The nature of project-based work is that schedule shifting is probable. Expect this schedule to change as the course progresses, documented here.
Final Project Milestones (subject to change)
Final Poster Template and Home
Daily Recollections (select tab for each day)
Object or Other / Blog / Reading
| #/Date | Topic | Due Today |
| 1. 4-Sep | Product design & creativity I | – |
| 2. 6-Sep | Product design & creativity II | Assignment 1 |
| 3. 11-Sep | How it’s made |
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| 4. 13-Sep | Frother follow-up | |
| 5. 18-Sep | Reverse engineering & small-scale manufacturing | |
| 6. 20-Sep | Implications of Climate Change on Design | Assignment 3 |
| 7. 25-Sep | Disability awareness & universal design, project intro, Modeling I – electronics | |
| 8. 27-Sep | CRI Visit & Reflection | Assignment 4 |
| 9. 2-Oct | Rapid Prototyping: Laser Cutter, 3D printer, Soldering; Dorm Project Progress | |
| 10. 4-Oct | Team dynamics, Archery Experience. | Assignment 5 |
| 11. 9-Oct | [Yom Kippur: class cancelled.] | |
| 12. 11-Oct | 3 ideas gallery walk; Modeling II; how it’s made
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Assignment 6 ( Note this assignment requires significant time to make up for this week’s cancellation.) |
| 13. 16-Oct | Design review | sketch models |
| 14. 18-Oct | Project experimentation & construction; Modeling III | |
| 15. 23-Oct | Design review | Key functional prototype |
| 16. 25-Oct | Develop prototype; Modeling IV | |
| 17. 30-Oct | Design review | Initial working prototype |
| 18. 1-Nov | Develop prototype | |
| 19. 6-Nov | Develop prototype | |
| 20. 8-Nov | Develop prototype. | |
| 21. 13-Nov | Develop prototype. | |
| 22. 15-Nov | Develop prototype. Design Review w/ Madi. | |
| 23. 20-Nov | Refine prototype & Documentation | First mini-poster draft |
| 24. 22-Nov | Refine prototype & Documentation | |
| 27-Nov | [Thanksgiving Break] | gratitude |
| 29-Nov | [Thanksgiving Break] | self care |
| 25. 4-Dec | Trip to CRI | Final Documentation v. 1; CRI teams: proto & poster |
| 26. 6-Dec | Madi final visit & class reflection & clean up | All: dorm project; Archery teams: proto & poster |
| 17-Dec | [no class] | Final documentation v2 We-Lab prototype & survey |