FYI: 507 Mechanical movements

Emergence

This week's assigned readings:
An excerpt from Stephen Johnson's seminal work on Emergence here and Paola Antontelli's essay "All together now!" here, from Design and the Elastic Mind.

Hand-in Schedule Change: please note

Having considered a few thoughtful requests from students regarding the hand-in schedule for Assignments 4 and 5, it has been decided that an extra week will be given for you to prepare your first draft (Assignment 4). Please note the changes to the original hand-in schedule below:
REMAINING SCHEDULE OF SESSIONS + ASSESSMENTS 
(New hand-in date for Assignment 4 below -- please note!!)
 

April 

6 Wed. week 6: research paper 101 

8 Fri tutorials April (cont.) 

13 Wed. week 7: emergence 

15 Fri. ASSIGN. 3 DUE; no tutorials

18 Mon. Mid-trimester break begins 

May 

2 Mon. Mid-trimester break over 

4 Wed. week 10: morphogenesis

6 Fri. tutorials

11 Wed. week 11: critical mass 

13 Fri. ASSIGN. 4 DUE; tutorials 

18 Wed. week 12: audio-visual culture 

20 Fri. tutorials 

25 Wed. week 13: massive change 

27 Fri. tutorials 

June 

1 Wed. week 14: design4theOther90% 

3 Fri. FINAL PAPER DUE; no tutorials

What is a Case Study?

If you are wondering what a 'Case Study' is and more specifically, what is expected from you in Assignment 3, be sure to attend (or watch) this week's lecture. We will go over the Case Study in detail and how it should relate to your larger research project and paper. Also, please note I have added three prior Case Study assignments as examples for you to review on the Tools+Briefs page of this blog.

case study [noun]
A particular instance of something used or analyzed in order to illustrate a thesis or principle : airline deregulation provides a case study of the effects of the internal market.

Assignment 3: project brief

 

See previous examples below (note these are in CMS not APA style as was previously required)
SAMPLE CASE STUDIES 
1. Sustainable Design Methods
2. Class, status, and identity
3. Manufactured desires