About the Team Project
The heart of this course is a quarter-long project in which you will work
in teams to design and prototype a novel user interface. User interface design
is an iterative process, so you will build your user interface not once, but
three times, as successively higher-fidelity prototypes. You are free to choose
the topic of your project, but it must have some relevance to the Northwestern
community. Each team will consist of 3 to 4 people. Students who are not
registered for course credit may not participate in the group projects.
Attendance and Readings
You are expected to complete the assigned readings prior to lecuture.
Attendance at all lectures is expected.
Unexcused absences will directly affect your class participation grades.
Make up exams can be arranged if absence is announced to the instructor via
email five (5) days prior to the exam date.
Late Policy
Assignments are due at the beginning of the designated class period.
Assignments turned in up to 24 hours late will be penalized 10%.
Similarly, assignments turned in between 24 and 48 hours late will be penalized 20%.
Assignments turned in more the 48 hours late will not be accepted under most circumstances.
If you are having trouble with homework, communicate with us! You have both a TA and a
professor with which you can discuss any problems you are having.
However, do not leave it until the last minute.
If you come to us with problems well before the assignment due date,
we will be much more likely to provide help.
Collaboration Policy
You are expected to complete individual assignments individually. It is acceptable
to get help online, from TAs, and from fellow students. However, it is not acceptable
to copy solutions directly from any source. In general:
- you should write your solutions entirely on your own
- you should not share written materials or code with anyone else
- you should not view any written materials or code created by anyone else for the assignment
Academic Integrity at Northwestern
Students are expected to comply with University regulations regarding academic integrity.
If you are in doubt about what constitutes academic dishonesty, speak to the instructor
before the assignment is due and/or examine the University web site. Academic dishonesty
includes, but is not limited to cheating on an exam (e.g., copying others' answers,
providing information to others, using a crib sheet) or plagiarism of a paper (e.g., taking
material from readings without citation, copying another student's paper). Failure to
maintain academic integrity on an assignment will result in a loss of credit for that
assignment at a minimum. Other penalties may also apply. The guidelines for determining
academic dishonesty and procedures followed in a suspected incident of academic dishonesty
are detailed on the website.
Students with Disabilities
In compliance with Northwestern University policy and equal access laws, the
instructor is available to discuss appropriate academic accommodations that you may
require as a student with a disability. Request for academic accommodations need to
be made during the first week of the quarter, except for unusual circumstances, so
arrangements can be made. Students are encouraged to register with Services for
Students with Disabilities (SSD) for disability verification and for determination
of reasonable academic accommodations. For more information, visit:
http://www.northwestern.edu/disability/.