Like much in this class, we will determine the schedule together. It will be challenging to decide on what the schedule will look like at the beginning of the semester since so much of what we do on one particular day in the class will depend on what we’ve learned together in the preceding days. I have some ideas about how the class will start and how the class will end but we will fill in the rest together.
Added Jan 28:
***Running Feb 19 to April 4 are Panther for a Day events in which a prospective student can shadow a current student***
***There are also Admitted Student events happening April 1, April 15, April 19, and April 22–I’ll announce the times once the schedules for those days are released***
The “Out of Class Assignment” should be completed before you come to class on that date.
| Date | Topic | In-Class | Out of Class Assignment |
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| Wed Jan 23 | What is this class about? | What were your experiences with PSU before you came here as a student? What made you decide to attend? What do you wish you knew then that you know now?
Visit from Jason Moran about the admission funnel What is Hypothes.is? |
Bring your laptop or tablet to class today. Let me know if you don’t have one so we can work something out. |
| Mon Jan 28 | What are we designing? | What are we doing in this class? How will the class run?
Discuss syllabus, Habits of Mind, on-boarding journey map, Assignment 1, and develop questions for visitors from the Admissions Office. Visit from Hannah Andritsakis about the journey map |
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| Wed Jan 30 | Who are we designing for? | Talk with visitors from the Admissions Office | Finalize your questions and be ready to ask them |
| Mon Feb 4 | What is design? | Discuss the reading for today | Read and annotate the following:
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| Wed Feb 6 | What is the PSU on-boarding experience? | Discuss the journey map revisions for Assignment 1 | First draft of Assignment 1 is due |
| Mon Feb 11 | How do we design? What is good design? | Discuss the reading for today
Create a persona that you will be developing the final journey map for. There are examples on Moodle of personas (under Course Resources--Hannah's materials from her first visit). There is a submission spot on Moodle if you'd like to use it. Learn how to use Twinery: http://twinery.org/ |
Read and annotate the following:
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| Wed Feb 13 | Winter Carnival | NO CLASS | Complete assigned Twine piece. See Sam's Google Doc for assignments |
| Mon Feb 18 | Revised understanding of PSU On-boarding journey map | Assemble Twine Components
Discuss our revised understandings of the PSU on-boarding journey Discuss which pieces we might like to work on Discuss what we still need to know in order to work on the journey |
Complete assigned Twine piece. See Sam's Google Doc for assignments
Final draft of Assignment 1 due -> This will be moved to a later date |
| Wed Feb 20 | How do we design? What is good design? | Discuss the reading for today
Talk about our prototype--when is it due? Who will we show it to? |
Read and annotate the following:
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| Sat Feb 23 | Open House | What does PSU currently do with prospective students? | This is not a required event but if you can attend some or all of it, you will learn a lot about how PSU engages with prospective students when they visit campus. |
| Mon Feb 25 | I will be away | You will meet as a group to practice your presentation! | |
| Wed Feb 27 | ****Presentation of prototype to admissions team**** | ||
| Mon Mar 4 | We will work on our next presentation in class and discuss individual projects and how they relate to the group project | Individual assignments due as well as assignments students have given themselves | |
| Wed Mar 6 | ****Presentation of prototype and overall project to Marketing Communication and Creative Services team**** | ||
| Mon Mar 11 | Spring Break | NO CLASS | None |
| Wed Mar 13 | Spring Break | NO CLASS | None |
| Mon Mar 18 | Work day--we will use the class period to work on the first draft of the larger prototype. We will also discuss plans for your individual projects and how they relate to the group project | ||
| Wed Mar 20 | What still needs to be done on the larger prototype? | Individual pieces for the larger prototype are due | |
| Mon Mar 25 | Work period--pull the prototype together | ||
| Wed Mar 27 | Present prototype to visitors | ||
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| Wed Apr 3 | Changes to the prototype are due
Review of the FYS section in the Moodle registration orientation page is due |
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| Mon Apr 8 | Research about client (design and implementation) reports is due--post either on this site, your blog, or in Moodle | ||
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| Mon Apr 15 | Poster is due | ||
| Wed Apr 17 | I will be away at a conference | NO CLASS | None |
| Mon Apr 22 | First draft of reflective essay is due | ||
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| Thu May 2 | Showcase of Student Engagement | You will present your ideas at the Showcase | Be sure to arrange your schedule so that you will be able to attend this extra-curricular event |
| Wed May 8: 11am-1:30pm | Final Exam period | Present your ideas to the Admissions team | Prepare a written report as well as an oral presentation
Final Reflection Assignment is also due. |
