WDD 430: Web Full-Stack Development

W01 Setup: Teams Sign-Up

Overview

Learning to work with a team is critical in software development. It is one of the most common traits that employers say they look for when they are hiring.

A fundamental principle of the BYU-Idaho Learning Model is to Love, Serve, and Teach One Another. As you teach and learn from one another, you will learn the material with more depth and will develop as a skilled collaborator.

You are required to meet with your assigned team at least once each week and collaborate asynchronously throughout the week. Past students often say that coordinating group gatherings is a difficult part of the course, but they also consistently say that these gatherings were one of the most important parts of the course and overall degree program as well, preparing them for industry roles.

Instructions

This course requires synchronous weekly gatherings of small groups. You will gather virtually using video sharing software (Microsoft Teams) and you are encouraged to share your video so that you can get to know each other.

Complete the following steps to sign up for a group.

Sign into Microsoft Teams

A Microsoft Teams organization has been setup for this course section, and you have been added as a course wide member. To access it, you need to install Microsoft Teams and sign in with your BYU-Pathway university account.

  1. Install and sign into Microsoft Teams on your computer and other device(s) by following these instructions:
  2. Find the Microsoft Teams organization for this section of WDD 430: Full Stack Web Development.
  3. Verify that you can see the General channel in the organization.
  4. Turn on Notifications for that General channel by selecting the channel, selecting the three dots next to the channel name, and choosing Channel notifications and then selecting Banner and Feed.

Join a Group

  1. Sign into Canvas and navigate to the course.
  2. Select the People link in the course menu.
  3. Sign up for a group based on your preferred weekly meeting time.
    • The times are shown in UTC-0 and you will need to account for your time zone.
    • If your desired time is full or you would like to propose another day or time, you may contact your instructor.
  4. In Microsoft Teams, find and join your corresponding channel for your group.
    • The group channel that matches your Canvas group will be shown among the hidden channels at the bottom of the channel list.
    • To find it, select on the Hidden channels link at the bottom of the channel list and select Show for that channel.
    • Turn on notifications for your group's channel.
  5. Introduce yourself to your group members by posting a message in your group's channel.
    • Share with your group members where you are from and some information about yourself.
    • Respond to others in your group as they post their introduction messages
  6. Verify the first meeting is scheduled for this week.

Submission

Return to Canvas and submit the associated quiz confirming your setup.