P1: Ideation (due May 19)
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Introduction
To practice generating ideas this project has you exploring potential directions for your final project and receiving feedback on your potential directions.
Weekly instructions
This project spans multiple weeks. Please read the weekly instructions carefully.
From May 12 to May 14
In class we will spend time reading and discussing creativity as well as engage in some ideation exercises to explore possible directions for your final projects.
- Based on the discussions in class, generate twenty final project options. Give each project option a title and describe it within 25-50 words.
- While you are generating your list, consider:
- What would your current skillset enable you to do creatively?
- What could you learn or want to explore creatively?
- What might be feasible to accomplish within 2-3 weeks?
- Would you prefer to work alone or as part of a team?
Bring to your May 14 class
20 final project options with brief descriptions (25-50 words each)
From May 14 to May 19
In class you will receive some feedback and some other means by which to explore ideas.
- Based on the discussions in class, select three options to pursue. These three options will be:
- Your first choice.
- One that others thought strong.
- What you believe is your weakest option.
- For each option write a brief explanation of why it has been categorized as described above (25-50 words).
- Using the reading as reference use "Activation", "Analogy", "Combination" or "Recategorization" to explore revising each of the original concepts. Give the revised project option a title and describe it within 25-50 words.
- Complete research and/or generate reference materials to define each of your three possible directions as clearly as possible. This may include, but is not limited to:
- Research on the direction or area being explored.
- Resources that you anticipate drawing upon.
- Initial plans or ideas of how the project would be pursued.
- Existing works that would guide or support the direction being taken.
You will have 150-200 words per direction to describe the project goal and scope for an audience who may be entirely naive to your topic area.
- Assemble all the materials from this week into one document. This document will be submitted before 3pm on May 19 to ensure it can be printed and reviewed within the class.
Please ensure the document structure is:
- Three selected ideas + why selected.
- Three ideas revised using reading concepts.
- Materials to support/clarify each of the three directions.
Grading rubric
Please email Andrew with any questions about the rubric.
| A | B | C | D/F | |
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| Direction quantity (3 points): | There are three distinct final project directions. | There are two distinct final project directions. | There is one distinct final project direction. | |
| Direction clarity (3 points): | The document uses supporting artifacts effectively — i.e. images, quotes, process material, etc. — to present an easy-to-understand for each different final project direction. | The document presents an easy-to-understand and effective explanation for each different final project direction. | The document presents an understandable explanation for each different final project direction. | The document presents an unclear explanation for each different final project direction. |
| Polish (2 pts) |
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| Feedback reflection (2 pts) | Reflection on feedback shows a critical engagement and ability to reflect on strengths and weaknesses in proposed directions. | Reflection shows an ability to consider the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed direction. | Reflection does not demonstrates little ability to engage with the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed direction. | |
Final submission requirements (May 19)
The final submission for P1 is a PDF file containing the direction proposals.
Please email Andrew your project submission as a PDF before 3pm on May 19.