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Project 2: Grading rubric:

Total value:

• 20 points o Research portion:

▪ 10 points o Concept portion:

▪ 10 points o Attributions/Works Cited page:

▪ This score is lumped into the above 2 categories as you’ll need attributions for both

General grading guidance:

1. We will be grading your projects based off of 2 guidelines: perceived effort and followed

instructions. Both are of equal importance.

• Perceived effort: o This takes into account the overall presentation of your project, spelling,

grammar, proof reading, etc. If you project is well put together, easy to

understand, and looks/sounds professional, you should score well in this area.

• Followed instructions: o This takes into account if you did what was asked of you by the instructions

document. Did you include all the required elements? If you did, you should do

well in this area.

2. After you submit your work, your project must stand alone. Meaning, it must communicate

everything you intend to say to us in regard to this project. If it doesn’t, you need to continue

polishing it until it does. We won’t have the benefit of you explaining your work to us when we

grade it.

3. No one will be allowed to resubmit work for regrading. You get 1 opportunity to turn work in;

turn in high quality work.

4. Design is subjective. Therefore, grading is also subjective. The AIs come with their own

understandings of each topic space (and personal perspectives). Therefore, if you’re not detailed

enough in your project (meaning they cannot understand what you’re talking about) it will be

reflected in your grade. You will always receive written feedback with every submission in the

form of design feedback and critique.

Partial and/or no Attributions page/Works Cited page:

• Results in an automatic 0 on the full project and a mandated in person meeting with Joanna will be required immediately.

Project 2: Formatting:

• Overall file submission type: PDF (1 file containing all 3 parts)

• Standard paper size: 8.5 x 11 – don’t use a larger page size

• Title page: (page 1 of overall document) o Your name, title of project,

topic space

o Any size font o Any readable font

o Landscape mode o Multiple columns are okay o 1 page only

• Research portion: (pages 2 & 3 of your overall document) o 12 point font o Main text: readable, print

font (not cursive)

o Single spaced

o Landscape mode o Multiple columns are okay o 2 pages only

• Concept portion: (pages 4 & 5 of your overall document) o 12 point font o Main text: readable, print

font (not cursive)

o Single spaced o Landscape mode

o Multiple columns are okay o 3 self-sketched images of

your concept

o 2 pages only

• Attributions/Works Cited page: (pages 6+ of your overall document) o 12 point font o Main text: readable, print

font (not cursive)

o Single spaced o Landscape mode o As many pages as needed

• Additional page/appendices: (pages 7+ of your overall document) o OPTIONAL page o 12 point font o Main text: readable, print

font (not cursive)

o Single spaced, o Landscape mode o As many pages as needed

Software recommendation: (STRONG recommendation)

• Use Adobe InDesign to format your full project

Key objectives:

• Overall: o You MUST use INLINE citations throughout your research and concept portions,

for both resources and images.

▪ Recommendation:

• To save room, it helps to use subscripts such as: “….resource 1”, superscripts such as, “…image 2”, or parentheses such as: “… (image

3)”

• Be mindful that all numbers align with numbers on your attributions/works cited page.

• For the research: o Get to know your topic space and target user group through reliable, scholarly

resources (or reliable, trusted, fact checked sources).

▪ i.e.: Become well-educated in some capacity about the overall topic space provided to you as well as your target user group

o Pick a target user group to better understand your topic space through their perspective

o Helpful tip: ▪ It helps to look into pre-existing products that are already in place in the

given topic space.

• For the concept: o This is your ORIGINAL idea and/or a SIGNIFICANT iteration off of a pre-

existing design.

▪ Significant iteration involves drastically altering a pre-existing design. Minor changes won’t count as a significant iteration.

o Use the research you did in part 1 to support your design choices (known as a design rationale) for your concept.

o Craft your concept through the lens of your target user group keeping in mind their needs/requirements.

▪ Tip:

• It helps to talk about your concept from their perspective directly in your write up.

o Talk about your concept using the following 3 terms in your write up: design, interface, and interactivity.

• For the attributions/Works Cited page: o Use full citations o Choose a citation style you want to use and be consistent throughout your project

(MLA, APA, Chicago, our class’s style, etc).

o Our class’s style: ▪ Primary attribution:

• Image: description (source: insert name here @ date of creation)

• Source: description (source: insert name here @ date of creation) ▪ Secondary attribution:

• Image: description (source: insert website here @ date of access)

• Source: description (source: insert website here @ date of access)

New requirements:

• For Project 2, you must do interviews and observations as part of your design process (during the research and/or concept phase).

o You must do 4 methods total and you must do at least 1 interview and 1 observation.

▪ If you did 3 interviews and 1 observation you’ve satisfied this requirement.

▪ If you did 3 observations and 1 interview you’ve satisfied this requirement.

▪ If you did 2 interviews and 2 observations you’ve satisfied this requirement.

Project details:

Overall topic space:

Music

Sub topic space:

You may choose to study any subsector within the overall topic space of music. This could mean

that many people in class choose the same (or similar) sub topic space as yourself, or you could

pick something very unique that few others would choose. As long as you can articulate how

your sub topic space fits within the overall, you’re narrowing down this topic space correctly.

For example, you could choose to study music applications, music production,

sharing/distributing music, concerts, speaker systems, music accessories, etc.

Due:

• On Canvas, under assignments for Project 2

• Monday, March 4 by 11am

Value:

• 20 points (see rubric on page 1)

Throughout this full project process, remember that the research is being done to support the

concept portion. Making the 2 connect and flow together as supportive units is extremely

important. The full project should read like a well written book once you’re done crafting it.

Week 1: Research portion

During this phase, I am asking you to better understand the overall topic space (music) as well as

a target user group of your choosing. You are to research into both areas, read the research

you’ve done fully, interpret the research, and resynthesize it in written format on 2 pages.

Meaning you’ll be reiterating key points of your research to us (your reader) then showcasing

insights you’ve discovered from doing the research which will help lead you into your concept

portion.

Format your research portion through the guidelines found at the start of this document. How

you choose to exactly layout your work on the 2 pages is up to you. Design these intentionally to

fit your content.

Week 2: Concept portion

Based off of the research you did in week 1 for project 2 (or from research you heard from a

classmate), create one concept to solve a problem you identified through your research findings.

Remind us (your reader) of how your research supported all of the choices you made for your

concept. Again, this is called a design rationale. Give your concept a solid foundation to stand on

so when questioned/critiqued, you can support your choices with sound reasoning.

Format your concept portion through guidelines found at the start of this document. How you

choose to exactly layout your work on the 2 pages is up to you. Design these intentionally to fit

your content.

Do not forget to include the minimum of 3 self-sketched images of your single concept. What

you showcase in these drawings is up to you, but they must be informative and support your

write up. You may hand draw your images with pencil/pen and paper, or you may create

sketches using computer software. All images of your concept must be your own. You must

inline cite your images too.

Week 3: Small group presentations

During the 3rd week (on Wednesday), you’ll present your project (in its current standing) to a

small number of your classmates in small groups. Your classmates will critique your project and

give you helpful feedback. Please note, we’ll teach you how to conduct design critiques. From

the small group presentations, classmates will be selected to present their final full projects to the

entire class the following Monday.