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Gerhard Fischer and Hal Eden: “Design, Learning, and Collaboration” — Spring Semester 2007

General Remark for all assignments — always remember the statement by Blaise Pascal:
“I have made this letter longer than usual, because I lack the time to make it shorter.”


Assignment 2: Overview of Collaboration


due:

1. Monday, January 29, 2007; 10:00am on the class website — max length: two pages
2. you can work as a group and submit one answer as a group (clearly identifying the members of your group)


1) Read the article: “In Defense of Cheating” by Don Norman; accessible via:
http://www.jnd.org/dn.mss/in_defense_of_c.html
and comment on the following issue:
  • do you agree with Norman’s position? Why? in which aspects?
  • do you disagree with Norman’s position? Why? in which aspects?


2) Analyze your own educational and working experience:
  • has collaboration played an important role in
o your life as a student (in school and university)?
o your life as a worker?
o your member as a sports team?

  • in which collaborative activities have you been involved?
o what was positive about them?
o what was negative about them?
o which additional efforts did they create?
o which additional benefits did they provide?


3) Have you used computational environments that support collaboration?
  • which ones?
  • briefly characterize your most favorite one?


hw2-PengShao.doc
hw2-sax.doc
hw2-BrianBrown
hw2-DavisCorey.pdf
hw2-AndyHoffner.doc
hw2-JasonHeld.doc
hw2-yingdan.pdf
hw2-mangalath.doc
hw2-JonDormody.doc
hw2-JessicaSpeirJoeZeles.doc
hw2-TylerBrown.doc
hw2-DaveMusson.doc
hw2-NickTodd.doc
hw2-JarretLavallee.doc

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