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Winter 2026 (Jan7-Apr9)
Faculty of Computer Science
Dalhousie University

DGIN 5201 — Course Calendar (tentative)

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  We Jan  7Classes begin, Winter term  
1 Th Jan  8 Course Introduction Files: Syllabus (PDF), slides(cs), lecture notes(cs). 
  Unit 1: Disrupting Innovation and Business Strategy
L1 Mo Jan 12 Lab 1: User Feedback for Digital Transformation Projects  
2 Tu Jan 13 Digital Technologies as Business Disruptors  
3 Th Jan 15 Business Model Innovation  
L Mo Jan 19 Lab: University closed, snow day  
4 Tu Jan 20 Value Proposition Design  
5 Th Jan 22 How to Collect User Feedback  
  Th Jan 22Last day to add and drop classes  
L Mo Jan 26 Lab: University closed, snow day  
  Tu Jan 27 University closed until 12pm, half snow day  
6 Th Jan 29 A Local Perspective to Digital Innovation  
L2 Mo Feb  2 Lab 2  
  Unit 2: Rapid Prototyping
7 Tu Feb  3 Rapid Prototyping Files: slides, lecture notes. 
8 Th Feb  5 Client-Server Model Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Th Feb  5Last day to drop classes without "W", change audit to credit or vv.  
  Fr Feb  6Munro day, University closed  
L3 Mo Feb  9 Lab 3: Shell, File System, Server Files: lab notes, slides. 
9 Tu Feb 10 Web Server Files: slides, lecture notes. 
10 Th Feb 12 Source Version Control Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Fr Feb 13A2.1 - Assignment 2 part 1 due A2.1 due
  Mo Feb 16Nova Scotia Heritage Day, University closed  
  Mo Feb 16Winter Study Break, no classes, Feb 16-20  
L4 Mo Feb 23 Lab 4: A2.2 and Team meetings Files: lab notes, slides. 
11 Tu Feb 24 Back-end Processing Files: slides, lecture notes. 
  Unit 3: Emerging Technologies and Project Check-ins
12 Th Feb 26 Early Specifications: Teams 5, 2, 1, 6  
  Fr Feb 27A2.2 - Assignment 2 part 2 due A2.2 due
13 Mo Mar  2 Early Specifications: Teams 3, 4, 7  
14 Tu Mar  3 Academic Integrity Information Session
Guest Speaker; information session and QA
 
15 Th Mar  5 Teams and Instructors Meetings  
  Fr Mar  6A2.3 - Assignment 2 part 3 due A2.3 due
L Mo Mar  9Early Prototype  
  Mo Mar  9Last day to drop classes with "W"  
16 Tu Mar 10Early Prototype  
17 Th Mar 12Early Prototype  
18 Mo Mar 16 Technology value from deployment to impacts
Guest Speaker
 
19 Tu Mar 17Who can afford the Digital Transformation
Guest Speaker
 
20 Th Mar 19Team meetings  
L Mo Mar 23Team meetings  
21 Tu Mar 24Team meetings  
22 Th Mar 26 Deploying ClaudeCode in a Software Engineering firm
Guest lecture
 
L Mo Mar 30Team meetings  
23 Tu Mar 31Team meetings  
24 Th Apr  2Project Presentations  
L Mo Apr  6Project Presentations  
25 Tu Apr  7Project Presentations  
  Th Apr  9Classes end (Friday schedule), Winter term  

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