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For final letter grades, an overall average of 90-100 will result in an A, between 80-89 a B, between 70-79 a C, between 60-69 a D.
Students taking the class pass/fail must receive a B or better to pass. Students auditing the class will not be required to complete homework or exams.
Homeworks. Details on the requirements for successfully completing the homeworks will be given in the assignment on the Web. The homework is due by 11:55PM on the announced due date. The grade for a late homework assignment will be marked down 25% for each day it is late.
The work is expected to be completed by individuals and not in collaboration with others.
Exams. Exams will be based on assigned readings, lectures, and homework.
I expect all students to show up for exams and submit homeworks in a timely manner. No make-up exams will be given without written notice of an emergency (doctor's notice if in the hospital, for example), and IN ADVANCE if possible.
Project. Graduate students in the class will be expected to complete a multi-part project during the second half of the course. The project structure will be presented in an overview lecture approximately halfway through the semester. The project consists of five separate milestones, including a project definition phase, compilation of a reading list, literature review, implementation, and demo.
Other Policies. A good portion of the learning in any upper level or graduate class comes from intelligent discussion during the class. If you don't attend class, you cannot participate, and your performance may reflect that. I expect that each student will make an effort to attend all lectures and contribute constructively to the discussion.
Students are expected to follow Georgia Tech's code of academic conduct. I am required to forward all suspected cases of academic misconduct to the Dean of Students, where they will be pursued to resolution. This is a very unpleasant process for all involved, so please do not put us in this situation.
However, as we will be doing programming assignments using the Java Swing GUI toolkit, understanding the nuts and bolts of Swing programming may be useful. Thus, I'm recommending Java Swing, Second Edition (Loy, Eckstein, Wood, Elliot, and Cole; O'Reilly Press) as a good book on Swing with broad coverage of the toolkit.
If you don't want/need the book, you still may want to take a look at some of the links and documents in the Resources section of this page.
Another good book (also not required, but useful if you want to do fancy Swing stuff either in class or later on your own) is Swing Hacks (Marinacci and Adamson; O'Reilly Press). Lots of nifty tricks, plus it's written by a Georgia Tech alum. Another, more recent book in a similar vein that I haven't yet checked out in as much detail is Filthy Rich Clients by Haase and Guy.
Additional required readings for each class will be provided electronically and posted on the course syllabus. In addition, some supplemental readings will be provided. These readings will not be required but may prove useful as background material for students.
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1 | Tues Aug 18 |
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Thur Aug 20 |
Introduction
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Slides: Introduction | ||
2 | Tues Aug 25 |
Movie Day! |
Slides:
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Homework #1 out |
Thur Aug 27 |
UI Software Organization
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Slides: UI Software Org Supplemental Readings: | Readings: | |
3 | Tues Sept 1 |
Continue UI Software Organization Output: Low-Level
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Slides: Output 1 (Devices) Supplemental Readings: |
Readings:
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Thur Sept 3 |
Continue Output: Low-Level
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Slides:
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Readings:
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4 | Tues Sept 8 |
Output: Toolkits and Window Systems
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Slides: Output 2 (SW)
Slides: Using MVC with Swing Components
Supplemental Readings:
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Homework #1 DUE 11:55PM Homework #2 out |
Thur Sept 10 |
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5 | Tues Sept 15 |
Input: Devices
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Slides: Input 1 (Devices) Supplemental Readings: |
Readings:
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Thur Sept 17 |
No class; instructor out of town. | |||
6 | Tues Sept 22 |
Input: Toolkits and Window Systems
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Slides: Input 2 (SW)
Supplemental Readings:
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Homework #2 DUE Homework #3 out Readings:
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Thur Sept 24 |
Interaction Techniques
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Slides: Input 3 (Interaction Techniques)
Supplemental Readings
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7 | Tues Sept 29 |
Implementing Interaction Techniques
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Slides: Implementing Interaction Techniques | Overview of Project Option |
Thur Oct 1 |
Damage and Layout
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Slides: Damage and Layout
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8 | Tues Oct 6 |
Wrap up Constraints
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Homework #3 DUE Homework #4 out |
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Thur Oct 8 |
Exam #1 | |||
9 | Tues Oct 13 |
Wrap up Constraints
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Slides: Recognizers
Supplemental Readings:
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Thur Oct 15 |
Exam Review Continue Pen Interfaces and Recognition
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10 | Tues Oct 20 |
Pen-Based and Gesture-Based Computing
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Slides: Pen- and Gesture-Based Computing
Supplemental Readings:
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Readings:
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Thur Oct 22 |
Animation in the Interface
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Slides: Animation in the Interface
Supplemental Readings:
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Homework #4 DUE Homework #5 out Readings:
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12 | Tues Nov 3 |
Continue Animation in the Interface
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Slides:
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Thur Nov 5 |
Two Handed Interaction and Magic Lenses
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Slides: Two Handed Interaction and Magic Lenses
Supplemental Readings:
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13 | Tues Nov 10 |
Finish Lenses
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Slides: Sound and Non-speech Audio Supplemental Readings: |
Homework #5 DUE Homework #6 out Readings:
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Thur Nov 12 |
Speech-based Interfaces
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Slides: Speech-based Interfaces Supplemental Readings: |
Readings:
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14 | Tues Nov 17 |
Video in the Interface
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Slides: Video in the Interface
Supplemental Readings:
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Readings:
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Thur Nov 19 |
Exam #2 | |||
15 | Tues Nov 24 |
Project Demos! |
Homework #6 DUE
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Thur Nov 26 |
Project Demos | |||
16 | Tues Dec 1 |
No class today! (Instructor out of town) | ||
Thur Dec 3 |
No class today! (Instructor out of town) | |||
Finals | TBD |
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