Department of Computer Science

CS 494 - Spring 1999

Assignment 1

Discussion:

• Group 1: January 22
• Group 2: February 2

Rough cut:

• Group 1: February 9
• Group 2: February 16

Final review:

• Group 1: February 23
• Group 2: March 2

Tooling along

By now, you are all more than familiar with Microsoft PowerPoint^TM. This design exercise focuses on enhancing PowerPoint's functionality. Working in teams, develop designs for the following:

• An improved line tool or an improved arc tool. Briefly outline what functionality you have added and how your improved tool is to be used.

• Two new tools. Briefly outline what the tools do, how they are to be used, and why you think they are important.

Produce the following deliverables for the rough cut meeting:

• A ten-minute presentation outlining your team's designs.

• A brief memo (1-3 pages) that summarizes your presentation. Take care to ensure that this memo uses both imagery and text to capture the essential elements of your designs. Be sure to cite the sources of any ideas you incorporate in your designs.
  

• Similar deliverables will be required for the final presentation, although your team will have a little more flexibility in how to present their proposal.

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Last Updated January 18, 1999 by
Ray Trygstad X26032 trygstad@iit.edu