	Project Iteration 1 due — code, demo video, retrospective, peer evals

Week 13: Module 12 · Iteration 2 begins

Mon, Nov 16	Project Iteration 2 begins
Tue, Nov 17	Lecture 20: Module 11 Discussion 12Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Nov 18	Homework Module 12 Self-Check
Thu, Nov 19	Reading Reading 3 due Lecture 21: Module 11
Fri, Nov 20	Project Iteration 2 planning meeting (team)

Week 14: Thanksgiving

Tue, Nov 24	Lecture 22: Module 12 Discussion 13Module 12 (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Nov 25	Thanksgiving — no classes Wed–Fri
Thu, Nov 26

Week 15: Wrap-Up · Quiz 5

Tue, Dec 01	QUIZ 5Modules 9–11 (in class) Discussion 14Section (Mon & Tue slots)
Wed, Dec 02
Thu, Dec 03	Reading Reading 4 due Lecture 23: Wrap-Up
Fri, Dec 04	Project Iteration 2 due — code, demo video, retrospective, peer evals

Week 16: RRR Week

Mon, Dec 07	RRR Week
Tue, Dec 08
Wed, Dec 09
Thu, Dec 10

Week 17: Finals Week

Tue, Dec 15
Wed, Dec 16	Exam Final Exam (8:00–11:00am — location TBD)
Thu, Dec 17