SCOD Theory 100

SCOD School First year class -

Introduction to SCOD (Theory and Reality): Level 100

SCOD School Theory – SCAD Architecture Thesis 2000 / SEMESTER – TBA

Class Meets Tuesdays & Thursdays: Noonish

Class Room: Email, Skype, Youtube, Facebook

Professor Dr. Drogo Empedocles

Office: Facebook or email

Office Hours: weekday mornings and nights

Course Description: Reading, researching, discussing, and exploring SCOD Theory

Required Texts: SCOD Thesis 2000 or SCOD Thesis Text (paper or digital)

Course Requirements: open to view, register for interaction; no priors needed

Grades for this course will be determined in fourths by class attendance, participation, assignments, and tests. There will be a minimum of 3 projects, 3 discussions, and 3 tests (including the Final Exam). The Final Exam will be given at the scheduled time during finals week.

The grading scale for the course will be as follows: Completed = Pass; Accepted Pending Revisions = (APR) Needs some more work; Incomplete = Does Not Pass inspection, too much missing data or errors

Attendance Policy:

All of the vital information for the tests and the final exam will be gone over in class postings, in-class discussions, and question-and-answer. Therefore regular attendance and note taking is required for mastering the material. Legitimate excuses received will be honored for some absences, however unexcused absences will result in grade reduction accordingly (ratio to percent). The more absences, the greater the grade reduction.

Tests and Projects:

Test topics will be taken from lectures on the readings, and question-and-answer class discussions.

The majority of test questions and short essays will be based on the readings as discussed in class.

Projects will include: art and written essay reports.

Project research and investigation will count towards the overall participation grade.

Final Exam:

A series of long essay questions based on the readings, class discussions, and projects.

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Tentative Class Schedule Segments:

Lecture 1: Introductions - <SCOD Manifesto Video>

Project 1: research essay proposed

Discussion 1: question and answer about lecture 1 and project 1

Test 1: project 1 due, review, test

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Lecture 2: Philosophy

Project 2: proposed / assigned

Discussion 2: question and answer about lecture 2 and project 2

Test 2

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Lecture 3: Applications

Project 3: proposed / assigned

Discussion 3: question and answer about lecture 3 and project 3

Test 3 = Project 3 due, Total Review, Final Exam, Final Grade

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In many ways this is a new subject, and students will be participating in groundbreaking research that is cutting-edge and widely debatable due to its controversial nature.