W13: Open Lab

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.

View the entire syllabus at: http://bit.ly/design-thinking-syllabus

View the course schedule at: http://bit.ly/design-thinking-course-schedule

Objectives

The objective of this session are:

• Discuss requirements for the final presentation
• Discuss final course requirements
• Work in teams to finalize presentations

Final Presentation Requirements

During this session, we review the W13: Group - Final Presentations Instructions document.

Final Course Requirements

Each team will submit the following during the last week of the semester:

• W15: Group - Final Project Video - the same video, or updated copy, used for the final project (200 points)
• W15: Group - Project Presentation/Website - a combination score that includes your presentation (200 points) and the completed team website (200 points)
• W15: Individual - Peer Evaluation - evaluate your team mates (100 points)
• W15: Individual - End of Class Reflection (50 points)
• W15: Individual - Course Evaluation (50 points extra credit)

We discuss each of these briefly. Next week we will discuss the submission of each in more detail.

Open Lab

Teams will use the remaining class time to prepare for their final project presentations.

Homework

• Prepare for final presentations