Monday Sept 24, 2007
Due Today: NA
Class Topic:
Notes.
Goals & Strategies
Facts of Life: Registration
1/2 the sum game (critical thinking)
Mentor-session Activity:
Ice Breaker
Odin accounts
Class survey
Pictures
Assigned today:
Reading: Selections from the Industrial Design Reader (Due Oct. 1)
Writing: Two personal goals and strategies (1 page) (Due Sept 26)
Wednesday Sept 26, 2007
Due Today:
Writing: Two personal goals and strategies.
Hard copy bring to class,
electronic copy reachable during mentor-session.
Class Topic:
Notes.
Class Syllabus
Facts of Life: Grading options, Course planning.
Core rules of writing.
Tip of the day.
Mentor-session Activity:
How to use the H-drive
organizing the Hdrive for the portfolio
WEB CT and uploading homework
Downloading pdf documents
Prior learning survey
Assigned Today:
Writing: Design a paper object (2 pages) (Due Oct 1)
Monday Oct 1, 2007
Due Today:
Reading: Selections from the Industrial Design Reader (Bring 3x5 card).
Writing: Design a paper object. (Turn in using WebCT, 1 hour before class.)
Class Topic:
Notes.
Discussion of reading.
What is Design
Video: The Deep Dive
Tip of the day. The writing Center.
Mentor-session Activity:
Build design.
Discuss, as a class, problems encountered.
Mark up the written description of the design you tried to build.
What worked?
What didn’t?
What was missing?
Point out where the core rules could be applied to improve the paper.
Other Constructive criticism. Point out specific places for improvement.
Put your name on the paper as the “writing coach”
You will be assessed on the quality and helpfulness of your feedback, and on addressing all of the points listed above.
Assigned Today:
Reading: Thirty-Something (Million): Should They Be Exceptions.
Writing: Rewrite: Two personal goals and strategies.
Wednesday Oct 3, 2007
Due Today:
Writing: Rewrite: Two personal goals and strategies.
Bring clipboards, digital cameras
Class Topic:
Notes.
Tip of the day. Math tutoring.
IDEO's Design Process.
Design Process Outputs.
Universal Design.
In-class design experiment. Record of Brainstorm.
Mentor-session Activity:
Continue in-class design activity
Go over Project 1 - What is is it? When is it due?
Assigned Today:
Project 1: Universal Design of Everyday Object.
Enrichment Opportunity:
Electric skateboard design by Ilan Sabar. 9:30 and 2:00,
Fourth Avenue Building Room 10. Corner Harrison and Hall.
Monday Oct 8, 2007
Due Today:
Design Project 1, Part 1. Understand. Design Statement
Reading: Thirty-Something (Million): Should They Be Exceptions.
Class Topic:
Notes.
Consequences of Plagiarism
Discuss reading.
More on Design Project 1.
Evaluate and Refine
The Pugh Process
Tip of the day. Student Parent Center.
Mentor-session Activity:
Visit Writing Center
Assigned Today:
Reading: Chapters 1-5 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 1-49.
Wednesday Oct 10, 2007
Due Today:
Project #1. Part 2. Observe.
Class Topic:
In class assessment with Robbie Jensen
Guest speaker: Ilan Sabar from Metro-Board. The design of an electric skateboard.
Mentor-session Activity:
Finish the evaluation phase of the Backpack example.
Assigned Today:
Project #1. Part 3a and 3b. Visualize. Evaluate and Refine.
Monday Oct 15, 2007
Due Today:
Reading: Chapters 1-5 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 1-49.
Project #1. Part 3a and 3b. Visualize. Evaluate and Refine.
Class Topic:
notes (Superior solutions, Quad-chart Posters)
Sign up for individual meetings
Directions for Project 1, part 4.
Project 1 Poster - The Quad Chart
Reading activity Brunelleschi's Dome Chapt 1-5.
Mentor-session Activity:
What is a good Pugh chart?
What is a good design alternative?
Reading Activity response analysis
Assigned Today:
Project #1. Part 4. Implement.
Reading: Chapters 6-12 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 1-49.
Wednesday Oct 17, 2007
Due Today:
Now Due Friday ! Project #1. Part 4. Implement.
Class Topic:
notes
What makes a good Project 1, part 3
Intro to Term Paper
what's an appropriate topic
Pictures of Florence & Brunelleschi's Dome
Historical background of Florence
Mentor-session Activity:
What is a Thesis Statement
Activities to generate a thesis statement
Write a list of questions you might ask
which ones do you most care about
write new questions relating to the one you care about
Create a theory that answers your new questions
Is their a paradox or constradiction?
how can you explain it?
Assigned Today:
Writing: Thesis Statement
Monday Oct 22, 2007
Due Today:
Project #1. Part 5. Presentation board for design show.
Reading: Chapters 6-12 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 49-107.
Class Topic:
Design Fair
Reading activity Brunelleschi's Dome Chapt 6-12.
Mentor-session Activity:
Paper Topic
Outcomes - A paper topic, and ideas for library search
Assigned Today:
Reading: Chapters 13-19 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 108-169.
Wednesday Oct 24, 2007
Due Today:
Writing: Thesis Statement
Class Topic:
CLASS MEETS IN LIBRARY Room 160 - Library Visit -- Researching your paper
Mentor-session Activity:
Expand Thesis Statement
Assigned Today:
Writing: Outline
Materials: Assemble Bridge Materials List
Monday Oct 29, 2007
Due Today:
Reading: Chapters 13-19 of Brunelleschi's Dome. pp 108-169.
Writing: Outline
Class Topic:
Bibliography assignment. MLA bibliography style
Strengthening your Outline
notes on Structures, Cables, Strings and Domes.
Mentor-session Activity:
Bridge Teams finalized. Materials: Assign bridge materials
Peer evaluation worksheet.
writing center link
Assigned Today:
Writing: Assembling a Bibliography
Reading: Bridge Building Manual Activity 1.
1. Teams will be finalized in mentor session
2. Each team must have all the supplies 1 week from today.
3. You must read Learning activity 1 by Monday or you won’t know what to do.
4. Each team should have 1 hard copy of learning activity 1.
Wednesday Oct 31, 2007
Due Today:
Writing: Assembling a Bibliography. Bring 5 items to class.
Class Topic:
Reminder about bridge materials
notes on using quotes, Term paper grading rubric.
Using the ideas of Others (Identifying material)
Including quotes in your writing.
Mentor-session Activity:
Reading assignment activity
How to work effectively in teams
Write a paragraph that includes a quote
Assigned Today:
Writing: Full term paper.
Monday Nov 5, 2007
Due Today:
Bridge materials needed in class today.
Class Topic:
notes Intro to the Bridge Building Module.
Bridge Building Activity 2
Bridge building starts Today!!
Each team should have 1 hard copy of learning activity 1.
Mentor-session Activity:
Continue with bridge activity 1.
Assigned Today:
Reading: Bridge Building Activity 2.
Wednesday Nov 7, 2007
Due Today:
Writing: The Full term paper is due today.
Class Topic:
Bridge Building Activity 1 continued
Mentor-session Activity:
Assigned Today:
Activity 2 testing specimens
Monday Nov 12, 2007 No Class Veterans Day Holiday
Wednesday Nov 14, 2007
Due Today:
Activity 2 testing specimens
Class Topic:
Bridge Building Activity 2.
Mentor-session Activity:
Building a Spread Sheet and graph of Component testing.
Introduction to Excel and Spread sheets.
Assigned Today:
Reading: Bridge Building Activity 4. Designing a Truss Bridge with a Computer.
Monday Nov 19, 2007
Due Today:
Class Topic:
notes on using using the Bridge Designer and Scaling
Bridge Building Activity 4. Designing a Truss Bridge with a Computer.
Scaling a Design
Mentor-session Activity:
Create Chart of strength of bridge components
Begin Bridge Design
Assigned Today:
Activity 4 and Activity 5
Wednesday Nov 21, 2007
Due Today:
Class Topic:
Bridge Building Activity 4
Modifying design to lessen costs
Mentor-session Activity:
Continue Bridge Design
Assigned Today:
Monday Nov 26, 2007
Due Today:
A fully designed bridge is expected by class time today.
Class Topic:
Bridge Building Activity 4 continued
notes on the final writeup.
Decide on a bridge for each group
Scaling of design, creating the Excell Spread sheet
Mentor-session Activity:
Work on Bridge Templates
Graph paper
Assigned Today:
Wednesday Nov 28, 2007
Due Today:
Class Topic:
Bridge Building Activity 5
notes Creating a Template
Construct your own design
Mentor-session Activity:
Creating a Bridge Design writeup
Work on constructing the bridge
Assigned Today:
Thursday Dec 6, 2007 This is the Scheduled Final Exam Block: 12:30 - 14:20
We will use this time for final testing of the bridges.
PSU final exam schedule winter 2007
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