How a designer’s mode of writing—understanding of what collection authorship in the authorship of an information collection. How an authoring environment in the authorship of a collection. You may also find it helpful to reconsider your characterization of the original implementation as described in your interpretive essay. Deliverables Your final reflective essay should be approximately 3,000 words (around 10-12 pages). As with your interpretive essay, your paper should have a larger argument to give it cohesion. In your essay, use both the course readings and your design project experiences to substantiate your answers to the three questions. Make sure, though, that the emphasis is on critical examination, and not a mere report of what you did or a justification for your design decisions. Grading criteria A successful essay will exhibit the following characteristics: Presents a coherent thesis that unifies your response to the different questions. Provides evidence for claims via both course readings and project design experiences. Goes beyond anecdotal experience and justification of individual design decisions. Adheres to professional writing standards: is logically structured and organized, is clearly and concisely written, adopts a professional, scholarly tone, and uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Schedule Readings are subject to change as the semester proceeds. Announcements changes will be Note: made in class; however, please continue to check the Web site for up-to-date schedule information. Date Themes Assignments Readings introductions to the course the translation/extention Week 1 design project January 22 the authoring environment for the design project (Scalar) introduction to traditional classificatory principles Beghtol Week 2 Grove January 29 Enacting Mills Studio exercise: hierarchy introduction to Star and Bowker Week 3 residuality/mestiza Anzaldua (Chapters 1-7, pp. February 5 consciousness and pp. 216-217 only)
How a designer’s mode of writing—understanding of what collection authorship in the authorship of an information collection. How an authoring environment in the authorship of a collection. You may also find it helpful to reconsider your characterization of the original implementation as described in your interpretive essay. Deliverables Your final reflective essay should be approximately 3,000 words (around 10-12 pages). As with your interpretive essay, your paper should have a larger argument to give it cohesion. In your essay, use both the course readings and your design project experiences to substantiate your answers to the three questions. Make sure, though, that the emphasis is on critical examination, and not a mere report of what you did or a justification for your design decisions. Grading criteria A successful essay will exhibit the following characteristics: Presents a coherent thesis that unifies your response to the different questions. Provides evidence for claims via both course readings and project design experiences. Goes beyond anecdotal experience and justification of individual design decisions. Adheres to professional writing standards: is logically structured and organized, is clearly and concisely written, adopts a professional, scholarly tone, and uses correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Schedule Note: Readings are subject to change as the semester proceeds. Announcements changes will be made in class; however, please continue to check the Web site for up-to-date schedule information. Date Themes Assignments Readings Week 1 January 22 introductions to the course the translation/extention design project the authoring environment for the design project (Scalar) Week 2 January 29 introduction to traditional classificatory principles Studio exercise: Enacting hierarchy Beghtol Grove Mills Week 3 February 5 introduction to residuality/mestiza consciousness Star and Bowker Anzaldua (Chapters 1-7, pp. and pp. 216-217 only)
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