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Foundations of Leadership Development (3 credits)
PSYC 216 & EDUC 216 (cross-listed); Wednesdays 4:30-7 pmWho are you?
What are your strengths?
What is your legacy at UMBC?
What do you want to do after graduation?
Foundations of Leadership Development is:
- Highly-interactive
- 100% focused on your development
- Project-based
- FOR EVERYONE. No previous knowledge, skills, or experiences required.
Watch some student videos from last semester
Students said:
- “I have recommended (class) to several friends”
- “The interactions in class and activities inherently enhanced learning about the subject”
- “This was an immensely helpful and enjoyable class with a very unique style of learning the material”
- “Should be a required course if possible for all majors”
Questions? --> Email Virginia Byrne, Coordinator for Leadership Development & Education of the Office of Student Life, at vbyrne@umbc.edu
Note: This course will also be offered in the spring of 2014. Prefer students who have taken PSYC 100 or AP Psychology, but are lenient. Contact for more info.
For Caitlynn, a biology major, one family emergency nearly meant having to leave UMBC. Thankfully, she’s now on track to finish what she started — fulfilling her dream not only of helping people as a radiology assistant, but being the first in her family to graduate from college.
Imagine working and studying hard for years, then losing it all because you can’t quite make one tuition bill payment. Imagine having to pay off years of student debt without a degree to show for it.
Sadly, hundreds of UMBC students experience need that isn’t fulfilled by scholarships or financial aid. Many of them work two or more jobs while attending school – and sometimes, that still isn’t enough. Those are the times when they need you most.
When students have the scholarship support they need, they can do AMAZING things. And during the month of June, we’re showcasing students who are doing just that — making the most of their time at UMBC, and changing the world for the better, with the aid of scholarships. Our aim? To raise enough money to award 30 scholarships of $1,000. It’s a big goal, but you can help us reach it, and when you do, you’ll be helping students in need.
>> Make your gift to support students today
While Caitlynn was fortunate enough to receive support that enabled her to stay at UMBC, there are many students who still need your help. That’s why your support is more important this month than ever before. Please, make a gift today and help us raise the funds for 30 scholarships in 30 days.
    
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After months of effort, I’m proud to announce the release of my new book, Laravel Testing Decoded! It’s my hope that you won’t find a better, more approachable resource for learning the ins and outs of testing in PHP. I’ve spent years learning how to explain complicated topics in such a way so that anyone can understand. So, if learning how to properly test has been on your bucket list for a while now, maybe it’s time to finally dive in!
The testing book you’ve been waiting for. Try out a sample chapter. I’ve seen it way too many times. As your application grows, so does your sloppy, untested codebase. Before long, you begin to drown, as your ability to manually test the application becomes unrealistic, or even impossible! It’s at these specific times, when you begin to realize the down-right necessity for testing. Sure, you might have read a TDD book in the past, but, like many things in life, we require real-life experience, before we suddenly – in a wonderful, blissful “aha moment” – get it.
The only problem is that testing can be a tricky thing. In fact, it’s quite possible that your codebase, as it currently stands, is untestable! What you may not realize is that, while, yes, testing does help to ensure that your code works as expected, following this pattern will also make you a better developer. That messy, untestable spaghetti code that you might have snuck into your project in the past will never happen again. Trust me: as soon as you bring the phrase “how could I test this” to the forefront of every new piece of code, you’ll, with a smile on your face, look back to your former self, and laugh at your crazy, cowboy ways. Welcome to modern software development.
While the principles of testing (and TDD) are language-agnostic, when it comes to execution, there are a variety of tools and techniques at your finger tips. This book is as much an introduction to TDD as it is a deep analysis of the Laravel way of testing applications. Updates will be free for life.
Laravel Testing Decoded may be purchased for $15.
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