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Spring 2021: March 30 - May 7.

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Spring 2021: March 30 - May 7.

Instructors:
Dr Joëlle Bitton
joelle.bitton@zhdk.ch 

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The course IAD Design Methods provides the background literature for this class.
Additional readings can be provided as the class progresses.

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this class.
Additional readings can be provided as the class progresses.

Teams projects

Calendar

Week 1
Into the Wild!

Tuesday 30.3

Wednesday 31.3

Thursday 1.4

Friday 2.4

Morning

(starts at 9.

15

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)

Field Research

 


Field Research


Holiday

Afternoon
(starts at 13.00 otherwise noted)


  • Exercise, part 2: topic and group building (clustering by themes)
    (jb, nf)
  • 14.00 Ethnographic study
    and 
    Get prepared for Field Research
    (nf)
   

https://zhdk.zoom.us/j/92542777417?pwd=NHJXVlFncWRhWGxWQXdwZ0Q1dkhWUT09

Meeting ID: 925 4277 7417
Kennwort: 746032
  •    

    Zoom Invitation via email 

  • 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)

  • Clustering and Going back in the field.
    Sense Making (AEIO)
    (nf) 
  • Expectations for the following week

Week 2
Idea Transfers

Tuesday 6.4

Wednesday 7.4

Thursday 8.4

Friday 9.4

Morning

  • Exercise: Very rapid prototyping
  • Group Presentations:
    mock-ups
    (jb) 
  • Input: Cultural Probes and Exercise
    (jb)
  • Guest Lecture - Eva Verhoeven

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


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

Afternoon

  • Exercise: Bodystorming
    (jb)

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


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



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

Week 3
Play

Tuesday 13.4

Wednesday 14.4

Thursday 15.4

Friday 16.4

Morning

  • Exercise: Prototyping Ideas
    (jb)

  • Mentoring 
    (20mn/group)
    (jb)

Independent Study

Independent Study

Afternoon

Independent Study

*or culture probes


  • Guest Lecture - Heather Barnett


Independent Study

  • Group presentations:
    Advanced Prototypes
    (jb)
*in class 4.K15 and outside

Week 4
Stories and Users

Tuesday 20.4

Wednesday 21.4

Thursday 22.4

Friday 23.4

Morning

  • Input: Storytelling & Storyboards
    (nf, jb)
  • Exercise: Storyboards
    (nf)

Independent Study

Independent Study


Independent Study

Afternoon

  • Exercise: Performance enactment
    (jb)



  • Guest Lecture - Patricia Ribault
  • 15.00 Mentoring 
    (20mn/group)
    (jb)
  • Group presentations:
    Storytelling & plan for the production week
    (jb, nf)

Week 5
Production 1

Tuesday 27 .4

Wednesday 28.4

Thursday 29.4

Friday 30.4


Production Week


Production Week

 

Production Week

Production Week


Week 6
Production 2

Tuesday 4.5

Wednesday 5.5

Thursday 6.5

Friday 7.5

Morning

09.00
  • Group presentations:
    Back from the production week: recount of what was made & achieved during the week
    (jb, nf)

  • Mentoring: Editing (till 12.00 approx.)
    (nf) 

Independent Study

Independent StudyIndependent Study / Documentation prep

Afternoon


  • Final Group presentations
  • Feedback session
    (jb, nf)

JB: Dr. Joëlle Bitton, NF: Nicole Foesterl

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