Thesis year milestones 2019-2020
Mentors
Prof. Jürgen Späth / Florian Bruggisser
Dr. Joëlle Bitton / Verena Ziegler
Prof. Dr. Karmen Franinovic / Luke Franzke
Coordinator: Martin Dušek
Attendance
Attendance to all presentations is mandatory for all BA-finals candidates.
All monthly general presentations are open to all BA IAD students.
BA finals are open to ZHdK audience and friends.
Table of Content
Group presentations
Dates & deadlines
Deliverables
3 group presentations
Presentation of advancement of project as well as theoretical research, together with all students and all mentors. Presentation should all be 5 minutes long with 10 minutes for feedback and discussion. Format is free - although slides are most useful to structure your presentation. See presentation guidelines.
Wednesday 19 February 2020: Kick-off - Progress session 1 «Background and Related Work», 09:00–12:00, Viaduktraum 2.A05
5 min per student / 7 min per groups + 10 min discussion
Present status of your thesis concept
Analysis of existing situation, experience or technology
Present related work and how you situate your project in comparison
Present advanced prototype
Wednesday 25 March 2020: Progress session 2, «Early Findings and Prototypes», 09:00–12:00, Zeichnungssaal 7.G01
5 min per student / 7 min per groups + 10 min discussion
Advanced research from user studies if applicable
Present data and main findings
How will this inform your concept, problem or design opportunity? Based on your findings, inform or enhance your concept.
What kind of prototype is the most suitable for your project?
What kind of prototype helped you find the main findings/observations?
What do you hope to achieve with your prototype?
Wednesday 29 April 2020: Progress session 3, «Observations and Lessons learned», 09:00–12:00, Zeichnungssaal 7.G01
7 min per student / 9 min per groups + 10 min discussion
Present your final exhibition concept and project
Present your video storyboards (max. 2 min)
Final Observations from user studies
Present 3 main lessons learned from your process
Present your contribution to the field
Dates & deadlines
13 December 2019, 17:00
Statement & project disposition (2-page essay)
Make a stand: what contribution do you want to make?
17 January 2020, 17:00 (BA Thesis Concept Seminar - final session)
Development of intention (3-5-page essay)
Initial project 'pretotype' & video
Choice of mentoring team (send 1st & 2nd choice to Martin Dusek)
17 February 2020, 10:00–11:00
Semester overview
19 February 2020, 09:00–12:00, Viaduktraum 2.A05
Progress session 1 «Background and Related Work»
21 February 2020, 17:00
Thesis structure (Structure of your thesis, commented - 2 pages)
Chapter Research field: Background/context, literature review and related work, situating work in relation to theory & practice, field of contribution.
Advanced prototype
5 March 2020, 09:00–11:00 [Diploma exhibition]
«Informationsanlass» in big concert hall (Konzertsaal 7.K12)
Einführungsveranstaltung DDE
18 March 2020, 13:00–16:00 [Diploma exhibition]
Exhibition workshop (4.K13, Galerie 1)
23 March 2020, 17.00
Chapter Concept
More advanced prototype
25 March 2020, 09:00–12:00, Zeichnungssaal 7.G01
Progress session 2 «Early Findings and Prototypes»
25 March 2020, 17:00 [Diploma exhibition]
Send exhibition concept incl. requests and orders for exhibition locations, furniture, plinths, and iMacs/iPads to Martin Dušek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch)
1 April 2020, 17:00 [Diploma exhibition]
Confirm requests and orders for exhibition locations, furniture, plinths, and iMacs/iPads via Mail to Martin Dušek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch)
2–3 April 2020
Hackathon (mandatory; but not specifically BA-thesis related)
5 April 2020, 23:59 [Diploma exhibition]
Deadline «AVZ Geräte», order equipment like projectors, headphones, media players etc. (excl. iMacs/iPads) via online form (detailed information are given at «Informationsanlass»)
24 April 2020
First version storyboard, on server until 16:00
Chapter Project Development, on server until 16:00
27 April 2020, 09:00–14.30
Video mentoring Nicole and Matthias, invitation per Doodle
29 April 2020, 09:00–12:00, Zeichnungssaal 7.G01
Progress session 3 «Observations and Lessons learned»
Exhibition Layout review to all mentors and students by Martin Dusek (at the beginning of Progress session 3)
Students present their video concepts (2 min)
Send address list for invitations «Business-Apéro» event on 11 June 2020, 18:00 @ Galerie 1 (4.K13) to Martin Dušek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch)
(invitation to companies, industry contacts, offices, agencies and friends)
30 April 2020 [Diploma exhibition]
BA: Upload pictures and abstracts for diploma publication on server until 09:00
MA: Send pictures and abstracts for diploma publication to your mentors and Martin Dušek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch) until 09:00
4 May 2020
Upload revised storyboards on server till 08:00
5 May 2020, 09:30 – 15:00
Video mentoring (Nicole Fölsterl)
8 May 2020 [Diploma exhibition]
BA: Upload updated pictures and abstracts for diploma publication on server until 16:00
MA: Send pictures and abstracts for diploma publication to your mentors and Martin Dušek (martin.dusek@zhdk.ch) until 16:00
Final approval by Jürgen Späth
13 May 2020
Video mentoring with mentors and Nicole Fölsterl
14 May 2020 15 May 2020
Morning: individual production meeting (Matthias Kappeler & Nicole Fölsterl)
Afternoon (2h): Refresh light and sound if required (Matthias Kappeler)
24 May 2020 12:00 deadline for video rough cut (on server)
26 May 09:30 – 15:00 Video Post Production Mentorings
Editing mentoring (Matthias Kappeler & Nicole Fölsterl)
If required: refresh colour grading in the afternoon (Matthias Kappeler)
1 June 2020
Final video delivery on server
Final delivery of content for IAD website (see Website Deliverables & Dates)
8 June 2020, 09:00
Full BA thesis text and documents delivered (including updates and rewrites, with final reflection on practice) as PDF on the IAD server
9 June 2020, 09:00
Upload recording of BA final presentation incl. audio on server (Tutorial tbm)
10 June 2020
BA Finals (theory + practice), 09:00–15:30
Mentors and Jury discussion, 17:00–19:30
11 June 2020
Final mentors and jury discussion, 08:00–09:30
Thesis Students feedback session, 10:00–12:00 (ca. 10 min / project)
12 June 2020, 17:00 – late
Vernissage
17:00–18:00 Opening speech, via Zoom (Prof. Dr. Thomas D. Meier & Corina Zuberbühler)
18:00 Opening IAD «exhibition» with apéro (details tbc)
15 June 2020, 09:00
Final documentation on server (see below)
2 x printed BA thesis arrive at Karin Luginbühl (see email for private address)
16 June 12:15
IAD Diploma talks 1
A small selection of IAD Graduates will be invited to present their projects to the public in a short format over zoom. The event will be simulcast as a youtube stream.
17 June 12:15
IAD Diploma talks 2
A small selection of IAD Graduates will be invited to present their projects to the public in a short format over zoom. The event will be simulcast as a youtube stream.
18 June 2020, 18:00
Business-Apéro via Zoom
Karmen Franinović welcomes our guests, followed by a quick presentation round by students and the possibility for conversations in smaller groups (details tbc)
19 June 2020
Diplomfeier will be held over zoom this year
16:00 DDE Official welcome
17:00 IAD Diploma Ceremony
20 June 2020 [Diploma exhibition]
Exhibition take-down
Return the AV devices (@ ZHdK-Ausleihe 1.D26, 09:00–17:00)
22 June 2020
Exhibition take-down
Final clear-out work space student atelier 4.K22
Return the AV devices (@ ZHdK-Ausleihe 1.D26, 09:00–16:00)
Return iMacs/iPads (@ IAD office, 09:00–12:00) Important: bring to the office before 12:00!
tbc
Präsentation/Jurierung Förderpreis. Teilnahme von Beiräten und Gönner
Führung Kollegium Propädeutikum
Führung für Lehrpersonen und Berufsberatungen
ZHdK interne Führung
Deliverables
All document deliveries should be made on the IAD server. See screenshot.
Documentation deliverables
Despite the deliverables you have to hand in during your process, including the full thesis (PDF), there is a mandatory documentation of your BA final project. In general, it's the same as for every other project. The guidelines can be found here: Project Documentation.
Upload the following deliverables to the server by 15 June 2020, 09:00:
Text
Project title, max. 100 characters
Short description, min. 250 – max. 400 characters
Project description, min. 1000 characters
Contributors, full names of students and mentors
Images
min. 10 high-res images showing different aspects of your work/prototype
min. 10 high-res images showing your process
Video
include official IAD intro and closing credits
Prototype (if existing, f.e. Figma files, code, etc.)