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 15 - 21st April 2025
  • Please add the following details for your group's Final Project Demo & Presentation to the Forum topic Week 15 - Project Material on Sakai,
    • project name
    • contributions per project member for the Week 15 assessment
    • URL for shared project presentation or similar material
    • URL for shared project mockup/prototype or similar design and development materials
    • URL for shared code repository on GitHub or GitLab
  • Please complete your group’s final project report
    • suggested report length approximately 10 pages
  • Further details can be found in the following outline
  • Please ensure you add the following details to your group's Final Project Report
    • repository details for Final Project code and associated materials
    • information and links to any other material you would like considered, including presentation slides, mockups/prototypes etc.
  • Report must be submitted by 6.45pm on Monday 28th April 2025

n.b. Don’t forget to add details of each member’s contributions to the project in this report. If you prefer, you may submit an individual report for this contribution outline to nhayward@cs.luc.edu

Any questions, please let me know.

Enjoy your week.

Week 14 - 14th April 2025

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Week 13 - 7th April 2025

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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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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

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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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