Weekly Assignments

Weekly coursework assignments for COMP 324-424.

Assignment submission
  • Weekly assignments are due by the start of the next week’s class, unless a specific date is given to the contrary.
  • Submission details will be posted with each week's assignment.
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Week 12 - 31st March 2025
  • Please review this week’s notes and material, which includes the class notes and the following extra documents
  • Please review this week’s Bibliography links and material
  • Please review this week's recommended Videos
  • Please review this week's source code examples
  • Interactive demo for Async - Promises and Generators
  • Please prepare for a brief in-class quiz on Monday 7th April 2025
    • quiz will cover the following material
      • class notes for weeks 6 to 12 inclusive
      • all extra notes for weeks 6 to 12 inclusive
    • the quiz format will include the following
      • approximately 50 minutes long
      • online quiz form (URL will be provided in class)
      • quiz completion requires an Internet connected laptop - Mac OS X or Windows compatible operating system
      • quiz will require Respondus Lockdown browser to complete - usage and installation instructions as follows
      • n.b.quiz will be scheduled for end of class session
  • Please continue design and development of your group's project for the end of semester presentation and demo.
  • Please post your comments to this week's class discussion for the website, The Wilds
    • consider the following,
      • this site’s overall aesthetics, graphics, and general images
      • use of new media to represent the content, latest information &c. is it effective?
      • ease of use, navigation, and general structure of site
      • organisation of data, metadata, and contextual information for different groups of users
    • discussion is available on the course's Sakai site, in the Forum

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 11 - 24th March 2025

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Week 10 - 17th March 2025
  • Please review this week’s notes and material, which includes the following extra documents
  • Please review this week’s Bibliography links and material
  • Please review this week's recommended Videos
  • Please review this week's source code examples
  • Please complete the assignment on Sakai for Class Exercises - Part 2.
    • assignment is due by Monday 24th March 2025 @ 4pm.
  • Please post your comments to this week's class discussion for the website, The Louvre
    • consider the following,
      • this site’s presentation of media, and its organisation and structure
      • how does the site present its cultural assets to help engage with users and visitors?
      • consider data organisation, and the available search and filter options?
      • how easy is it to find examples of artefacts and objects within the site’s catalogue?
      • how well do they manage the presentation of site resources in different natural languages?
        • e.g. did you notice any difference in content, format, or options from French to English &c.?
    • discussion is available on the course's Sakai site, in the Forum

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 9 - 10th March 2025

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Enjoy your week.

Week 8 - 3rd March 2025
  • N/A - Spring Break
Week 7 - 24th February 2025
  • Please add the following details for your group's DEV Week Demo & Presentation to the Forum topic Week 7 - Project Material on Sakai,
    • project name
    • contributions per project member for the Week 7 assessment
    • URL for shared project presentation or similar material
    • URL for shared project mockup/prototype or similar design materials
    • URL for shared code repository on GitHub or GitLab

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 6 - 17th February 2025
  • Please review this week’s notes and material, which includes the class notes and the following extra documents
  • Please review this week’s Bibliography links and material
  • Please review this week's recommended Videos
  • Please review this week's source code examples
  • Please complete the assignment on Sakai for Class Exercises - Part 1.
    • assignment is due by Monday 24th February 2025 @ 4pm.
  • Please add the following details for your group's DEV Week demo and presentation to the Forum topic Week 7 - Project Material on Sakai,
    • project name
    • contributions per project member for the Week 7 assessment
    • URL for shared project mockup/prototype or similar design and development materials
    • URL for shared code repository on GitHub or GitLab
  • Please ensure you maintain a version history for the design and development of your project.
  • Presentation is scheduled for Monday 24th February 2025 @ 4.15pm.

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 5 - 10th February 2025
  • Please review this week’s notes and material, which includes the class notes and the following extra documents
  • Please review this week’s Bibliography links and material
  • Please review this week's recommended Videos
  • Please review this week's source code examples
  • Please prepare for a brief in-class quiz on Monday 17th February 2025
    • quiz will cover the following material
      • class notes for weeks 1 to 5 inclusive
      • extra notes on CSS, design, HTML, JavaScript
    • the quiz format will include the following
      • approximately 50 minutes long
      • online quiz form (URL will be provided in class)
      • quiz completion requires an Internet connected laptop - Mac OS X or Windows compatible operating system
      • quiz will require Respondus Lockdown browser to complete - usage and installation instructions as follows
      • n.b.quiz will be scheduled for end of class session

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 4 - 3rd February 2025

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 3 - 27th January 2025
  • Please review this week’s notes and material, which includes the class notes and the following extra documents
  • Please review this week’s Bibliography links and material
  • Please review this week's recommended Videos
  • Please review this week's source code examples
  • Please continue to organise your project group for this semester
    • further details may be found in the coursework section, Dev week demo and presentation
    • information on the initial Project Outline & Mockup assessment may also be found in the following class notes,
  • Please post your comments to this week's class discussion for the website, Lego
    • consider the following,
      • organisation of content
      • general consistency of design, colours, interaction options
      • navigation and data presentation patterns
      • use of images and multimedia
    • discussion is available on the course's Sakai site, in the Forum

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 2 - 20th January 2025
  • N/A
Week 1 - 13th January 2025
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