TimeTable

Date

thursday

Segment

Class Content

Weeks SUBMISSION

Bring to class

After-Class activity

9.00

–

12.00

Classes usually have time allocated to discussion on the reading, followed by a talk, a film, or a class exercise. Students are expected to retain and document and include all class work into their final books.

Complete Group Assignments over the week

Wk 1

July 20

Introduction

what ID

Introduction to Tactics:

The Industrial Design Problem

Class Workshop: One Hundred Design Problems.

Group Work of Case Study

Wk 2

July 27

Generosity

Exploring how a project re-aligns wen different values underpin it

Submit Case Study 1

Group Assignment

Camera, MYKI, Notebook Pen

Group work of Class Group Activity 1 • 3 Generosity Things & Proposed Activity

Wk 3

Aug 3

Empathy

Exploring how Empathy works in conjunction with Generosity in re-defining the way we think about design.

Present & Submit Generosity (w2)

Group Assignment

Notebook, Pen, Laptop

Group Work of Class execise Design with/for Empathy

Wk 4

Aug 10

Reuse

Strategies for rethinking design of things.

Submit Case Studies 2 & 3 On Generosity & Empathy

In class workshop. The Gift

Identify and locate an item that is broken and needs repair – No electronic items.

Wk 5

Aug 17

Repair

Cultures of repair

Exhibition Visit. Conversation with repairer.

Group Re-use project submission. Proposal.

Item to repair: Electrical/Clothing/other

Individual repair story: Repair one thing and document your journey.

Wk 6

Aug 24

Reduction

Reduction and limiting. Rethinking entitlement and ‘need’. Stories of renouncing.

Repair Project: Submit individual repair stories: 6 photos, 100 word write-up.

Notebook, pen, Laptop Visit

Practice of Economy documented

MID SEM BREAK • 28 August – 3 September

Wk 7

Sept 7

PRESENTATION

In Class Peer Assessment and reflection presentation of Case studies

DUE:
Assignment 1.

Your Essay and presentation.

Hard-copy submission of Essay and soft copy upload. 5 min presentation