Wk No

Date Tuesday

Projects

Seminar Topic

Class

Activity

1

26 July

Design
Need: research, purpose, direction

Material to be covered in the course and structure of course discussed. Project information handed out. Choose a category for you are interested in. Brainstorm the project area in large groups. Assemble in teams of 3. Begin work on Design of Project.

2

2 August

Overview of Technologies - potential tools for studio 4
Link examples / ethics

3

9 August

Skill Sessions - EZIO, Arduino, iDAT, Phidgets, Mobile
Explore the technology - hands on sessions

4

16 August

Design Assessment (20%)
selling your ideas / staff and students to vote on selection

5

23 August

 Prototype

  Create: explore, test, prototype

Review/reflection of projects, groups and themes

form groups of 5

Basic Electronics / Structure & finishing

6

30 August

Grounding the projects
making it work, without losing the intent

Project Feedback

Detailed electronic tools skills sessions

7

6 September

Case Study Examples

Project Feedback

Detailed electronic tools skills sessions

8

13 September

Prototype Assessment (20%)
Demonstrating the prototypes / peer evaluation

9

20 September

Production
Finish: craft, demonstrat, present

Cristina Cifuentes from Sun, SPOT wireless sensors 11am - 12 noon

Building 12-309A

Looking at Projects and technolgies in use 12pm- 1am

Review of feedback/ highlights 9am - 11am
Moving forward Feedback
Script preparation

1-3pm

Configuration testing
how to make it all come together

-

27 September

10

4 October

From prototype to final - framing the work

Project Feedback

Structure & finishing session

11

11 October

Podcasting as Presentation

Project Feedback

Podcasting skills session

12

18 October

Presentation of final Product (40%)
refine for industry exhibit/demonstration

13

25 October

Exhibition - professional filming of installations and explanations/demonstrations

14

1 November

 
Report
Document, record, reflect

15

8 November

16

15 November