Student Atelier

Common space rules and practical items (4K.22)

The atelier is your space during your studies.  
We welcome student initiatives to improve this space every semester to foster a warm work environment, adapted to various needs. 

In the IAD Student Atelier you have a shared Island for the 1st year.
As a 2nd and 3rd year student you have personal desks and a mobile drawer cabinet for your personal belongings. (outdated since Corona)

From HS20, we work with floating tables. There are no personal working spaces anymore. All material needs to be stored in personal boxes as soon as students leave.

There is also a large community work table with electronics.
A social area with sofas is available, shared between IAD and Cast, including a ping-pong table in the terrasse.

Some common rules for open space mindfulness:

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Waste: After each course, please take your prototypes, experiments and other material explorations with you, don`t store it in the IAD Student Atelier: because we don`t have enough space!!! Each semester, we organise a clear out session with all students: last day of Winter semester and before the beginning of the Diploma Exhibition in May/June. Please be mindful about your waste management/consumption, and continuously clear out your personal space, so that the Student Atelier stays clean and in a good working atmosphere.

Project room: Use of project room (4K.22.1)

The project room is used for exhibitions, staff meetings and as a collaborative work space. In general it is used in priority for the IAD team. If you want to exhibit your semester projects, you are more than welcome to contact Martin Dusek Marcial Koch (martinmarcial.dusek@zhdkkoch@zhdk.ch) to curate and set up the work together with him.

Presence in class 

Presence in classes is required. In case of planned absence, you need to warn your teacher and be excused.

Lateness is not acceptable. Repeated lateness in class and absences will impact your final grade in that class. Late arrivals are often disruptive and thus this is a question of respect for the instructor as well as for the entire class.

Class Speaker Election Procedure

Two student representatives are elected for each class for one year (1st-2nd semesters, 3rd-4th semesters, 5th-6th semesters). Representatives are responsible for representing student interests toward the programme. The election mode is decided by the students and communicated to us. 

The department’s student association elects its delegates to various university bodies and is responsible for other organisational matters. ZHdK Student Council (“Verso”) is responsible for representing student interests, including self-management, towards the university. For details, see verso-verso.org.

Class speakers HS 2019/20:

Student Support

Administrative matters can be discussed with Karin Luginbühl (info.iad@zhdk.ch), ie ECTS points, expenses, etc.

Organisation matters can be discussed with Martin Dusek Marcial Koch (martinmarcial.dusek@zhdkkoch@zhdk.ch), ie student atelier, courses problems, student life questions, etc. Please contact Martin if you would like to send a circular mail to all members of the IAD team or all IAD students.

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If you take part in events, publish a paper or exhibit a piece, share your news with Alexandra Landolt (alexandra.landolt@zhdkMartin Dusek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch). We're happy to promote your news on our website and social media channels.

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• Each semester, we set up an online survey with individual and specific questions on various topics for all students. It can be about communication with the BA office, the work/study environment in the atelier, classes structures, etc and it always leaves room for open comments.
• At the same time, class speakers are encouraged to make a conversational survey with their classmates and gather a synthesis of the feedback.
• At the end of the semester or at the beginning of the following semester, class speakers are meeting with lecturers, staff to discuss that synthesis.
• This feedback is an essential part of your contribution to studies and student life: a lot of this feedback can help the faculty & staff to make adjustments or changes that improve your current studies, or the next class'.
• Feedback should be provided respectfully and mindfully. If you need to address a singular issue related to a specific lecturer, this should be addressed directly with the person first and with the BA leitung and BA coordinator. 

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Promotion of work and IAD social media

If you take part in events, publish a paper or exhibit a piece, share your news with Alexandra Landolt (alexandra.landolt@zhdkwith Martin Dusek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch). We're happy to promote your news on our website and social media channels: join us on Facebook, Instagram and on Twitter.
We also keep in touch after studies with our alumni who are an important part of IAD, whether as guest lecturers, team members, job providers, or as a warm and supportive audience. Our LinkedIn group reflects on that community.

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