TENTATIVE SCHEDULE                                                                                                                                        Sept 15, 2011

The instructor reserves the right to amend the schedule to better address student needs and course outcomes.

1          9/23     Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Why Research? Overview of Capstone Project

Brainstorming: due week 2

Class Introduction

 

Brainstorming Introduction 

 

2          9/30     Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Library Resource Visit

Personal Collage/Web: due Week 3

Discussion: Brainstorming

 

Personal Collage Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

3      10/7         Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Discussion: Collage/Web

Assign Research Questions

Selecting Your Research Questions: due Wk 4

 

 

 

 

 

4      10/14       Class Activities                                                      Individual Activities

Discuss: Personal Research Strategy

Review Research Questions

Selecting a Design Issue: due Week 5

Selecting a Design Issue

 

 

 

5      10/21      Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Review Design Issues

Introduce Bibliography

Generate research Bibliography: due week 6

 

 

 

6      10/28      Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Statement of Intent/Abstract Intro

Discuss Research Bibliography

Statement of intent: due Week 7

 

 

Go to Hagy Belzberg lecture 11/03!

7      11/4         Class Activities                                                      Individual Activities

Abstract Drafts Due

Introduce Case Study

Case Study 1 Due: Week 9

 

 

8      11/11       Class Activities                                                      Individual Activities

Holiday

 

 

 

 

9       11/18     Class Activities                                                      Individual Activities

Assign Abstract Draft 2 & Case Study2

Case Study 1 Due

Abstract Pt 2 due wk 11

Case Study pt 2 due wk 11

 

 

 

 

10    11/25      Class Activities                                                       Individual Activities

Holiday

 

 

 

 

11    12/02      Class Activities                                                      No Final

Case Study 2 Due

 

Abstract pt 2 Due