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ATEC 4340
Spring 2010
Professor: Dr. Marjorie Zielke
ATEC 1.102
Course Description: This course teaches students how to design and manage interactive projects from a marketing,
management, financial, and behavioral perspective. Emphasis is on tools and techniques appropriate for interactive
project design.
Learning Outcomes:
o Introduce students to full, multi-dimensional, interactive project development “process” from a design,
planning, development, marketing, financial, testing and implementation viewpoint.
o Introduce scientific principles behind project design and management.
o Introduce students to principles of good leadership, team membership and client management.
o Introduce students to business principles behind project design and management.
o Introduce students to “constantly evolving” environment in which they will be working.
o Develop a sense of ethical and cultural implications of technology development
o Introduce students to career and project opportunities.
o Create portfolio piece.
Required Texts:
The following texts for the class are required. Students are expected to complete weekly readings before class:
• Web Redesign: Workflow that Works 2.0, Kelly Goto and Emily Cotler, New Riders Publishing, 2005
(WR)
• Additional Readings will be assigned throughout the course and will be included on exams.
Class Calendar
Topic: Class and instructor introductions, course objectives, team and project work experience.
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Review Course Project
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: Goto: Chapter 1-3
• Form Teams
Topic: The Interactive Customer and Customer Analysis, Global and Multicultural Considerations in
Project Design, Working with Clients
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: Goto, Chapters 4-6, 10
• Team Project Proposals Due
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: Goto: Chapter 8
Topic: Project Management Leadership: Management styles and managing creative teams. Being on a
Team.
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings as assigned
• Team Software Design/Prototyping Strategies Assignment
• Team Project Status Report
Assignment:
• Readings as assigned
• Individual Research Paper: What kind of a Manager am I?
Week 7 (Feb 21):
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: as assigned
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings as assigned
• Team Project Status Report
• Prototype Online Usability Test
Spring Break
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: as assigned
Assignment:
• Team Usability Presentations
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Readings: as assigned
Week 14 (Apr 11):
Assignment:
• Discussions
• Team Project Status Report
Assignment:
• Workshop time for projects
Topic: Wrap up
Assignment:
• Post Final Projects
Assignment:
• Take home final exam due to instructor May 11 by 5pm CST.
Class Grading:
Team Grading
• Team Project Proposal: 5 percent pass / fail
o Due January 24
Individual Grading
• Maximum 3 points possible for each graded discussion…there are two graded discussions per
week. 6 points per week available.
• Week is Sunday to Sunday. Discussions open on Sunday morning, 7am and close the following
Sunday at midnight.
• 3 posts required per question. Post on three different days with first post due on Monday.
• In fairness to other students, no late assignments will be accepted without prior approval. To request an
extension, email instructor with the request date before the deadline. You must keep records of all
correspondence. Late assignments are highly discouraged.
• Attendance at class is expected. Please discuss absences beforehand with instructor and your team. This is a
project oriented class and your team depends on you. For each unexcused absence, 50 points will be deducted
from your total grade.
• Responses to phone calls or emails from instructor are expected within 24 hours.
• Students are expected to have done weekly assigned readings prior to class.
• Professional conduct as a team member is expected. Teams are encouraged to work without need for
supervision by instructor; however instructor is available for coaching and consultation on subject matter.
However, should a team encounter nonparticipation (lack of attendance in class or at other team meetings) by a
team member, communication with the instructor is encouraged and appropriate grade reflection will occur.
Team members are required to communicate with each other on a consistent basis and to meet team established
deadlines.
Team members will be evaluating each other as part of team presentations. Students who uniformly receive
unsatisfactory evaluations from other team members may receive a decrease in team project grade, after review
by the instructor.
• No extra credit is available. You must be able to work in a cooperative team environment to complete the class.
• Please be courteous with the use of cell phones, pagers and surfing during class. Please do not do your
homework for other classes in this class.
• The instructor reserves the right to make adjustments to the syllabus as needed.
• Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance: It is the policy of UTD to provide reasonable and appropriate
accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. This college will adhere to all applicable federal,
state, and local laws, regulations and guidelines with respect to providing reasonable accommodations as
required to afford equal educational opportunity.