Humanizing Technology

A special topics course taught by Professor Karl Stolley during Spring Semester 2012 at Illinois Institute of Technology.

• Dates
• Projects
• Policies

Course Calendar

• January 10

  • In Class:
    1. Welcome and introductions
    2. Course policies
    3. Lab access information
    4. Technology setup: command line/oh-my-zsh
    5. Discussion on Fresh Air listening/reading
  • To Read:
    1. Burke, “Definition of Man” from Language as Symbolic Action
    2. Tate, Introduction & Ruby (Ch. 1 & 2)
    3. Petzold, Ch. 1-9
  • To Do:
    1. Install Ruby on your computer

• January 17

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Ruby
    2. Reading discussion
    3. Introduce Project 1
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Io (Ch. 3)
    2. Petzold, Ch. 10-19
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• January 24

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Io
    2. Reading discussion
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Prolog (Ch. 4)
    2. Petzold, Ch. 20-25
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• January 31

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Prolog
    2. Reading discussion
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Scala (Ch. 5)
    2. Reas & McWilliams, Form + Code (all)
  • To Do:
    1. Email draft of Project 1 to instructor ASAP

• February 7

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Scala
    2. Reading discussion
    3. Introduce Project 2
  • To Do:
    1. Finish Project 1
    2. Prepare Project 1 presentation

• February 14

  • In Class:
    1. Project 1 Due by Noon, Friday February 17
    2. Project presentations
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Erlang (Ch. 6)
    2. Walter, Designing for Emotion (all)
    3. McCullough, "Medium" from Abstracting Craft (check your email for username/password)
  • To Do:
    1. Email Project 1 to instructor by noon, Friday 2/17

• February 21

  • In Class:
    1. Remaining Project 1 presentations
    2. Language: Erlang
    3. Reading discussion
    4. Project 2 “quick-fire challenge”
    5. Assemble into groups for Project 2
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Clojure (Ch. 7)
    2. Vincente, The Human Factor, Preface & Ch. 1-7
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• February 28

  NO CLASS; Stolley traveling. Meet with groups for Project 2

• March 6

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Clojure
    2. Reading discussion
    3. Project 2 in-progress presentations (proposal)
    4. Project 2 work time
  • To Read:
    1. Tate, Haskell & Wrap-up (Ch. 8 & 9)
    2. Vincente, Ch. 8-10
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• March 13

  • In Class:
    1. Language: Haskell
    2. Reading discussion
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• March 20

  NO CLASS; SPRING BREAK

• March 27

  • In Class:
    1. Work Week
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• April 3

  • In Class:
    1. Seven Languages wrap-up
    2. Graduate student design method presentations (2)
    3. In-Progress Project 2 Presentations (for real)
    4. Introduce Project 3 alternative
    5. Discuss final exam (Project 3 presentations) time
    6. Work time
  • To Do:
    1. Finish Project 2
    2. Prepare Project 2 presentation

• April 10

  • In Class:
    1. Project 2 Due
    2. Project presentations
  • To Read:
    1. McCullough, "Practice," from Abstracting Craft
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• April 17

  • In Class:
    1. Course Evaluations (Stolley out of the room)
    2. Reading discussion
    3. ...
  • To Do:
    1. ...

• April 24

  • In Class:
    1. Work week
  • To Do:
    1. Finish Project 3

• May 1

  Final Project Due

  • Via Email, by 11:59pm
    1. Project Three Due

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