Schedule for Fall, 2006

This schedule is subject to change. Definitive dates and particulars are announced in class.

Week

Monday

Wednesday

Friday

TA's do in tutorial

Students do in tutorial

Sept 11, 13,15

Lectures begin

No tutorials

No tutorials

Sept 18, 20, 22

Tutorials begin

Describe assignment 1
Talk about example library system (Background, users and tasks)

Form groups of 3 within the tutorial

Sept 25, 27, 29

Walk through example library system with scenarios

Present Assign 1: steps 1 and 2 (Identification and requirements)

Oct 2,4,6

Present Assign 1: steps 3 and 4 (Prototyping and walk-through)

Oct 9, 11,13

Describe assignment 2

Due: Assign. 1 Portfolio - Wednesday 4:00
 

Oct 16, 18, 20

Lead talk on observations for Assign 2

Present early observations for Assign 2

Oct 23, 25,27

Midterm exam

Coding Tutorial: Basic introduction to .NET, file IO, multiple forms, debugger and help system.

Oct 30, Nov 1,3

Coding examples

Due: Assign. 2 - Tuesday 4:00

To do on own: Assign. 3 redesign and screen snapshots

Nov 6,8, 10

Provide feedback on screenshots
Due: Assign. 3 Portfolio-redesign rational, screen snapshots

Present screenshots of horizontal prototypes

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

Nov 13, 15, 17 

Reading day, no lecture

Coding examples

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

Nov 20, 22, 24

Coding examples

To do on own: Assign. 3 Redesign and implementation based on feedback

Nov 27,29 Dec 1

Coding examples

To do on own: Assign. 3 Heuristic evaluation, further redesign and implementation

Dec 4,6,8

Last day of class is the 9th.

No tutorials

Due Tuesday 4:00: Assign. 3 Portfolio, including implementation freeze, latest screen snapshots, heuristic evaluation, final discussion, electronic submission of project. 

No tutorials

Dec 11 - 20

Final exam somewhere in here: more information