Course Information WS 2005-06

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  • If you plan to take this class, please send a 4-line email to Tico (ballagas(at)cs.rwth-aachen.de) with your:
    - first name
    - last name
    - matriculation number
    - email address
    After you send this email, you will be given a web account to access the lecture slides. Please send this information exactly as described (but without the leading "-"), as it will be processed automatically. Note: you will receive the login only at the beginning of the lectures.

 

  • 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 Movie
  2. 25.10.2005 Off to Alexandria: patterns in architecture Movie
    • 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 Movie
    • reading section 2.2 PAID (pp. 22-26)
  6. 22.11.2005 Oops: Alexander on software patterns - the OOPSLA'96 keynote Movie
  7. 29.11.2005 Back to basics: the structure of patterns Movie
    • 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 Movie
    • 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 Movie
  11. 10.01.2006 Three pyramids: interdisciplinary patterns Movie
  12. 17.01.2006 "So?" - Using patterns in the development process Movie
    • reading section 3.2 PAID (pp. 54-63)
  13. 24.01.2006 PLML, tools, Ubicomp design patterns Movie
  14. 31.01.2006 John Caroll's pattern + A critical review of pattern languages Movie
  15. 07.02.2006 Final exam

 

Lab and assignments

  1. 19.10.2005
    • Discussion of Interdisciplinary Cooperation
  2. 26.10.2005
    • 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
  4. 09.11.2005
  5. 16.11.2005
  6. 23.11.2005
  7. 30.11.2005 Midterm exam review
  8. 07.12.2005
  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