Assignment 1.1: Individual Brainstorm

Due: Friday, October 2, 10:00

This assignment is a component of Milestone 1. Be sure you have reviewed that larger context for this assignment.

The goal of this assignment is to help get you started in thinking of ideas for potential projects. Submit your ideas before Friday's studio, where you will discuss potential project directions and refine your ideas.

Propose three potential ideas related to the course theme, Designing for Joy, that could form the basis of a group project. Ask yourself: What would someone regret not having done more of at the end of their lives? Then design to support more of it.

Each idea should be just a sentence or two, identifying the domain and the problem, goal, or opportunity. Your ideas must be significantly different, not small variations on the same idea.

Submission

Due: Friday, October 2, 10:00

Open the Drive folder for course project files:

https://tinyurl.com/cse440-au26

• Select the Slides deck for your studio session (Session A or Session B).

• Add one slide containing your three ideas. Start by duplicating the provided template.

Reminders and requirements:

• Submission via Canvas is also required, in support of grading.

  • Export an image of your slide, via the menu: File -> Download -> PNG image (.png, current slide).

  • Be careful you do not accidentally download all slides (e.g., as a PDF). To receive credit, upload an image or PDF of only your own slide.

• This is an individual assignment. Ensure your name is near the top of your submission.

Submit via Canvas here:

If you are unable to access the submission system, submit via the staff email address.

In Class

Be prepared to contribute your ideas and areas of interest as part of a larger brainstorm and effort to identify people interested in working together.

Grading

This assignment is worth 6 points total: 2 points for each distinct proposed idea that meets the requirements above. Small variations on the same idea do not count as distinct ideas.

Clarity and presentation are considered throughout the rubric, even when they do not have a separate point allocation.

Your score on this assignment counts toward Milestone 1's total of 100 points. Milestone 1 as a whole is worth 5% of the overall course grade.