Course Information WS 2005-06

Final Grades

News:

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• Book update: You can purchase the book "A Pattern Approach to Interaction Design" directly from our secretary (Rm 2313) for 39,17 Euros.

Lecture schedule and slides

1. 18.10.2005 Introduction, Interdisciplinary Design
   • reading: Scott Kim. Interdisciplinary cooperation
2. 25.10.2005 Off to Alexandria: patterns in architecture
   • reading section 2.1 PAID (pp. 9-22)
3. 1.11.2005 "no class (Allerheiligen)"
4. 8.11.2005 "no class (Fachschaftsvollversammlung)"
5. 15.11.2005 I strayed from the path: patterns in software engineering
   • reading section 2.2 PAID (pp. 22-26)
• reading Beck, Cunningham. SW patterns & Smalltalk experiment
6. 22.11.2005 Oops: Alexander on software patterns - the OOPSLA'96 keynote
7. 29.11.2005 Back to basics: the structure of patterns
   • reading section 3.1 PAID (pp. 52-54)
• reading section 3.3 PAID (pp. 63-64)
• reading section 3.4 PAID (pp. 65-73)
8. 06.12.2005 Midterm exam
9. 13.12.2005 Existing HCI design pattern languages - Tidwell: Common ground
   • reading section 2.3 PAID (pp. 26-43)
• reading section 2.4 PAID (pp. 43-49)
10. 20.12.2005 Existing HCI design pattern languages - Landay - The design of sites
    • reading pattern browser
11. 10.01.2006 Three pyramids: interdisciplinary patterns
12. 17.01.2006 "So?" - Using patterns in the development process
    • reading section 3.2 PAID (pp. 54-63)
13. 24.01.2006 PLML, tools, Ubicomp design patterns
    • reading ubicomp patterns and paper
14. 31.01.2006 John Caroll's pattern + A critical review of pattern languages
    • reading Community-based learning pattern
• reading Pattern Languages - A critical review
15. 07.02.2006 Final exam

Lab and assignments

1. 19.10.2005
   • Discussion of Interdisciplinary Cooperation
2. 26.10.2005
   • Assignment 1 (due: Wed, 02 November 2005, before lab)
• What makes a good pattern?
• Boring office building pattern language (TWOB pp. 228-230)
• Indian Inn Dialog (TWOB pp. 270-274)
• Madhouse Balcony (TWOB pp. 283-284)
3. 02.11.2005 Writers' workshop
   • Ground Floor Shops: Pattern to be reviewed in Writers' workshop on 09.11.2005
4. 09.11.2005
5. 16.11.2005
   • Assignment 2 (due: Wed, 23 November 2005, before lab)
6. 23.11.2005
   • Assignment 3 (due: Wed, 7 December 2005, before lab)
7. 30.11.2005 Midterm exam review
8. 07.12.2005
   • Final Project (due: Tue, 25 January 2005, before lab)
9. 14.12.2005
10. 21.12.2005
11. 11.01.2006
12. 18.01.2006
13. 25.01.2006 Final Project Presentations
14. 01.02.2006 Final exam review