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Spring 2023: March 28 - May 5.

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The module takes place from March 28 - May 5, over 6 weeks, from Tuesday to Friday each week, 9.00-17.00 - in presence at Toni - See detailed hours in calendar below (room info in Evento). 
*Some sessions may take place via Zoom (although sessions happening both in Zoom and in presence at the same time will not be possible).

Class sessions include lectures, discussions, mentoring sessions, in-class exercises, home assignments and independent study blocks.

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    • Live sketching
    • Demo with prototyping
    • Classic Slides presentation
    • etc.

  • Week 2 Presentation requirements:
    Name of group/project
    Knowledge Inquiry
    5 related works
    Lessons learned from the field / probes
    Where do you want to go
    How do you get there (identify roles, needs, actions)

  • Week 5 First cut of video from Production Week
    Delivered by Friday 2928.04 midday on server
  • Journal/Blog

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Week 1
Into the Wild!

Tuesday 28.3

Wednesday 29.3

Thursday 30.3

Friday 31.3

Morning

(starts at 9.00 otherwise noted)



  • Introduction about the module, Note on Documentation

  • Lecture on the topic and discussion (jb)

  • Exercise, part 1: topic and group building (answering questions & themes emerging)
    (jb, nf)

  • Input
    Ethnographic study
    (nf)   

 


Field Research



Field Research

Afternoon
(starts at 13.00 otherwise noted)


  • Exercise, part 2: topic and group building (clustering by themes)
    (jb, nf)

  • Get prepared for Field Research
    (nf)

  • Renting Equipment
    (nf)

  • Initial Field Research
    • Conduct your first field observation
Field Research
  • First impressions /Clustering 
    Sense Making (AEIO)
  • Going back in the field.
    (nf, jb)
  • Group presentations: Inspirations and Field Research (First impressions of 2-3 iterations, narrative over 1.5 days, questions/reflections that drove your choices for the field study) 5-7mn/group
    (jb, nf)     

  • Expectations for the following week

Week 2
Idea Transfers

Tuesday 4.4

Wednesday 5.4

Thursday 6.4

Friday 7.4

Morning

  • Exercise: Very rapid prototyping 
    (jb)
  • Group Presentations:
    mock-ups
    (jb) 

Field Research & Desk-based Research
(Related work, 
References)


Field Research & Desk-based Research
(Related work, 
References)


Holiday

Afternoon

  • Input: Cultural Probes and Exercise
    (jb)


Field Research & Desk-based Research

  • Input: Narrowing Down
    Mentoring (30mn/group)
    (nf)

14.00 Group presentations: Advanced concept, Related Work, References and Detailed inquiry plan for the next 4 weeks 
(jb, nf)

Week 3
Play

Tuesday 11.4

Wednesday 12.4

Thursday 13.4

Friday 14.4

Morning

  • 10.30 Exercise:  
    Prototyping ideas & Performance enactment / Bodystorming
    (jb)

Independent Study


  • Mentoring (online)
    Brief check-in / Present prototypes
    (20mn/group)
    (jb)

Independent Study

 - Renting Equipment (see Email  by Nicole  for permission)

Afternoon

  • Mentoring/Discussion
    (30mn/group)
    (jb)
Independent Study
  • Group presentations on location:
    Prototypes demoes in situation 
    (jb, nf)

Week 4
Stories and Users

Tuesday 18.4

Wednesday 19.4

Thursday 20.4

Friday 21.4

Morning

  • Input: Storytelling & Storyboards
    (nf)

Mentoring (30mn/group)
(nf)

Independent Study

Independent Study


Afternoon

  • Exercise: Storyboards
    Independent Study 


Independent Study
  • Group presentations:
    Narratives showcasing prototypes in action & plan for the production week
    (nf, jb)

Week 5
Production 1

Monday 24.04 // Tuesday 25.4

Wednesday 26.4

Thursday 27.4

Friday 28.4


Production Week*

3F18 Reservation photo studio 3F18 in consultation with course service design. See email from Nicole from 11.04 


Production Week


3F18 Reservation photo studio 3F18 in consultation with course service design. See email from Nicole from 11.04 

Production Week

Production Week


  • Mentoring: 
    Editing (nf)

Week 6
Production 2

Tuesday 2.5

Wednesday 3.5

Thursday 4.5

Friday 5.5

Morning

  • Group presentations:
    Back from the production week:
    concise recount of what was made & achieved during the week 
    (jb)

Independent Study


  • Mentoring on request
    Editing (nf)
Independent Study / Documentation prep

Afternoon



  • Mentoring on request (either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday)(30mn/group)
    (jb)
Independent Study
/ Documentation prep
  • Final Group presentations
  • Feedback session
    (jb, nf)

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