Project

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 thinking about & 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, you 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 subject. 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.

Note: Any issues with incorrect citations (inline or full citations) will be brought to Joanna’s attention immediately. Citations are of utmost importance; ensure you

understand how to use our class citation format. If you are unclear, ask the AIs and/or Joanna early on in your project.

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: (1 page total)

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: (2 pages total) o Main text: readable, print

font (not cursive), 12 point font

o Titles and other supportive text can be larger than 12 point font

o Single spaced o Landscape mode o Multiple columns are okay o 2 pages total

• Concept portion: (2 pages total)

o Main text: readable, print font (not cursive), 12 point font

o Titles and other supportive text can be larger than 12 point font

o Single spaced o Landscape mode o Multiple columns are okay o 3 self-sketched images of

your concept o 2 pages total

• Attributions/Works Cited page: (1, or more, page(s))

o Main text: readable, print font (not cursive), 12 point font

o Titles and other supporting text can be larger than 12 point font

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

• Additional page/appendices: (1, or more, page(s))

o OPTIONAL page(s) – NOT graded

o Main text: readable, print font (not cursive), 12 point font

o Titles and other supportive text can be larger than 12 point font

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

Software: • Use what you have available to you. Teacher recommendation is Adobe InDesign (free to

IU students through the school – do not pay for it. If you are having issues installing it, ask UITS for help).

Key objectives:

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

§ 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 the numbers on your attributions/works cited page.

• For the research: o Get to know your topic space 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. Look at technological solutions, analog solutions, common/uncommon solutions.

• 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 Give us 3 self-sketched images of your concept

• For the attributions/Works Cited page: o Use full citations o Only use our class’s citation style found below:

§ Primary attribution:

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

• Source: description (source: insert your 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). DO THESE VIRTUALLY AND SAFELY. 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: Travel Sub topic space: You may choose to study any subsector within the overall topic space of travel. 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 airplane travel, car travel, airports, train stations, luggage, passports, etc. Due:

• On Canvas, under assignments for Project 2 • Monday, Oct 12 by 11:59pm

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.

Research portion

During this phase, I am asking you to better understand the overall topic space travel 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.

Concept portion Based off of the research you did (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. Remember to use the 3 terms (design, interface, and interactivity) when talking about your concept. 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 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 anywhere you use them as well as cite each image in your attributions/Works Cited pages too.