Utilitas, Venustas, Firmitas

Engineering Design Studio (A5, 015)
Tuesday, January 24, 2017

Welcome

  1. Introduction Felix (courses, research, open calendar, OpenOffice, OpenStudio)
  2. Engineering Design Studio (Matt, Esteban, policies, machines, materials, kitchen, events)
  3. About you –> Why are you taking this course? ⇒ Attendance list

Introduction to the Course

  1. Syllabus
    1. Course structure builds upon Design Fundamentals course
    2. Structure: Project Colloquium (2:40hr session) + Seminar (2x 1:15hr session), discussion topics)
    3. Learning Outcomes, textbooks, films (movie theatre), rubric, assessment
  2. NYU classes: essay 1, essay 2, case study 1, case study 2, 6x project reports)
  3. Examples for Bricolage audio objects:
    1. Prototypes from Design Fundamentals course (2016)
    2. My Little Soundbombs (2006)
    3. Soundmachines (2011)
  4. Course trips (Manarat al Saadiyat, Sharjah/Dubai)
  5. Exhibition at the end of Spring-Semester
  6. Questions?

Homework

  1. You will receive a kit with electronic components. Your homework for next Thursday (January 26) is to find out the names of each of the components.
  2. Reading: Research Methods for Product Design (chapter 1, p. 9–19)