NCLC 475 Class Schedule (subject to change)*

Date

Topic

Due

To be Read

January 28 (pdf)

Powerpoint

  • Course Overview
  • What is Multimedia?
  • Legal and Societal Issues in Multimedia
 

- Course Syllabus

February 4 (pdf)

Powerpoint

  • Project Development: Multimedia vs. Software
Paper #1

- Chapters 1 - 2 Vaughan

February 11 (pdf)

Powerpoint

  • Multimedia Research Explored
  • Planning and Costing a Project
  • Multimedia Developement (cont.)
 

- Chapter 16 & 17Vaughan
- Handouts from previous class

*Statement of Need for Aviation Project*

February 18 (pdf)

Pow erpoint

  • The Group Project
  • Research Project Outlined
  • Requirements Engineering Overview

- List of ideas for research

 

- Chapters 3, 5, 7Vaughan

*First page of operational concept* ONLY 1 PAGE, NOT TWO as mentioned in class.

February 25

  • Web Engineering
  • Introduction to Technical Writing
- Paper #2

  - Chapters 1 & 4, Appendix A Blake
- Handouts from previous class

 

March 4

  • Quiz 1 (postponed)

- Statement of Work - Paper Abstract Due

-- Chapters 15 & 19 (pp526-529) Vaughan

March 11

-- SPRING BREAK --

 

- Chapters 13 - 15 (recommnded)

March 18

  • How to Write a User’s Manual
  • Quiz 1

- Research Paper Draft

 

- Chapters 5 & 9 Blake
- Handouts from previous

class
-Project Rqmts

 

March 25 (pdf)

Powerpoint

  • MM Case Studies
  • Technical Writing

- Research Paper Draft

 

- Paper format
- Multimedia Reporter?

April 1 (pdf)

Powerpoint

 

  • Design Issues in Multimedia
  • Usability Testing Overview

- Requirements document

- Chapters 17
- Handouts from previous class  

April 8

  • Usability Testing Part II

- Usability Testing off-site
- Initial Prototype Due (due 4/17)
- Paper 3

- Handouts from previous class

 

April 15

  • Delivering the Final Product
  • Contemporary Issues in Multimedia Research

- Usability Testing off-site
- Research Paper Second draft due

- Chapter 20 Vaughan

April 22

- Class will meet in NCC Computer Lab

- Papers to be presented

- User Guide Example

April 29

- All research papers due

- Class will meet in NCC Computer Lab

- Papers to be presented

May 6

  • Group Project Presentations
  • Course Wrap up

- Final Project Due
- EL Paper Due
- Quiz 2 Due

Revised April 7, 2002

 

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