Syllabus contents:
Spring 2001,
SOF
LOC CP140 A
Localization Engineering I
Syllabus
Instructors:
Jason See
Hiram Machado
Schedule and Location:
(10 sessions) Tue, 6-9 p.m.; March 28th - May 30th, 2001; 3 CEUs
Mary Gates Hall, 440 (I-School Computer Lab)
Course Description
This course is
the first of a two part technical series. It will focus on solutions,
tools and technologies that are specific to localization engineering.
Students will learn the end-to-end engineering process that is needed
to localize an application. Students will learn to use various
commercial localization tols to extract string resource, localized the
application and then generate a localized binary. They will also learn
about pseudo localization and how to use it to detect and prevent
various internationalization and localizability errors.
Topics in the course include:
Localization
Process
Overview:
Loc Process & Loc Model Localization
Process
Web-based
Localization PC-based
Localization Non
PC-based Localization Localization
Technologies
Non-compile
Localization Engineering Pseudo
Localization Localization
Tools
Intro
to Common Commercial Loc Tools Demo
& Usage of Catalyst and Trados Demo
& Usage of SDLX
Grading Policy
Assignments will be assessed according to a four-point rubric. It is not intended as the equivalent to the 0-4.0 grading system used by the University in graded courses. As a noncredit course, the final grade for the course is designated as Successful Completion(SC) or Unsuccessful Completion(USC).
The rubric below is an array of descriptions of different levels of project performance, with a numeric representation (score) for each level. I will assign a score to your midterm exam and final project based on matching your performance to the description of the performance level.
Assessments of "1," or "2" indicate that I have not accepted the assignment as complete. You must submit qualifying revisions in order for the assignment to be accepted as complete, and thus receive "SC" as a grade for the course.
Evaluations of "3," "3.5," or "4" indicate that I have accepted the assignment as complete. You need not submit revisions I suggest with an assessment of "3" or higher.
4.0
Excellent and exceptional work. Work at this level is unusually thorough, well-reasoned, sophisticated, and well-written. Student approaches work with insight, creativity, and professional quality.
3.5 Strong work. Work at this level shows signs of creativity, is thorough and well-reasoned, and demonstrates clear recognition and good understanding of the issues. 3.0 Competent work. Work at this level is adequate even though some weaknesses are evident. Shows understanding of the issues and problems. Shows neither unusual strengths nor exceptional weaknesses. 2.0 Substandard performance. Understanding of major issues is incomplete. Revision is needed. 1.0 Lowest assessment. Indicates that while learning may have occurred, the minimum requirements for the course were not met. Work is not adequately developed and/or has flaws or omissions, and needs major revision.
Required textbooks and other readings:
Bert Esselink, A Practical Guide to Software Localization
No course reader needed.
Last Updated:
3/27/01
Contact the instructor at: jsee@microsoft.com
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