Class Attendance / Participation (2 dropped)	~20%
2 in class assignments	~10%
4 Assignments	~20%
2 Presentations	~30%
6 Reading Quizzes	~10%
6 Reading Quizzes or Human Microphone	~10%
9 Reading Quizzes	20%

I prefer to give many small assignments which build up a picture of overall student learning success rather than to rely on one or two large exams which students may bomb based on non-learning related complications.

 

At the end of the day, learning is the responsibility of the student. I consider myself someone who points students in the right direction and can/will explain the fundamentals of a subject matter. I can't actually do the work of learning for a student. That takes effort and self-initiative. I will help to provide structure and motivation for that learning, but you also need to learn how to expand on this subject yourself. In a technical field like this, you will be left behind the field in about six months, regardless of how well I present the subject matter, if you can't keep learning on your own.

 

I like to stop talking periodically and let students ask questions.

Attendance will be kept track of through index cards at the beginning of class.

 

The index cards are also a means for me to get feedback about the course.

 

For each class please write your name on a card, the date, your student ID and a comment/question about the course.

 

If you would like to submit an anonymous comment, take an extra card and don't put your name on it.

 

I keep track of attendance because I need consistent class participation in order to make this course function well.

There is not a requirement for a design notebook this class.

Several assignments will be assigned consisting primarily of group learning tasks.

 

The goal of the projects will be to get hands on experience with user interface development techniques.

Several quizzes will be assigned covering the assigned readings and in-class discussions.

 

The goal of the quizzes is to motivate you to learn the material in the text book and lecture in preparation for class exercises.

 

Each reading assignment will have a quiz associated with it. The quizzes will be due at the end of the quarter.

I am going to request that you close your laptops during this class. There will be a lot of exercises that won't work if you are day-trading at the same time (or whatever).