Block Seminar Design Theory 5th semester

Lecturer:
Joëlle Bitton

The module takes place over 1 week, from 31.08.2020 to 04.09.2020, from Monday to Friday, 9.30-17.00 in room XX

Overview and Objectives: 

Structure

The course is structured with lectures, discussions, mentoring sessions, independent study blocks, as well as exercises showcasing methods from various disciplines (interaction design, art, art education & theatre). 

Objectives of the course

• Projects are conducted in an interdisciplinary team of 3-4 students.
• Methods from various disciplines are proposed and experimented with.
• Awareness of values and possible ways of challenging them
• Hack of chosen system
• The final outcome could be a performance, a public space installation, an intervention or another format that demonstrates or simulates a system being hacked.

Methods

Assignments

Expectations and Gradings

Grades will be based on group presentations and exercises, class participation, documentation (journal) and final work. 
Contributing to constructive group feedback is an essential aspect of class participation. 
Regular attendance is required. Two or more unexcused absences will affect the final grade. Arriving late on more than one occasion will also affect the grade.

Final work 50% 

Journal Documentation 20% 

Exercises/presentations 20% 

Class participation 10% 

Any assignment that remains unfulfilled receives a failing grade.  

Deliverables

1. Final Work: The format of the final outcome is up to the students. It could be: a performance, a prototype, a movie, an installation, a graphic work, an intervention, etc. It needs to be in adequation with the intention and the process.
2. On-going online documentation in the form of a journal containing photos, recordings, text of the process (choice of online format is free).
3. A final documentation package should include a 1mn video, 5-7 high quality photos and a short text.

Timetable