HU4634 Capstone Calendar
Please note that this calendar is designed to be flexible: we may make changes along the way, depending on the needs & interests of students and clients. You are responsible for knowing about — and adjusting for — changes. Should you miss a class or a workshop for any reason, it is your responsibility to find out from classmates & colleagues what you missed and to get copies of handouts or other materials.
WIF = The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century
APM = Art of Project Management
[PDF] = available via online w/ password; print and bring annotated copies to class
| Week 1 | Introductions, Key TPSC Terms, Practicum Goals | ||
| Tuesday 9/5 | Introductions, Key Terms, Course Goals Preview Friedman, TWIF & TPSC presentations Preview Berkun, APM |
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| Thursday 9/7 | Due: Time management worksheet Introducing TPSC contexts for TWIF Preparing TWIF group presentations |
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| Week 2 | TPSC & possible client projects | ||
| Tuesday 9/12 | Reading: “TC from a Career Perspective” [PDF] Due: reading memo In-class: possible client projects |
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| Thursday 9/14 | In-class: Career Perspectives, continued; possible client projects | ||
| Week 3 | TPSC & local knowledges; client meetings | ||
| Tuesday 9/19 | Reading: TWIF, chapter 1: group presentation 60-second updates: clients and projects |
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| Thursday 9/21 | Reading: TWIF (#1-5): group presentation Due: Project memo I: possibilities & priorities 60-second updates: clients and projects |
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| Prep Week 4 | APM “Preface,” and I.2; basecamphq | ||
| Week 4 | Project Audience Analysis & Needs Analysis | ||
| Tuesday 9/26 | Workshop: Audience Analysis Reading: Spinuzzi, “Participatory Design” & Bravo, “Hazards” [PDF] Due: reading memo |
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| Thursday 9/28 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 3 & 4 group Due: Project Audience & Needs Analysis Workshop: drafting, revising, and editing project proposals |
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| Prep Week 5 | APM, “Writing the good vision,” design briefs, and setting up your basecamphq | ||
| Week 5 | TPSC & the rhetoric of written genres: proposals, briefs, and documentation | ||
| Tuesday 10/3 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 5 & 6 group Due: Project proposal draft (3 copies) |
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| Thursday 10/5 | Due: Final Project Proposal 60-second updates: clients and projects |
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| Prep Week 6 | APM, I.5 and I.6; basecamphq update | ||
| Week 6 | Project prototyping | ||
| Tuesday 10/10 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 7 & 8 group Workshop: Prototypes |
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| Thursday 10/12 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 9 & 10 group Due: project prototype or storyboard Workshop: feedback & critique session |
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| Prep Week 7 | APM, Part 2; basecamphq update | ||
| Week 7 | Project Development & File Management: Iteration 1.0 | ||
| Tuesday 10/17 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 11 & 12 group 60-second updates: clients and projects |
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| Thursday 10/19 | Reading: TWIF, chapters 13 & 14 group Due: Iteration 1.0 and progress report |
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| Prep Week 8 | APM, Part 2; basecamphq update | ||
| Week 8 | Documentation that supports professional, complex, audience-based projects such yours | ||
| Tuesday 10/24 | Reading: TWIF: “Imagination” Workshop: Iteration critiques |
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| Thursday 10/26 | Workshop: Iteration critiques | ||
| Prep Week 9 | basecamphq update; usability planning and contextual inquiry | ||
| Week 9 | Project Development & Iterative Processes: Iteration 2.0 | ||
| Tuesday 10/31 | Workshop: Planning, conducting, presenting readability & usability sessions Reading: Suchman, “Making Work Visible” Due: reading memo”The way in which people work is not always apparent. Too often, assumptions are made as to how tasks are performed rather than unearthing the underlying work practices. By making the work visible, designers create a more intimate view of the workplace landscape.” |
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| Thursday 11/2 | Workshop: readability & usability sessions Due: Iteration 2.0 and progress report |
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| Prep Week 10 | basecamphq update | ||
| Week 10 | Project Development: Iteration 3.0 for usability session purposes | ||
| Tuesday 11/7 | CCLI: Readability & usability sessions | ||
| Thursday 11/9 | CCLI: Readability & usability sessions | ||
| Prep Week 11 | basecamphq update with session before-and-after notes | ||
| Week 11 | Project Testing: Usability & Readability: Iteration 4.0 | ||
| Tuesday 11/14 | Workshop: editing professional usability and readability reports Due: usability and readability report draft (3 copies) |
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| Thursday 11/16 | Due: Iteration 4.0 and Usability/Readability report | ||
| Prep Week 12 | basecamphq update | ||
| Week 12 | Client meetings & preparing for presentations | ||
| Tuesday 11/28 | In class: TBA Client meetings |
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| Thursday 11/30 | In class: TBA Client meetings |
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| Prep Week 13 | basecamphq update | ||
| Week 13 | Project presentations with invited clients | ||
| Tuesday 12/5 | Project poster session | ||
| Thursday 12/7 | Poster session debriefing | ||
| Prep Week 14 | basecamphq update; update your professional STC portfolio | ||
| Week 14 | Project implementation, delivery, file transfers, STC Portfolios | ||
| Tuesday 12/12 | Walker 134 & the CCLI:
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| Thursday 12/14 | Walker 134 & the CCLI:
Schedule Finals Week Conference with Michael |
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| Finals Week 12/18-22 |
Bring to our scheduled conference copies of all your reading memos and all of your project materials: audience analysis; needs analysis; proposal; client correspondence; prototype; iterations (5); usability/readability report; presentation materials, letter of transmittal, and updated STC portfolio | ||