STS Independent Project Course

1DL931

Edith Ngai
Dept. of Information Technology
Uppsala University
 STS Independent Project Course
1DL931

Course goals
Teachers
Examination
Schedule
Project room
About start lab
 Learning Goals

 Independently develop and analyze technical systems

 Identify the need of further knowledge in a specific technical

field, and independently search for and acquire new knowledge

 Demonstrate the ability to work independently and in groups to

identify, formulate and solve problems in a professional manner,
and to perform tasks in a timely manner

 Report and present the work both orally and written in English
 Specific Goals

Work in a group to plan, design, develop and present a

web application

Identify the requirements and the needs in the design of

web application in order to choose specific tools

Apply knowledge of human interaction, methods and

techniques for designing and evaluating user interfaces

Use tools such as databases, platforms / frameworks for

developing web applications and security solutions
 Your Teachers

 Edith Ngai  Lars Oestreicher

 edith.ngai@it.uu.se  Lars.Oestreicher@it.uu.se
 070 167 9360  070 167 9133
 PoI 1118  PoI 1257a

 Kjell Orsborn  Roland Bol

 Kjell.Orsborn@it.uu.se  Roland.Bol@it.uu.se
 018 471 5154  018 471 7606
 PoI 1321  PoI 1356
 Your Tutors

Thanh Truong
thanh.truong@it.uu.se
018 471 6345
PoI 1354

Cheng Xu
cheng.xu@it.uu.se
018 471 7345
PoI 1306
 Examination

Web Application Design &

Implementation
Client-server
Presentation (in English)
Database
Opponents
Safety, login
Final Discussion
Interface
Report (in English)
Weekly meetings with TAs
 E-commerce lectures (1DL350)
available
 Schedule

22 Mar: Group forming

25 Mar: Start lecture, Kjell’s lecture on database
27 Mar: Lab with TAs
11 April: Lars’s lecture on HCI
24 & 25 April: Mid-term presentations
29 & 30 May: Final presentations
31 May: Final discussion
5 June: Final report

http://www.it.uu.se/edu/course/homepage/itsystarbete/vt13
 Mandatory

Weekly meetings with TAs  very useful for asking

questions! Write down your weekly questions in
studentportalen!
Start lab
Mid-term and Final presentations (in English)
Final discussion and report (in English)
 Project Room

PoI Hus 4 (Room 4404, 4407 and 4408)

Sign up for equipment (26 Mar 10.15am Room 4407-4408)
 2 Computers
 monitors
 Keyboards and mouses
Return the equipment by 5 Jun

Softwares for Windows cannot be used in projects in

collaboration with companies
Questions