University of Alabama at Birmingham
Programming Languages / Software Development Seminar
Spring 2007
Seminar Theme: Design Rules
Instructors: Dr. Barrett Bryant and Dr. Jeff Gray
Textbook: Design Rules, Vol. 1: The Power of Modularity by Carliss Baldwin and Kim Clark
Time and Venue: Monday, 2:15 pm - 3:45 pm, CH145

Schedule

Date Topic Presenter
February 12 Introduction: Artifacts, Designs, and the Structure of Industries (Chapter 1) Jane Lin
February 19 The Microstructure of Designs (Chapter 2) Alex Liu
February 26 What is Modularity? (Chapter 3) Hui Wu
March 5 The Economic System Surrounding Artifacts and Designs (Chapter 4) Robert Tairas
March 26 The Modular Operators (Chapter 5) Dr. Barrett Bryant
April 2 Design Options and Design Evolution (Chapter 9) Suman Roychoudhury
April 9 The Value of Modularity--Splitting and Substitution (Chapter 10) Wang Wang Li
April 16 All Modules Are Not Created Equal (Chapter 11) Joydip Barman
April 23 The Value of Augmenting and Excluding (Chapter 12) Faizan Javed
April 30 The Value of Inverting and Porting (Chapter 13) Dr. Jeff Gray