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Winter 2026 (Jan7-Apr9)
Faculty of Computer Science
Dalhousie University

DGIN 5201 — Course Calendar (tentative)

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  We Jan  7Classes begin, Winter term  
1 Th Jan  8 Course Introduction Files: Syllabus (PDF), slides(cs), lecture notes(cs). 
  Unit 1: Disrupting Innovation and Business Strategy
L1 Mo Jan 12 Lab 1: User Feedback for Digital Transformation Projects  
2 Tu Jan 13 Digital Technologies as Business Disruptors  
3 Th Jan 15 Business Model Innovation  
L Mo Jan 19 Lab: University closed, snow day  
4 Tu Jan 20 Value Proposition Design  
5 Th Jan 22 How to Collect User Feedback  
  Th Jan 22Last day to add and drop classes  
L Mo Jan 26 Lab: University closed, snow day  
  Tu Jan 27 University closed until 12pm, half snow day  
6 Th Jan 29 A Local Perspective to Digital Innovation  
L2 Mo Feb  2 Lab 2  
  Unit 2: Rapid Prototyping
7 Tu Feb  3 Rapid Prototyping Files: slides, lecture notes. 
8 Th Feb  5 Client-Server Model Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Th Feb  5Last day to drop classes without "W", change audit to credit or vv.  
  Fr Feb  6Munro day, University closed  
L3 Mo Feb  9 Lab 3: Shell, File System, Server Files: lab notes, slides. 
9 Tu Feb 10 Web Server Files: slides, lecture notes. 
10 Th Feb 12 Source Version Control Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Fr Feb 13A2.1 - Assignment 2 part 1 due A2.1 due
  Mo Feb 16Nova Scotia Heritage Day, University closed  
  Mo Feb 16Winter Study Break, no classes, Feb 16-20  
L4 Mo Feb 23 Lab 4  
11 Tu Feb 24 Back-end Processing  
  Unit 3: Emerging Technologies and Project Check-ins
12 Th Feb 26 Project Specification  
  Fr Feb 27A2.2 - Assignment 2 part 2 due A2.2 due
L Mo Mar  2 Team meetings or lab  
13 Tu Mar  3Emerging Topic 1  
14 Th Mar  5 Team meeting 3  
  Fr Mar  6A2.3 - Assignment 2 part 3 due A2.3 due
L Mo Mar  9Early Prototype  
  Mo Mar  9Last day to drop classes with "W"  
15 Tu Mar 10Early Prototype  
16 Th Mar 12Early Prototype  
L Mo Mar 16 Digital Innovation Projects in Small Firms
Guest lecture
 
17 Tu Mar 17Team meetings or lab  
18 Th Mar 19Team meetings  
L Mo Mar 23Team meetings  
19 Tu Mar 24Emerging Topic 3  
20 Th Mar 26 Deploying ClaudeCode in a Software Engineering firm
Guest lecture
 
L Mo Mar 30Team meetings  
21 Tu Mar 31Team meetings  
22 Th Apr  2Project Presentations  
L Mo Apr  6Project Presentations  
23 Tu Apr  7Project Presentations  
  Th Apr  9Classes end (Friday schedule), Winter term  

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