University of Maryland Baltimore County
Department of Information Systems

IFSM 403
User Interface Design
Fall Semester 2003

IFSM 403 Syllabus
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Course Calendar
Date/Location PreeceText /
Discussion		 HTML Text /
Lab Activity		 HTML /
Lab Deliverable		 Project Deliverable
Aug. 28 - ITE 231 Introduce Preece Text  Introduce Programming Text   Introduce project 
Sept.  2 - ITE 231 Introduce Preece Text     Introduce project 
Sept.  4 - ECS 333   First web page & 403 Directory
Basic html & Tutorial 1		 Email rec'd by
10:00 a.m.		 Brainstorm topics
Sept.  9 - ECS 333   Basic html & Tutorial 1  403 Directory  (1)  
Sept. 11 - ITE 231 Chapter 1 
Explanation of project deliverables		     Topic request approved
Sept. 16 - ECS 333   Tutorial 2  Tutorial 1 quiz (3)  
Sept. 18 - ITE 231 Chapter 2
Explanation of Analysis		      
Sept. 23 - ECS 333   Tutorial 3  Tutorial 2 quiz (3)  
Sept. 25 - ITE 231 Chapter 3      
Sept. 30 - ECS 333   Tutorial 4  Tutorial 3 quiz (3)  
Oct.   2 - ITE 231 Chapter 6     Analysis w/ 
Requirements Gathering (10) 
Oct.   7 - ITE 231 Chapter 8
Explanation of Design		      
Oct.   9 - ECS 333   Tutorial  7 Tutorial 4 quiz (3)  
Oct. 14 - ITE 231 Chapters 10 & 11      
Oct. 16 - ECS 333   Tutorial 6  Tutorial 7 quiz (3)  
Oct. 21 - ECS 333       Design Requirements (10) 
Oct. 23 - ITE 231 Chapter 12
Explanation of Peer Reviews		      
Oct. 28 - ECS 333   Tutorial 8  Tutorial 6 quiz (3)  
Oct. 30 - ITE 231 Chapter 13      
Nov.  4 - ECS 333       Peer reviews (5)
Nov.  6 - ECS 333 Preece Exam Review Java Script   Tutorial 8 quiz (1)   
Nov. 11 - ECS 333        
Nov. 13 - ITE 231 Preece Exam (20)      
Nov. 18 - ECS 333       In-class alpha testing (5) 
Nov. 20 - ECS 333        
Nov. 25 & 27 Thanksgiving Week Rejoice and Give Thanks!    
Dec.  2 - ECS 333       In-class beta testing (5)
Project complete (10)
Dec.  4 - ITE 231       Oral reports  (5)
Dec.  9 - ITE 231       Oral reports
Usability reports (10)
Dec. 11 - ITE 231  10:30 - 12:30     Oral reports
All due dates are absolute.
HTML/JavaScript on-line assignments have an absolute due date/time; late submissions are not accepted.
Late points for all assignments due at the start of class, on-line and hardcopy, accrue at the following rate:
11:30- 12:45 p.m. ( - 1/2 point) (being late to class means an assignment, whether hardcopy or on-line, is late)
12:45 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. ( - 1/2 point)
3:45 p.m. - 8:00 a.m. ( - 1 point)
For every 4 hours thereafter ( - 1/2 point)

IFSM 403 Syllabus
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