DesPat Syllabus

Course schedule is tentative and subject to change. Links to lecture notes and assignments will be posted as the semester progresses.
Note: You must be registered with the class to download the lecture notes and assignments.

Announcements

Apr 20: Class discussion forum is now available (registered students only).

Lecture Schedule and Slides

Apr 20: Introduction (Slides: 1up, 6up)
Apr 27: no class (away to CHI)
May 4: no class (Fachschaftvollversammlung)
May 11: Off to Alexandria: Patterns in Architecture
May 18: I Strayed from the Path: Patterns in Software Engineering (Slides: 1up, 6up)
May 25: Back to Basics: The Structure of Patterns (Slides: 1up, 6up)
Jun 1: "no class (excursions week)"
Jun 8: Writers' Workshops
Jun 10: no lab (Fronleichnam)
Jun 15: Oops: Alexander on Software Patterns - the OOPSLA'96 Keynote
Jun 17: Midterm Exam
Jun 22: Three Pyramids: Interdisciplinary Patterns (Notes)
Jun 29: Been There, Done That: Existing HCI Design Pattern Languages - Tidwell (Slides: 1up, 6up)
Jul 6: Been There, Done That: Existing HCI Design Pattern Languages - Landay (Slides: 1up, 6up)
Jul 13: "So?" - Using Patterns in the Development Process (Notes)
Jul 20: The Future of HCI Patterns: PLML, Tools, Outlook; Feedback (Slides: 1up, 6up)
Jul 27: Final Exam

Assignments

Reading through Section 2.1 (pg. 1-22): Due Thu, May 6
Assignment 1: Due Tue, May 18, 10:00
Reading through Section 2.2 (pg. 22-26): Due Tue, May 18
Assignment 2: Due Thu, May 27, 14:00
Assignment 3: Due Tue, July 13, 10:00