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= Gooey: Soft & Sticky (DA259 0607) =
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= Code of conduct =
 * This assignment will not be considered to be completed if
  * you attend less than 60% of the meetings.
  * you fail to deliver any of the presentations and the reports in time.
  * you quit the assignment.
  * you prefer "N" to "Y".
 * Any excuses of not attending the meetings must be emailed to me 2 hours piror to the scheduled time. 
 * No excuse after the scheduled time.

= Assignment description =
 See GooeySoftAndSticky.

= Approach =
 * learning by doing (together)
 * learning from each other
 * book, book, and yet another book.

= Schedule =
== Week 1 ==
 Lecture:: 
  * Introduction to GUI and Overview of the history [[attachment:GooeyHistory.pdf]]
  * Introduction to GUI design process 
 Homework:: 
  * Form 4 teams.
  * Every team starts reading a book on GUI. You may share the chapters inside your team. In the following 3 meetings, each team presents 3 "golden tips" learned from the book, and each tip should come with 2 examples that are not from the book.
  * Every team decides to take which one of the following tasks. You are supposed to complete the task in 4 weeks. In the last meeting, every team will present the results.
   * finds two extreme examples of web designs of the same kind, that the team likes most and hates most. Redesign the worst example. Presents the results.
   * compares two OS GUIs (for example MAC OS X, KDE, GNOME, and Windows Desktop). Redesigns one of them for a target user group of the team's choice. Presents the results.
    Resources::
    * Ubuntu live CD (GNOME desktop): http://www.ubuntu.com
    * Kbuntu live CD (KDE desktop): http://www.kubuntu.org
    * Knoppix live CD (KDE desktop): http://www.knoppix.org/
    * Solaris 10: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/

== Week 2 ==
 Activity:: 
  * 3 "golden tips" and 6 examples from each team. 20 minutes for each team. (15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes discussion)
  * If we have got extra time, we will watch this [[attachment:commercial.wmv]] together and discuss about it.

== Week 3 ==
 Activity:: 
  * 3 "golden tips" and 6 examples from each team. 20 minutes for each team. (15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes discussion)

== Week 4 ==
 Activity:: 
  * 3 "golden tips" and 6 examples from each team. 20 minutes for each team. (15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes discussion)

     
== Week 5 ==
 Activity:: 
  * Final presentations (results of the team task)
  * Q&A session
  * Feedback session
 Homework::
  * Individual report (no more than 2-page A4 in 10-point typeface) on
   * what has been learned;
   * feedback on the assignment: complaints, comments and suggestions
  * Final report delivered it by next Tuesday, 5:00pm

= Materials =
  * [[attachment:Thirty-Six_Strategies.pdf]]
  * [[attachment:A-UserInterfaceDesignforProgrammers.pdf]]
  * [[attachment:B-DesigningInterfaces.pdf]]
  * [[attachment:C-GUIbloopers.pdf]]
  * [[attachment:D-DontMakeMeThink.pdf]]