Welcome to TECH 120. This is a 3 credit hour course and meets for 2 hours and 50 minutes weekly. The syllabus describes the course:
Students in this course will engage in critical analysis of real-world problems and global challenges. They will demonstrate the ability to recognize opportunity and to take initiative in developing solutions applying the principles of human-centered design. Students will be able to communicate effectively and to work well on teams. Problems and solutions will be examined from societal, cultural, and ethical perspectives.
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The objectives of this section are to learn:
Each two/three person team will have 90 seconds to present their prototype and answer the following questions.
Who are the team members?
What is the name of your design?
What are the unique features of your design?
How does your prototype highlight the unique design features?
What would you anticipate as the cost of this new design?
What would you do to make the design more functional?
What would you do to make the prototype more functional?
A the completion of the gallery walk, students will provide feedback to each group in an open forum. Keys to constructive feedback include:
Taken from: How to give Constructive Criticism: 6 Helpful Tips, Celestine Chua, Accessed: 2020-02-08
After all presentations are complete, we will conduct a gallery walk. The gallery walk is like speed dating, in that each student will have a set amount of time to meet with the designers and ask questions and seek clarification of the design and the design process.
As a team, compare the storyboards you prepared for today's class. Select one or combine the two to create a 90 second video that also includes the following:
TIP: You may want to update a storyboard to includes these additional components. Below is a resource sheet to assist in the creation of videos.
Two weeks ago, each of you posted your interviews. One of the questions asked what each student would bring to their team. In this assignment, you will review all posts and create your dream team. Go back and read all of the posts and identify the five people you would choose for your team if you could select your dream team. You will submit these names to the instructor but your selection will not be shared with anyone else. The instructor will use this information to create teams for the next project.
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Be sure to review each rubric prior to submission.