The general format of the week will be:
- Monday– reading/watching/listening assignment and discussion post due.
- Tuesday– larger assignment for the week due before class.
- In class: continue discussion in-person; warm-up for main activity of the week; time for notebooking.
- Thursday– small assignment due before class (likely a short read/watch/listen).
- In class: debrief assignment/ideas from Tuesday; engage in main topic activity, in small-groups or as a whole class; time for notebooking.
Additionally, each class period will open with a pair of students presenting their “take-apart” project.
WEEK | GENERAL GOAL |
1 | Introduce the class, syllabus, get to know you |
2 | Design process + critique; begin to explore Grand Challenges |
3 | Continue to explore design problem space; discuss stakeholders and users |
4 | Define criteria, constraints, requirements based on user needs and expert Q&A |
5 | Create criterion for success, test plan |
6 | Half week– time to work on midterm assignment |
7 | Midterm assignment presentations; class reflection and decision-making |
8 | Ideation |
9 | Ideation + decision making |
10 | NO CLASS– Spring Break |
11 | Prototyping |
12 | Prototyping |
13 | Prototyping |
14 | Prototyping |
15 | Final presentations; reflect and celebrate! |
Finals |