Policy note: Please note that all late assignments will lose points for each day it is late. Please also note the absence policy.
Week 1: 29 August-2 September
Class 1 –
- Course introduction, grading scale for JCU, syllabus
- late assignments, absences, unprepared,
- Electronics in class - what the research says; what the student government has asked
- Moodle/TurnitinUk
- response vs. summary worksheet
Homework: Listen to 99% Invisible podcast. Go to http://99percentinvisible.org/ On this website click on "Episodes" and then scroll to "categories" on the lower right section of the page. Select both "objects" and "visuals" and select three podcasts from that filtered list. Respond to each of the three on Moodle. Print out your response and bring it to class. Students without this printout will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Class 2 -
- How homework is checked
- Professional register
- 99% Invisible: Visuals, Objects
- What is design? http://defining-design.net/
Homework: Watch Tim Brown, "Designers - Think Big" TED 2009. https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_brown_urges_designers_to_think_big Respond on Moodle. Print out your response and bring it to class. Students without this printout will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Week 2: 5 Sept-9 Sept
Class 1 -
Brown - "Designers - Think Big"
How to read critically
Burckhardt, Lucius. “Design is Invisible” 1980.
Read and annotate article.
Homework: Study for quiz on Course Policy and finish annotation
Class 2 -
- Quiz on course policy
- Burckhardt article
Homework: Listen to Radiolab, "The Bus Stop" and read and annotate Josh Planos, "The Dutch Village Where Everyone Has Dementia" The Atlantic, 14 Nov. 2014. Respond to each on Moodle forum. Bring print out of both of your responses and annotations to class. Students without this printout will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Week 3: 12 Sept-16 Sept
Class 1 -
- Discuss annotation of article and responses
- Discuss overlapping issues of sources
Homework: Prepare for in-class essay on Defining Design. You will be asked to answer a question that requires you to pull together sources (Burkhardt, Tim Brown on TED, 99% Invisible, Defining Design website). Remember that according to John Cabot’s grading scale, an essay that earns a “B” demonstrates reading beyond what is required in class. An “A” does this while also demonstrating novelty and originality. If you decide to go for the A or B, have you done reading beyond what was assigned?
Class 2 -
In-class essay #1 “Defining Design”.
Homework: 99% Invisible podcast. Go to http://99percentinvisible.org/ On this website click on "Episodes" and then scroll to "categories" on the lower right section of the page. Select both "architecture" and "cities" and select three podcasts from that filtered list. Respond to each of the three on Moodle. Print out all of your responses and bring them to class. Students without this printout will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Week 4 - 19 Sept-23 Sept
Class 1 -
- Library session on sourcing and research
Homework: TBA
Class 2 -
- Plagiarism and academic honesty
- James Howard Kunstler, "The Ghastly Tragedy of the Suburbs" (TED, 2004). http://www.ted.com/talks/james_howard_kunstler_dissects_suburbia
Homework: Study for plagiarism quiz and read and annotate Douglas Rushkoff, "The Ownership Society" Life, Inc. (2009). Bring Printout of your response and annotations to class. Students without this will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Week 5: 26 Sept-30 Sept
Class 1 -
- Academic honesty quiz
- Rushkoff discussion
Homework: Snap two pictures of where you live (your home, your building, or your neighborhood). One picture should be an element of design that works well. Another picture should be a design element that does not work well. Post them to Moodle and write a paragraph for each on why. Print out and bring to class. Students without this printout will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Class 2 -
- Discuss overlapping issues of design and where we live.
Homework: Prepare for second in-class essay on design and how we live. You will be asked to answer a question that requires you to pull together sources (Kunstler, Rushkoff, 99% Invisible, your photographs). Remember that according to John Cabot’s grading scale, an essay that earns a “B” demonstrates reading beyond what is required in class. An “A” does this while also demonstrating novelty and originality. If you decide to go for the A or B, have you done reading beyond what was assigned?
Week 6: 3 Oct-7 Oct
Class 1 -
Second in-class essay. Subject: Design and how we live.
Homework: You will be assigned a TED talk from the playlist "The Importance of Play". Watch your assigned talk and another talk. Take notes and respond to both on Moodle. Bring the printout of the response to class. If you miss class and for some reason do not have an assigned talk, what should you do?
A) Walk into class empty handed and when you are called on say something like, "Of course I don't have it. I wasn't here at the last class" or try the classic, "I was confused."
B) Select two talks from the list and walk in prepared to present both with your responses printed out.
C) Send your professor an email that says, "Yo, prof I didn't no what 2 do cuz I was sick yesterday!!! did i miss anything important?"
Class 2 -
Meet in Piazza San Cosimato playground.
- Discuss Talks, Location.
Homework: Read and annotate: Tonucci and Risotto, "Why do we need Children's Participation: The importance of children's participation in changing a city", Journal of Community and Applied Psychology (11: 2001). You can access this article through JCU's discovery tool. Bring the annotated article in with you to class. Students without this will be considered unprepared and counted as absent.
Week 7: 10 Oct-14 Oct
Class 1 -
- Discuss "Children's participation" article
- Introduce research project
- Design Research Brainstorm
Homework: Write two paragraphs of your design research brainstorm and post to Moodle. Listen to Transom podcast "Of Kith and Kids" and respond on Moodle. http://transom.org/2013/of-kith-and-kin/ . Bring the response printout to class as well as the brainstorm printout.
Class 2 -
Library Session 2 - Research and sourcing
Homework: Prepare for third in-class essay - Design for children. You will be asked to answer a question that requires you to pull together sources (Tonucci and Risotto, TED “The Importance of Play” talks, “Of Kith and Kids” podcast, your observations on Piazza San Cosimato). Remember that according to John Cabot’s grading scale, an essay that earns a “B” demonstrates reading beyond what is required in class. An “A” does this while also demonstrating novelty and originality. If you decide to go for the A or B, have you done reading beyond what was assigned?
Week 8: 17 Oct-21 Oct
Class 1
Essay 3 - Design for children
Homework: meet with librarians and work on the library worksheet. Due in class October 26. Write and rehearse a one-minute pitch of your research proposal. Be sure and establish a design problem and think about what sources that might be able to help you find a solution.
Resources:
- How to write a 2-minute pitch worksheet
- Video resources:
My video on this assignment: https://youtu.be/ht9tb4TD3U
Pitching a story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vut4gPPzEac
Ways to frame your pitch by Dan Pink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvxtC60V6kc
Class 2
Proposals pitches and student pitching review worksheets.
Homework:
- Meet with the librarians and compile your research worksheet Due October 26.
- Be ready to present how to write an annotated bibliography.
Resources:
- Owl on Annotated Bibliographies https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/
- Video on Source Evaluation and Source Evaluation Matrix
Part I: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rsNakv8PNY
Part II: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxkhja-bxDg
- Source Evaluation Matrix http://lgdata.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/docs/400/1006597/Source_Evaluation_Matrix.pdf
(Use this matrix for each of your main sources to help you evaluate them).
Week 9: 24 Oct-28 Oct
Class 1
Parts of the paper
How to write an annotated bibliography
Homework:
- Be sure your library worksheet is done. Due next class, 26 October.
- Work on your Annotated Bibliography Due November 2.
- Be ready to present on How to Write a Thesis
Resources:
Rules for Writers
My video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jim1bNhzTz0
Class 2
Library worksheet due
How to write a thesis discussion
Homework: Be ready to discuss how to write an outline.
Resources:
Rules for Writers
Posts to Moodle
Week 10: 31 Oct-4 November
Class 1
Parts of the paper
Writing an outline
Homework:
- Work on outline due 9 November
- Be ready to present how to write a Review of Literature
Resources:
Rules for Writers
Posts to Moodle
Class 2
Annotated bibliography Due
Review of the Literature Discussion
Homework:
- Finish Review of the Literature due 7 November
- Write your outline due 9 November
Week 11: 7 Nov-11 Nov
Class 1
Review of literature due
Parts of the paper
Homework: Finish outline due 9 November
Class 2
Outline due
Homework:
- Work on Draft due 16 November
- Be ready to present on In-Text Citation According to MLA style.
Resources:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTaUHS1mnvw
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfJg4jAoQDg ;
- Rules for Writers
Week 12: 14 Nov-18 Nov
Class 1
Parts of the paper
In text citation presentation/discussion.
Homework: Finish draft of paper due 16 November (next class)
Class 2
Hand in draft
Homework: Be ready to present on the topic How to Write a Works Cited Page.
Resources:
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vo8_Jw71J
- Rules for Writers
Week 13: 21 Nov-25 Nov
Class 1
- Works cited presentation/discussion
- Conferences
Homework: Be ready to present on how to write a conclusion.
Resources:
- Rules for Writers
- Posts to Moodle
Class 2
Conclusions
Conferences
Week 14 28 Nov-1 Dec
Hand in Final Paper
Final exam - 3 Dec-9 Dec