James Tam (instructor)

Schedule for Winter, 2003

This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class.
Week	Monday	Wednesday	Friday	TA's do in lab	Students must do in lab
Jan 13,15,17	Classes begin			No Lab	No Lab
Jan 20,22,24	Labs begin			Describe Assign. 1 Talk about example library system (Background, users and tasks)	Form groups of 3 within lab
Jan 27,29,31				Walk through example library system with task scenarios	Present Assign. 1: steps 1, 2 and 3 (Users, tasks and requirements)
Feb 3,5,7					Present Assign. 1: steps 4 and 5 (low-fi prototypes and walk-throughs)
Feb 10,12,14				Describe Assign. 2 Due: Assign. 1 Portfolio - Monday 4:30
Feb 17,19,21	Reading days	Reading days	Reading days	No Labs	No Labs To do on own: Begin user studies for Assign. 2
Feb 24,26,28			Midterm exam	Lead discussions for Assign. 2	Discuss observations for Assign. 2
Mar 3,5,7				Introduction to Assign. 3 Due: Assign. 2-Monday 4:30	To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots
Mar 10,12,14				Introduction to VB	To do on own: Prepare screenshots
Mar 17,19,21				Provide feedback on screenshots *Due in lab: Assign. 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots*	Present screenshots To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
Mar 24,26,28				Coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
Mar 31 April 2,4				More coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
April 7,9,11				More coding examples...	To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation
April 14, 16				No labs Due Monday 4:30: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation, final discussion, electronic submission of project.	No labs
April 21 - 30	Final exam somewhere in here