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SDD Schedule 1998-99

To: Systems Design and Development


Lecture 1 Thursday 14:00

Lecture 2 Thursday 17:00

Tutorial (following Lectures)

Practical Work, etc. (following Lectures)

NOTE Tutorial and Practical work folllows the second Thursday lecture.

0

21-Sep-98

admin week

1

28-Sep-98

induction week

2

05-Oct-98

Introduction to Course + Overview of SD

Systems and Models

Read Notes 1, pp 1->7

3

12-Oct-98

Data Dictionaries

ER Modelling (i)

General Exercise on Modelling

Notes 1, pp 8 - 18. Prepare Exercises 1.4 - 1.6

4

19-Oct-98

ER Modelling (ii)

ER Modelling - Normalization (iii)

Exercises on Data Dictionary 1.4 - 1.6

Notes 1, pp 19 -39  Exercises 2.12, 2.13, 2.14

5

26-Oct-98

Object-oriented modelling. Intro to UML. Use Cases.

Teamwork and Group Issues

ER modelling Exercises 2.12, 2.13, 2.14 solutions

Reading on Teamwork and Group Issues

6

02-Nov-98

The Concept Model - attributes, associations

Project Management Issues

Exercise on Belbin self-peception inventory + team formation.

Reading on Project Management

7

09-Nov-98

Dynamic Models - Sequence and Collaboration diagrams

Project Planning

Concept Model of Scanner

Reading on Project Planning

8

16-Nov-98

Dynamic Modelling - Statecharts, etc.

Coursework Handout

Use of MacProject

Case Study Description given out..

9

23-Nov-98

Student Centred Learning

(need to have groups sorted out by SCL)

10

30-Nov-98

Change Control and Configuration Management

Requirements Capture - Interviewing, etc.

Dynamic Model of Scanner

11

07-Dec-98

OO Modelling: Identifying Operations.

OO Modelling. Deriving implementation classes. 

Scanner:
   Final Model
   Code for Classes.

Client Interview for Case Study

Hand in first version of Project Plan + Willowbank Use Cases

12

14-Dec-98

Class Specification - pre, post- conditions, invariants, design by contract, etc..

Merry Christmas!

16

11-Jan-99

Delphi Database & SQL

Delphi Database & SQL

Answers to Willowbank Questions

Feedback on Use Cases

17

18-Jan-99

Independent Study/Revision

(work on database design)

18

25-Jan-99

Exam week

19

01-Feb-99

Introduction to User Interface Design

20

08-Feb-99

Users, Use Cases and Task Analysis

(work on UI design)

21

15-Feb-99

Guidelines for Dialogue Design and UI Presentation Prototype of Database Design

22

22-Feb-99

Guidelines for Dialogue Design and UI Presentation

23

01-Mar-99

Program Design Issues for Interactive Systems

24

08-Mar-99

Process Models - Risk & Prototyping

25

15-Mar-99

Process Models - Evolutionary Development

Prototype of User Interfaces

26

22-Mar-99

Feedback on UI Prototypes, etc.

Exam Case Study material given out.

Easter

30

19-Apr-99

Revision + Exam and Exam Case Study

Exam and Exam Case Study

Demonstration of Completed  System

31

26-Apr-99

Exam and Exam Case Study

Exam and Exam Case Study

Willowbank Project Management Report by 29/4

32

03-May-99

Revision/Independent Srudy (no Monday)

33

10-May-99

Revision/Independent Srudy

34

17-May-99

Exams

35

24-May-99

Exams

36

31-May-99

Exams

37

07-Jun-99

Subject Boards

38

14-Jun-99

Subject Boards

39

21-Jun-99

Principal Boards

40

28-Jun-99

Principal Boards


Last Updated: 25/03/99 by M.Wood@herts.ac.uk

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