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Spring 2023: March 28 - May 5.

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Spring 2023: March 28 - May 5.

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

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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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  • Week 2: Idea Transfers
    Researching, Enacting and testing ideas, 
    Methods: sketching, mockups, bodystorming, brainstorming, participatory methods, extreme characters, etc

  • Week 3: Stories and users
    How is your work being evaluated? 
    Methods: forms of evaluation, from user-testing to narratives enacting scenariosWeek 4: Play 
    Creating prototypes and confronting them to the 'real world'
    Methods: cultural probes, participatory methods with mockups, cartoon scenarios, acting out an experience, etc Play 
    Creating prototypes and confronting them to the 'real world'
    Methods: cultural probes, participatory methods with mockups, cartoon scenarios, acting out an experience, etc
  • Week 4: Stories and users
    How is your work being evaluated? 
    Methods: forms of evaluation, from user-testing to narratives enacting scenarios

  • Week 5: Production 1
    Independent study week: working on your production assignment and setting your own agenda
    (Exceptional mentorings could be available during this week, although you are mostly on your own)

  • Week 6: Production 2
    Finalising the project 

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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 Midnight Sunday 1.05 on Friday 28.04 midday on server
  • Journal/Blog

A separate 'Journal' is developed by each student that reflects on learnings from the seminar. It should be in the form of an online blog (ie. WordPress, Tumblr or other):

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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.

Teams projects

5kg rüebli
Speak up your voice
Honest Food
Let's fix it

Calendar

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)   

 

  • First impressions /Clustering 
    Sense Making (AEIO)
    • Going back in the field.
    • )

    • Input
      Ethnographic study
      (nf
    , jb
    • )   

     


    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
    Field Research14.30

    13.30

    • 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)
    • 13:00: Input "Narrowing Down" (nf) in room 3K13
    • 13:45:  Mentorings per Group (30 Min.) 

    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

    • (9.00) Bodystorming in the field: follow/observe situation in the field (we don't meet in Toni)

    • 11.00-12.30 (back to Toni)
      Present Exercise:  
      Prototyping ideas
    &
    • with Performance enactment / Bodystorming
      (jb)
    Mentoring
    (30mn/group)
    (jb)

    Independent Study


    • Mentoring (online)
      Brief check-in / Present prototypes
      (
    30mn
    • 20mn/group)
      (jb)

    Independent Study

     - Renting Equipment (see Email  by Nicole  for permission)

    Afternoon

    • 13.30
      Mentoring/Discussion
      (30mn/group)
      (jb)
    		Independent Study

    14.00

    • Group presentations on location:
      Prototypes demoes in situation 
      (jb, nf)

    Week 4
    Stories and Users

    Tuesday

    19

    18.4

    Wednesday

    20

    19.4

    Thursday

    21

    20.4

    Friday

     22

     21.4

    Morning

    Input: Storytelling & Storyboards
    (nf)
    • 9:00 - 10:00: Implentation of the feedback from last Friday in Concept (Independent Study ) 
    • 10:00 - 12:00: Input (nf)  Storytelling & Storyboards

    Independent Study

    		Independent Study

    Independent Study


    Afternoon

    • Exercise: Storyboards
    indezent
    • Independent Study 


    13:00-15:00

    Mentoring (30mn/group)
    (nf

    in  6.F01.

    Mentoring Storyboard (nf)

    Please set the chronological order for the groups (30.Min./group)

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

    Week 5
    Production 1

    Monday

    25

    24.04 // Tuesday

    26

     25.4

    Wednesday

    27

    26.4

    Thursday

    28

    27.4

    Friday

     29
  • Afternoon:

    •  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

    10 - 12: Mentoring: 
    Editing (nf)



    Week 6
    Production 2

    Tuesday

     3

     2.5

    Wednesday

     4

     3.5

    Thursday 4.5

    Friday

    6

     5.5

    Morning

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

    Independent Study

    Mentoring on request
    (either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday morning)
    (30mn/group)

    (jb)
    • Mentoring: Editing by request (nf)



    		Independent Study / Documentation prep

    Afternoon




    • Mentoring on request (jb)
    • either Wednesday afternoon or Thursday, online) (30mn/group)
    • Editing Mentoring: (
    jb

    Independent Study
    / Documentation prep


    Editing Mentoring (nf)

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    Zoom

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

    JB: Dr. Joëlle Bitton, NF: Nicole Foesterl

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