Courses Developed and Taught by Jim Carter

This page includes:

• My Approach to Teaching
• Current Courses Being Taught
• Courses Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, 1982-1988 & 1989-present
• Courses Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, 1988-1989
• Courses Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, 1982
• Professional Tutorials and Classes Taught
• Graduate Thesis Supervised

Conference presentations involving publications are discussed separately.

My Approach to Teaching

My approach to teaching places a strong emphasis on developing a complete learning experience. People learn best when they get involved in their own learning and in applying what they have learned. I strongly believe that students need to apply the material in order to learn it well enough that they will be able to use it in their future careers. I therefore spend considerable effort in designing assignments / projects around which the main learning in the course takes place. My senior / graduate courses all include the requirement tht students read and critique the first reading for each week (by the Friday of hte previous week). I then use the best of their critique items to guide discussions in the first class fo the week dealing with the topic. I use later classes to present any ideas that thee initial discussion might have missed and to present ideas that go beyond the assigned reading. This tends to encourage a greater level of student involvement and discussion in classes which are a combination of highlighting important points and discussing how to approach the assignments.

I firmly believe that courses should help students in their future. To do so requires that an instructor::

• considers available texts and curriculum
• is familiar with current "state of the art" research and is able to translate it into understandable curricula suited to the level of the students
• is familiar with the current "state of the practice" in industry and is able to use this familiarity to provide realistic and meaningful examples and assignments within the course
• is able to project future trends within the field

My teaching has benefited from my involvement with applied research areas and has included many innovations that I first introduced within my department including: the first microcomputer lab, the first use of spreadsheets for Commerce, the first use of Hypertext, the first use of Web based course support, the first course in e-Commerce. A major innovation is my creation and offering of the first regularly scheduled course in Accessible Computing offered in North America.

 A discussion of the Accessible Computing course I have developed was published in the ASSETS'07 conference as, Techniques to Assist in Developing Accessibility Engineers.

Courses Currenbtly Being Taught:

• CMPT 355 - Theory and Application of Data Bases focuses on providing a thorough understanding database design, consturctin, and application. The assignments and projects are organized in a evolutionary / release based manner similar to that used to develop databases and their applications within organizations. This course is taken by students from Arts & Science, Commerce, and Engineering.
• CMPT 455/826 - Information Modeling and Retrieval focuses on the planning for and management of complex state-of-the-art information systems. Topics include: capturing and producing information; evaluating, enhancing, and protecting the value of information; independent and interdependent information systems; and the support and management of information infrastructures. This is a senior / graduate course taken by a variety of students.
• CMPT 479/817 - Usability Engineering focuses on understanding the interrelated roles of analysis, design, and evaluation that are used iteratively in usability engineering of projects that are intended to evolve in a release-based manner. This is a senior / graduate course taken by students interested in usability engineering, human-computer interaction, and software engineering.
• CMPT 480/840 - Accessible Computing focuses on the analysis and design of accessibility issues and features related to computing applications. It will investigate the major sources of information and work towards developing a comprehensive strategy for improving the accessibility of computing applications. This is a senior / graduate course taken by a variety of students.
  

Courses Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN, 1982-present

Undergraduate Courses

CMPT 100.3	Introduction to Computing	introduced Web tutorials in 1995 introduced college specific projects in 1993 introduced hypertext development replacing computer literacy in 1990 introduced computer literacy replacing introductory programming in 1985 introduced productivity tools in 1985   taught 11 sections   coordinated course for 5 years involving 68 sections
CMPT 101.3	Introduction to programming	introduced application driven approach to object-oriented programming 1996   taught 2 sections
CMPT 123.3	Introduction to Data Structures	developed initial course   taught first 2 sections
CMPT 275.3	Organizational Information Systems	introduced e-Commerce development 1998 developed web based text for course 1998 developed as a new course 1998 text published 2002 support cyber supplement developed 2002   taught 11 sections
CMPT 355.3	Theory and Principles of Databases (renumbered from 374)	taught 6 sections
CMPT 370.3	Introduction to Data Processing,	introduced use of micro computers and programming environments in 1983 transformed emphasis to analysis and design from Cobol programming 1982-1986   taught 7 sections
CMPT 371.3	Advanced Data Processing	introduced major class development projects in 1986 introduced human-computer interaction in 1984   taught 5 sections
CMPT 374.3	Theory and Principles of Databases	introduced temporal databases, multi-media databases, meta-data, and triggers taught 1 section
CMPT 375.3	Business Information Systems	introduced spreadsheets in 1983   taught 4 sections
CMPT 394.3	Simulation Principles (renumbered from 398)	taught 9 sections
CMPT 398.3	Simulation Principles	taught 9 sections
CMPT 400.6	Honors Seminar in Computational Science	supervised 7 students
CMPT 400.3	Research Topics in Computer Science	developed as a new course 1993   supervised 7 students coordinated for 5 years
CMPT 405.3	Project Design and Implementation	developed as a new course 1993   supervised 14 students coordinated for 5 years
CMPT 455.3	Information Modeling and Retrieval	developed as a new course in 2009 taught first 2 sections
CMPT 470.3	Information System Development	introduced Usability First approach to the development of Web sites 1996   developed as a new course focusing on object-oriented analysis and design 1993   taught first 5 sections
CMPT 475.3	Information Resource management	developed as a new course in 2002 taught 2 sections
CMPT 477.6	Systems Analysis and Design	introduced rapid prototyping in 1989   taught 9 sections
CMPT 480	Accessible Computing (renumbered from 498)	taught 3 sections
CMPT 498.3	Accessible Computing	developed as a new course in 2007 taught 1 section
CMPT 498.3	Usability Engineering	developed as a new course in 2004 taught 1 section

Graduate Courses

CMPT 816.3	Software Engineering	taught 3 sections
CMPT 817.3	Usability Engineering (was introduced as 898)	taught 1 section
CMPT 826.3	Data and Process Modeling	developed as a new course in 2009 taught 2 sections
CMPT 840.3	Accessible Computing (was introduced as 898)	taught 3 sections
CMPT 856.3	Information Systems	co-taught 1 section
CMPT 859.3	Management and Economics of Computers	taught 2 students (on an individualized basis)
CMPT 866.3	Topics in Human-Computer Interaction	taught 2 sections
CMPT 876.3	Topics in Information Systems	co-taught 1 section
CMPT 878.6	Designing Integrated Interactive Software	taught 2 students (on an individualized basis)
CMPT 880.3	Research Methods and Topics I	supervised 6 students   coordinated course for 1 year
CMPT 883.3	Development of Management Information Systems	course supervisor for 1 year
CMPT 898.3	Design Processes for Interactive Systems	taught 1 student (on an individualized basis)
CMPT 898.3	Systems Analysis and Design Methodologies	taught 1 student (on an individualized basis)
CMPT 898.3	Analyzing Physically or Temporally Sparce Data	taught 1 student (on an individualized basis)
CMPT 898.3	Modeling and Markup to Support Software Engineering	developed and taught 1 section in 2009
CMPT 898.3	Topics in Accessible Computing (now 840)	developed as a new course in 2002 taught 2 sections
CMPT 898.3	Usability Engineering (now 817)	developed as a new course in 2003 taught 2 sections

Courses Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY, 1988-1989

(undergraduate courses)

CPSC 451	Software Engineering	taught 1 section
CPSC 595	Operating Systems for Engineers	taught 1 section

Course Taught at the UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS, 1982

(undergraduate / graduate course)

VOTEC 399

Computing Technology: Processes and Applications for Educators

developed as a new course   taught 1 section

Professional Tutorials and Classes Taught

Identifying and Applying International Ergonomic Computing Standards	2008	Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, half day tutorial, New York, NY
Identifying and Applying Ergonomic Computing Standards	2005	Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, half day tutorial, Orlando, FL
Applying the Usability First Approach to the Design of Web Sites	1997	WebNet 97 Conference, half day tutorial, Toronto, ON
Human-Computer Interaction Standards: From Awareness to Involvement	1992	Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, half day tutorial, Atlanta, GA
Human-Computer Interaction Standards Workshop	1991	Annual Meeting of the Human Factors Society, half day tutorial , San Francisco, CA
Documentation for Systems Developers and Users	1987	Advanced Technical Training Institute, three day course, Saskatoon, SK
RIA Accounting Information Systems Course (based on RIA AIS curriculum)	1984 & 1983	Society of Management Accountants RIA Program, taught 10 weekly evening classes, Saskatoon, SK
Computer Comes to Church Workshop	1983	Holy Spirit Parish, a two day workshop, Saskatoon, SK

Invited Lectures

An Introduction to Ergonomic Standards	2005	1st Meeting of ISO TC159/SC4/WG9 Tactile and Haptic Interactions, Saskatoon, SK
The Canadian Position on the concept of “Accommodation Information”,	2004	ISO/IEC JTC1 Task Group Meeting on Accommodation, Washington, DC
Some Hidden Accessibility Problems Experienced in Computer Science (and perhaps some other areas of applied science)	2004	Gwenna Moss Teaching and Learning Center, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK.
The Canadian Position Regarding the Evolution of ISO TS 16071	2003	Meeting of ISO TC159/SC4/WG5, Delft, Netherlands
Using a Universal Access Reference Model to Identify Further Guidance that Belongs in ISO 16071	2003	Dept. of Industrial Design, Technical University of Eindhoven, Eindhoven, Netherlands
A Framework for Multimedia Development	2000	Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
A Framework for Multimedia Development	2000	School of Computer Science, Telecommunications and Information Systems, DePaul University, Chicago, Il
Taking the Hype out of Y2K	1999	McNally-Robinson Bookstore, Saskatoon SK
ISO's Approach to Standards for Multimedia Interfaces	1999	Dept. of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON
The Technological Basis and Biases of Artificial/Virtual Reality	1992.	"Virtual Bodies/Virtual Reality", a collaboration between the Humanities Research Unit (U of S) and the Mendel Art Gallery, Saskatoon, SK
A Context for Designing Adaptations: The Multi-Oriented Structured Task Analysis (MOST) Methodology	1990	with J.P. Hancock, invited interactive poster presentation for CHI'90, Seattle,WA
Analyzing Structured Task Analyses Leads to Better HCI Designs	1990	CHI'90 Workshop on Taking Design Seriously: Exploring Techniques useful in HCI Design, Seattle, WA
The Multi-Oriented Structured Task Analysis (MOST) Methodology	1989	MCC Software Technology Program Seminar, Austin,TX
Context: The Basis for Adaptation by Both Users and Systems	1989	CHI'89 Workshop on Context: In the Eyes of Users and in Computer Systems, Austin, TX
Combining Completeness and Consistency with Flexibility and Adaptability in Software System Design: The MOST Technology	1989	Management Information Systems Seminar, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Generations of Software Development, Knowledge Science Institute Seminar Series	1988	Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB
Integrated Software: The Promise, The Product, The Problems and The Future	1987	Saskatoon Personal Computer Users Group, Saskatoon, SK
An Integrated Approach to Developing a Model for User Interface Management Systems	1986	SIGCHI Workshop on User Interface Reference Models, Boston, MA
So You Want to Buy a Personal Computer?	1984	Ukrainian Canadian Professional and Business Club of Saskatoon, Saskatoon, SK
Computer Aided Learning: The State of the Art	1983	panel member, Telematics in Education Conference, Saskatoon, SK
An Overview of Computer and Information Systems for Community College Administrators	1983	2nd Annual Community Colleges Staff Conference, Saskatoon, SK
A Computer In My Home - Yes or No	1983	panel member,  Saskatoon Branch Annual Meeting, Consumers Association of Canada, Saskatoon, SK
Computer Applications in the Language Arts	1982	University of Saskatchewan Cherniutsi Exchange Program, Saskatoon, SK
A General Framework of Information Needs of a Housing Organization	1982	Great Lakes Regional Conference of the Association of College and University Housing Officers, Indianapolis, IN
An Overview of Computer Related Texts and Journals	1980	Indiana-Illinois Industrial Teacher Education Conference, Champaign, IL
Ukrainian Influences on the World	1980 & 1979	2nd and 3rd Annual You Are What You Culture Conferences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB

Graduate Thesis Supervised

L. Tang, Ph.D., Tools to Support Usability Engineering Methodologies, dissertation in production, thesis supervisor.

E. Lelei, M.Sc, Using Metadata to Implement eforms and their associated databases, thesis in production, thesis supervisor.

T. Lung, M.Sc. Software Engineering Tools for Sight-impaired Developers, thesis in production, thesis supervisor.

F. Huang, M.Sc., Mapping Usability Engineering Requirements to Software Engineering Specifications, 2009, thesis supervisor.

D. Fourney, M.Sc., Using a Common Accessibility Profile to Improve Accessibility, 2007, thesis supervisor.

R. Hogan, M.Sc., Digital Image Reconstruction from Sparse Data, thesis in production, thesis supervisor.

O.Hoeber, M.Sc., The Access 230 Multiplexor: A Study in the Design of a Network Multiplexor, 1999, thesis committee member.

J. Thomson, M.Sc., The Microweb Toolkit, 1996, thesis committee member.

D. Mould, M.Sc., Modeling Water for Computer Graphics, 1996, thesis committee member.

A. DeVito, M.Sc., Linking Concepts in a Hypermedia Shell Designed For Literary Research, 1995, thesis committee member.

Q. Li, M.Sc., A CASE Environment for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design, 1994, thesis supervisor.

Y.Wang, M.Sc., Guiding Diagnosis with Test Measurement, 1993, thesis committee member.

D.B. Baril, M.Sc., An Intelligent Tutoring System Based on Qualitative Reasoning, 1993, thesis committee member.

S. Bhuiyan, Ph.D., Identifying and Supporting Mental Methods of Recursion in a Learning Environment, 1992, thesis committee member.

M.F. Schweighardt, M.Sc., Context Management for Adaptive User Interfaces, 1992, thesis supervisor.

N. Arora, M.Sc., Designing Hypermedia Instructional Systems, 1991, thesis committee member.

B. Dobing, M.Sc., Spelling Error Correction Algorithms, 1984, thesis committee member.

M. Bentham, M.Sc., Decision Support for Saskatchewan Grain Farmers, 1983, thesis committee member.

C.Y. Kwan, M.Sc. Design of a High-Level User-Interface Prototype for Office Information Systems, 1983, thesis committee member.