Week 5 (February 16 – February 22)

Tuesday, February 17 (12:30 P.M. – 2:30 P.M., Armory 428) Class Session 5
Topics	Django Models
In-Class Activities	Review solutions to previous week's assignment Discussion: Discuss Web framework candidates for our paper
Required Readings	Layman Chapter 6: Store Data With Models Layman Chapter 7: Administer All The Things Layman Chapter 17: Command Your App
Other Resources	Django Software Foundation (2025). The Django admin site in Django Documentation. Real Python (2025). Customize the Django Admin With Python. Tomazic, N. (2024). Customizing the Django Admin in TestDriven.io. Wikipedia Contributors (2025). Comparison of server-side web frameworks. Python.org (2024). Web Frameworks for Python

Thursday, February 19 (3:30 P.M. – 4:30 P.M., Zoom) Optional Session
Lab Session	On Thursday afternoons from 3:30 PM till 4:30 PM, I will be holding an optional Lab Session using Zoom. Please drop by to ask a question, to discuss solutions to previous assignments, to get help with the current assignment, to discuss the final project, or just to say hello. Please use a headset while participating.

Sunday, February 22, @ 11:55 P.M. Weekly Assignments Deadline
Computing Setup	Adjust Settings on PyCharm Description: PyCharm does not come with the settings that we need as it is configured out-of-the-box. So, we will be changing 2 important settings that will improve our programming experience and assure program quality. PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial was recorded in an earlier semester when the PyCharm product had a different name (PyCharm Professional). Please don't let this anomaly distract you. The features should work the same way. Tutorial: Adjust Settings on PyCharm (Windows and macOS)
Coding Assignments Due	Model Assignment Description: This is the first in a series of coding assignments in which we will be building the EZ University (EZU) application. This is a business record keeping application. We will be taking a follow-the-leader approach on these assignments. I will provide tutorial videos. By following these videos, you will do about half to to-thirds of the work that makes up the assignment. After that, you will be expected to do the rest of the work on your own. For more details on this assignment, please see the assignment instructions document below. Submit to: Model Assignment Instructions for Model Assignment EZU - Logical Database Design Tutorial Video: Get EZU Project Started on Windows 10 PLEASE NOTE: I recorded this video in 2021. At that time, it was more difficult to create a new Django projects from within Django than it is now. So, my instructions may be more complicated than are actually required in February of 2026. Nevertheless, these instructions should work. Tutorial Video: Get EZU Project Started on macOS PLEASE NOTE: I recorded this video in 2021. At that time, it was more difficult to create a new Django projects from within Django than it is now. So, my instructions may be more complicated than are actually required in February of 2026. Nevertheless, these instructions should work. Tutorial Video: EZU Model Coding Assignment - Part 1 Tutorial Video: EZU Model Coding Assignment - Part 2 Grading Rubric for Model Coding Assignment

Sunday, February 22, @ 11:55 P.M.
Weekly Assignments Deadline

Computing Setup

Adjust Settings on PyCharm
Description: PyCharm does not come with the settings that we need as it is configured out-of-the-box. So, we will be changing 2 important settings that will improve our programming experience and assure program quality. PLEASE NOTE: This tutorial was recorded in an earlier semester when the PyCharm product had a different name (PyCharm Professional). Please don't let this anomaly distract you. The features should work the same way.
- Tutorial: Adjust Settings on PyCharm (Windows and macOS)

Coding Assignments Due

Model Assignment
Description: This is the first in a series of coding assignments in which we will be building the EZ University (EZU) application. This is a business record keeping application. We will be taking a follow-the-leader approach on these assignments. I will provide tutorial videos. By following these videos, you will do about half to to-thirds of the work that makes up the assignment. After that, you will be expected to do the rest of the work on your own. For more details on this assignment, please see the assignment instructions document below.
Submit to: Model Assignment
- Instructions for Model Assignment
- EZU - Logical Database Design
- Tutorial Video: Get EZU Project Started on Windows 10 PLEASE NOTE: I recorded this video in 2021. At that time, it was more difficult to create a new Django projects from within Django than it is now. So, my instructions may be more complicated than are actually required in February of 2026. Nevertheless, these instructions should work.
- Tutorial Video: Get EZU Project Started on macOS PLEASE NOTE: I recorded this video in 2021. At that time, it was more difficult to create a new Django projects from within Django than it is now. So, my instructions may be more complicated than are actually required in February of 2026. Nevertheless, these instructions should work.
- Tutorial Video: EZU Model Coding Assignment - Part 1
- Tutorial Video: EZU Model Coding Assignment - Part 2
- Grading Rubric for Model Coding Assignment

Weekly Course Schedule – Spring 2026

IS439 A-Section - Web Development Using Application Frameworks

Meets Tuesday Afternoon

Week 5 (February 16 – February 22)