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Course Title
Informatics 121
Software Design I
Fall 2009

Professor
André van der Hoek
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~andre
andre@ics.uci.edu
Office: Donald Bren Hall 5228
Phone: +1 949-824-6326

Teaching Assistant
Nick Mangano
nmangano@ics.uci.edu

Logistics
Location: AIRB 1030
Day and time: Tuesday and Thursday, 12:30-13:50

Catalogue Description
121 Software Design I (4). Introduction to application design: designing the overall functionality of a software application. Topics include general design theory, software design theory, and software architecture. Includes practice in designing and case studies of existing designs. Prerequisite: Informatics 102 with a grade of C or better.

Grades
All students enrolled in the course will earn a letter grade based upon: (a) class attendance and participation, (b) midterm, and (c) assignments and class project.

Grade distribution will be as follows:

  • Readings: 10%
  • Bus stop: 20%
  • Design Studio 2: 20%
  • Video analysis: 10%
  • Design Studio 3: 20%
  • Design Studio 4: 20%

Course Mailing List
To send mail: 37050-F09@classes.uci.edu
To view the archive: https://eee.uci.edu/classmail/f09/37050/

Students with Disabilities
Any student who feels he or she may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss his or her specific needs. Also contact the Disability Services Center at (949) 824-7494 as soon as possible to better ensure that such accommodations are implemented in a timely fashion.

Copyright
The documents below are included to ensure timely dissemination of scholarly and technical work on a non-commercial basis and are for the sole use of students enrolled in Informatics 121. Copyright and all rights therein are maintained by the authors or by other copyright holders, notwithstanding that they have offered their works here electronically. It is understood that all persons copying this information will adhere to the terms and constraints invoked by each author's copyright. These works may not be resposted without the explicit permission of the copyright holder.

Schedule

Week Date Topic Slides Assignments
1 September 24 Design Exercises Lecture 1 Assignment 1 out (see slides; download text here)
2 September 29 Design Exercises Lecture 2 Assignment 1 due
Assignment 2 out (see slides; download text here)
October 1 Defining Design Lecture 3 Assignment 2 due
Assign 3, part 1 out (see slides)
3 October 6 Design Exercises Lecture 4 Assignment 3, part 1 due
Assignment 3, part 2 out (see slides)
October 8 Design Theory Lecture 5
4 October 13 Design Exercises Assignment 3, part 2 due
October 15 Design theory Lecture 6 Assignment 4 out (see slides; download text here and here)
5 October 20 Design Studio I Lecture 7 Assignment 4 due
Design Studio I out (see slides)
October 22 Design Theory Lecture 8 Design Studio I continued (see slides)
6 October 27 Design Studio I Lecture 9 Design Studio I continued (see slides)
October 29 Design Studio I Lecture 10 Design Studio I continued (see slides)
7 November 3 Design Studio I Design Studio I continued
November 5 Design Studio I Lecture 11 Design Studio I continued
Video analysis out (see slides)
8 November 10 Video analysis Lecture 12 Video analysis due
November 12 Design Theory Lecture 13
9 November 17 Design Studio II Lecture 14 Design Studio II out (see slides and see design documentary format )
November 19 Design Studio II Lecture 15 Design Studio II continued
10 November 24 Design Studio II Lecture 16
November 26 Thanksgiving, no lecture
11 December 1 Design Studio III Lecture 17 Design Studio III out (see slides and see the design brief)
December 3 Design Studio III
Finals week December 11, 10:30 - 12:30 Design Studio III
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