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 |