ACS 2912 Spring Intensive 1 (INT 1.3)
Intensive courses are hands on, immersive experiences designed to give students time to apply their skills to building original products (website or apps) and practice software engineering skills. The course is a week and a half of coding all day with daily check ins and feedback from instructors on progress, short instructional session on key concepts, and ongoing support from instructors and classmates. In Spring Intensive 1, students work in teams of 4 engineers to create a software product that solves real world problem. Students are placed on teams with at least one student in the Spring Intensive 2 course who will take on the role of Product Managers and lead engineers for the team. Key concepts include advanced topics in collaboration and peer feedback. The Spring Intensive ends with a Demo Night in which students pitch their products to dozens of industry contacts, recruiters, and Make School partners. Students will be looking for summer internships at this time, and post intensive work days include applying for internships at companies pitched to during Demo night.