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Winter 2024 (Jan8-Apr9)
Faculty of Computer Science
Dalhousie University

DGIN 5201 — Course Calendar (tentative)

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  Mo Jan  8Classes begin, Winter term  
  Unit 1: Disrupting the World with Digital Technology
1 Tu Jan  9 Overview of Business Perspective Files: Syllabus (PDF). 
2 Th Jan 11 Overview of Technical Perspective Files: slides. 
3 Tu Jan 16Process Transformation and Disruption  
4 Th Jan 18Digital Transformation as Disruption  
  Mo Jan 22Last day to add/drop courses  
5 Tu Jan 23Collecting Feedback with Canvas  
6 Th Jan 25Entrepreneurship and User Discovery  
  Unit 2: Implementing a Solution
7 Tu Jan 30 An Introduction to Rapid Prototyping
Relevant links: CSID, PuTTY.
Files: slides, lecture notes.
 
8 Th Feb  1 Rapid Prototyping: Web Server Configuration, Password Protection Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Fr Feb  2Munro Day, University closed  
  Mo Feb  5A1 due A1 due
9 Tu Feb  6 HTML Forms, Front-end and Back-end Processing Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Tu Feb  6Last day to drop classes without "W", change audit to credit or vv.  
10 Th Feb  8 CGI Processing: Saving Data Files: slides, lecture notes. 
11 Tu Feb 13 CGI Processing: Email, Scripting Languages Files: slides, lecture notes. 
12 Th Feb 15 Course Project Planning Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Mo Feb 19Nova Scotia Heritage Day, University closed  
  Mo Feb 19Winter Study Break, no classes, Feb 19-23  
  Unit 3: Emerging Technologies and Project Check-ins
13 Tu Feb 27 Emerging Technology: AI and Deep Learning Files: slides, lecture notes. 
14 Th Feb 29 Project notes; AI and Deep Learning (continued)
Guest speaker: Tukan Tapajyoti Das, Foundry (former LeadSift, founder)
Files: slides, lecture notes.
 
  Mo Mar  4 Seminar report 1 (AI and DL) due S1 due
15 Tu Mar  5 Emerging Technology: Blockchain Technologies
Guest speaker: Dr. Peter Bodorik, Professor and CTO, Peer Ledger
Files: slides, lecture notes.
A2 due
  We Mar  6Last day to drop classes with "W"  
16 Th Mar  7 Project Discussion, Two guest speakers  
  Fr Mar  8 Project Specification due P1 due
  Mo Mar 11 Seminar report 2 due S2 due
17 Tu Mar 12 Emerging Technology: Generative AI and Business Automation  
18 Th Mar 14 Projects check-in 2  
  Fr Mar 15 Early Prototype due P2 due
  Mo Mar 18 Seminar report 3 due S3 due
19 Tu Mar 19 Emerging Technology: Biometrics and Brain-Computer Interfaces  
20 Th Mar 21 Projects check-in  
  Mo Mar 25 Seminar report 4 due S4 due
21 Tu Mar 26 Reserved (likely a Guest Speaker)  
  Unit 4: Project Presentations, Demos, and Reports
22 Th Mar 28 Project demo due P3 due
23 Tu Apr  2 Final Presentations  
24 Th Apr  4 Final Presentations  
  Mo Apr  8 Friday classes held on Monday  
  Tu Apr  9 Classes end, Friday classes held on Tuesday  
  We Apr 10Final report and code submission R due
  We Apr 10Team and peer evaluation TP-eval due

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