| Week (Sunday) |
Topics (slides) + Reading | Lab work |
homework assignments |
| Aug. 23 (1) |
Chapter 1 Introduction model-view-controller (MVC) forms of presentation forms of expression models |
Read Chapter 1 Download Eclipse IDE for Java Developer |
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| Aug. 30 (2) |
Chapter 2 Drawing windowing systems window tree redraw Graphics object |
Compiling
and running Java programs with Eclipse |
Read Chapter 2 Assignment 1 Due: 10 pm, Monday, Sept. 7 |
| Sept.
6 (3) |
Chapter 4 Widgets Overview of widgets Top-Level Window (JFrame) (code from Monday lecture) |
Common
methods from Object, classes and interfaces, and subtyping |
Read Chapter 4 How to Make Frames |
| Sept.
13 (4) |
whirlpool tour of swing widgets
(Menus
and Buttons) code as of Wed. Sept. 16 |
JFrame and JavaDoc | How
to Use Menus How to Use Tool Bars How To Use Buttons, Check Boxes, and Radio Buttons How to Use ButtonGroup How to Use Icons Java Look And Feel Graphics Repository |
| Sept. 20 (5) |
No
class this week. Students should work on assignment 2. |
Assignment 2 |
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| Sept.
27 (6) (Class starts Wed Sept. 30) |
Chapter
3 Event Handling More About Listeners |
No lab this week. | Read Chapter 3 |
| Oct. 4 (7) |
JComboBox,
JSpinner,
JList,
JScrollPane, JFormattedTextField, and JTextField JSplitPane and JTabbedPane |
Basic Widgets-1 |
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| Oct.
11 (8) |
Chapter 7 Abstract Model Widgets |
Basic Widgets-2 |
Read Chapter 7 |
| Oct.
18 (9) (Midterm grade due to SAS Oct. 21-Noon) |
Chapter
5 Layout and Constraints Swing Layout Cheetsheet Layout Tutorials JDialog |
Organization
Widgets |
Assignment 3
out Read Chapter 5 (Layout only. Skip Constraints). |
| Oct.
25 (10) |
Project
Preparation LAPIS Code Walkthrough |
Assignment 3 due 10 PM, Friday
Oct. 30 To assist planning, here is the description of the Project. |
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| Nov.
1 (11) (No lecture on Mon and Wed.) |
Midterm
Exam, due 5 pm, Nov. 7 (take-home, no lectures on Monday and Wednesday. Instructor available on Friday for clarifying mid-term questions.) |
Teams formed this week! |
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| Nov.
8 (12) |
Review of Assigment 3 Midterm Summary 9 Usability Principles |
Teams should work on project. |
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| Nov. 15 (13) |
9 Usability Principles (cont.) Wednesday, project status update, in class. Reading Guide |
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| Nov. 22 (14) (No class Wed and Friday) |
Nov. 24 TU Thanksgiving Recess Begins |
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| Nov. 29 (15) |
Nov. 30 M Class Resumes Tuesday, Project due for peer testing Wed, demo & presentation Friday Midnight, Project Due. |
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| Dec.
6 (16) |
Final
Exam (Format) |
| Work |
Note |
Weight |
| Programming Laboratory (Java and
Swing widgets) |
will be held Friday 16:00-16:50,
in Rowley 142 |
25% (5% for lab participation) |
| Homework Assignments |
10% |
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| Midterm Exam |
cover both programming and
principles but with a focus on programming
with JFC Swing |
15% |
| Team Project |
teams will both build (or
enhance) a GUI
application and critique each
other's work with written reports |
30% |
| Final Exam |
cover both programming and
principles but with a focus on interaction
design
principles |
20% |