BUS 3003 Digital Systems and User-Centric Design
Getting Started
- Course Outline
- Previous course title: e-Business Info Sys & Tech Course Page
- Critical Path Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022
- Class Practices, Standards and Expectations
- Book a virtual meeting online if you need support outside of class time
Resources
- Textbooks:
- Computer Science Illuminated
- Design Thinking – Custom eBook from Cengage (Hanadi Login to Cengage Instructor Centre)
- UX Lab Coach Custom GPT
- Showcase Class Jobs Template (create one for this class to add names and specific details)
- Library Resources (by our Business librarian Caleb Domsy)
- The Idea Lab
- The Design Sprint
- MethodKit ex, MethodKit Template (PPT)
- Pep/0 Simulator and Assembler
- Justin Scherer App Design session (Guest speaker Fall 2022)
- Recording a presentation for an external client
Power Point Slides (Hanadi)
- Course intro (add part 2 and the project)
- Part 1 (theory):
- Chapter 1 The Big Picture
- Chapter 2-3 The Information Layer
- Chapter 4-5 The Hardware Layer
- Chapter 6-9 The Programming Layer
- Chapter 10-11 The Operating System Layer
- Part 2 (application):
Assessments (Fall 2025)
| Assessment | Details | Weight | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Assignment | Nuit Blanche App Prototype Concept ( see example from CIHW not using it – too easy) | 15% | Group |
| Final Group Project | The ROM App Redesign (Fall 2026) The ROM App Redesign (Fall 2025) Phases: – UX analysis of the ROM museum 10% – UX re-design process in-class (10%) – Final deliverables (10%) – Showcase Fall 2024: Fashion History App Prototype | 25% | Group |
| Midterm Exam | 25% | Individual | |
| Final Exam | 35% | Individual | |
| Total | 100% |
Assessments (previous)
| Assessment | Details | Weight | Marking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research Assignment | Future Trends (based on movie) Future Trends (on my website – copy to above then delete) | 15% | Group |
| Final Group Project | Fall 2024 (with Julia and David) Fashion History App Prototype – Phase 1: UX Design process in-class (10%) – Phase 2: final deliverables (15%) Previous (for reference): – Fall 2023 (with Anke’s class) App prototype (Tourism) – Fall 2022: App Design (rxRecourse) | 25% | Group |
| Midterm Exam | 25% | Individual | |
| Final Exam | 35% | Individual | |
| Total | 100% |
Power Point Slides (publisher’s resources)
- Chapter 1 The Big Picture
- Chapter 2 Binary Values and Number Systems
- Chapter 3 Data Representation
- Chapter 4 Gates and Circuits
- Chapter 5 Computing Components
- Chapter 6 Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode
- Chapter 7 Problem Solving and Algorithms
- Chapter 8 Abstract Data Types and Subprograms
- Chapter 9 Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages
- Chapter 10 Operating Systems
- Chapter 11 File Systems and Directories
- Chapter 12 Information Systems
- Chapter 13 Artificial Intelligence
- Chapter 14 Simulation, Graphics, Gaming, and Other Applications
- Chapter 15 Networks
- Chapter 16 The World Wide Web
- Chapter 17 Computer Security
- Chapter 18 Limitations of Computing
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