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--- course_info:cis_4250 [2015/02/10 23:05] – created judi
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-Include a brief summary of the course topics and requirements, the general format of the course, and the methods of evaluation.
+This is the final design course for software engineering. This year the course will focus on the user-centered design process (UCD) and will see groups of students working together and competing with each other in the pursuit of usable software.
 == Skills and knowledge students should have prior to beginning the course: ==
+  * excellent group skills
-  * Unordered List Item
+  * requirements analysis
+  * planning skills
+  * communication skills
+  * front and back end development
+  * responsive design
+  * prototyping (paper, wireframes, high fidelity)
+  * usability techniques
 == Course Topics: ==
-  * Unordered List Item
+  * UCD
+  * Prototyping
+  * Iterative development
+  * Communicating design
+  * Leveraging big data and APIs
+  * Responsive design
+  * Software integration
 == Course Format: ==
-  * Lecture format:
+  * Lecture format: meeting with teams each week
-  * Online materials location and format:
+  * Online materials location and format: shared as required
-  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations:
+  * Lab or tutorial format and expectations: both 3 hours slots will be devoted to meeting with teams; on the odd occasion, marked presentations before the whole class will take place
 == Method of evaluation: ==
-  * Number of Assignments:
+  * Number of Graded Team Meetings: weekly meetings will be assessed for focus, content, quality, etc.
-  * Number of Graded Labs:
+  * Number of Quizzes: 1 every couple of weeks throughout the semester based on readings
-  * Number of Quizzes:
+  * Course project: TBD - if you will be taking the course, please email nonnecke@uoguelph.ca with your ideas
-  * Formal Midterm?
+  * Final Exam: none
-  * Course project?
+  * Group work: that's what the course is all about
-  * Final Exam?
+  * Variety of documents and presentations throughout the course
-  * Group work?
-  * mostly programming assignments?
-  * Written documents?