Assignments & Grading

Research assignments | 40% of the total grade

Week 2 to Week 5
Week 7 to Week 13

Midterm Presentations | 20% of the total grade

For week 6: Midterm presentation summarizing the following Week 2: What is design? Week 3: Where are you focusing? → How Might We question

Week 4-5: What does your system look like? → A pictorial visualization of the identified challenge area → Glossary

Midterm: What do you not know? →Interrogation statement

DUE: Monday, Sep 30

Final Presentations | 20% of the total grade

For Week 14: In addition to the research and insights presented during the mid-term exam: • What you learned about your area and how might others do the same. • Comprehensive argument and proposition • Iterative process and prototyping

Essay | 10% of the total grade

1500-2500 words of formal writing on “The role of design in influencing systemic inequalities in (identified) society.”
- Write the essay using the APA format, in Arial font size 11. Use 1.5 line spacing with 0.7 inches margin.
- Cite sources responsibly
  - Purdue writing guide (OWL)
  - MyBib tool
An audio-visual format of the essay, to make the writing accessible for individuals with learning and physical disabilities
- podcast?
- audiobook?
FINAL ESSAY DUE: End of term (12/9)
- Week 3: Identified topic and/or hypothesis
- Week 5: Main argument with a bibliography
- Week 8: First Draft
- Week 11: Peer-reviewed Draft
- End of term: Audio-Visual Format + Final Essay

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Attendance & Participation | 10% of the total

Attendance is imperative. Participation in class consists of giving thoughtful constructive critique, having carefully read assigned texts and making vigorous commentary on them during class as well as leading stimulating class discussions on selected texts on a rotating basis.