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[2019 Fall] Making a Difference: by Design Semester Credit Lecture room Lecture time Course website Instructor Teaching Assistant

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2019 Fall 3 Units MVR G73 MWF 10:10-11:00am https://canvas.cornell.edu/courses/3332 Prof. Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao, Ph.D. 2411 MVR Hall Graduate TA: (1) Yaoyi Zhou, [email protected] Office Hours: Thur 12:00-1:00pm, MVR4215 (Section TA for student last name A-M) (2) Youngsoo Shin, [email protected] Office Hours: TBD (Section TA for student last name N-Z) Undergrad TA: Yiwen Sun, [email protected] Office Hours: TBD. W 4:00-5:00pm (please sign up outside Prof. Kao’s office)

COURSE DESCRIPTION Making a Difference by Design is a course about leadership, creative problem solving and social change. Leadership is about vision and risk-taking; creative problem solving is about designing meaningful innovation. Design is not just about products, it is about strategy, communication, empowerment, growth, and social change. Each day people interact with thousands of aspects of the designed world around them - from personal objects and environments to global strategies for communication and production. Are these elements as benign as their inanimate nature often suggests, or does their value and function extend beyond their aesthetic and utilitarian premise to consciously and subconsciously alter our perceptions, behavior, and well-being? DEA 1110 will challenge your preconceptions about the role of design in daily life. DEA 1110 is not a course about becoming a designer. It presumes no prerequisites or artistic abilities. It is an introductory level course for non-designers and designers alike which examines how design affects you - personally and globally – and how you can affect the design process to innovate in your own field of expertise. Designing is part of every discipline. Each week, through case studies and familiar examples, DEA 1110 explores successful design thinking in technology, business, medicine, education, human development, science, and others. The focus is on how leaders from a wide range of fields use design as a tool for improving the human condition.

COURSE OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES ● Understand how design can be applied as a tool to make a difference across a range of ● ● ● ●

disciplines Understand the basic tenets of a human-centered design process Demonstrate the ability to design tangible products and intangible process outcomes Demonstrate the ability to communicate one’s creative work Examine the role of design in one’s career aspirations

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COURSE CONTENT AND SCHEDULE Date

Topic Introduction

Aug 30 F

Course structure, overview, introduction

Sept 1 M Sept 4 W

Labor Day, no class

Material

[Workshop] Intro to Creative Projects (Led by Graduate TAs)

Design + COMMUNICATION Sept 6 F

Design+The Creative Process

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• Sept 9 M

Design+Visualization Creative Project #1 released (Due Friday Sept. 27, 11:59PM to Canvas)

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Sept 11 W

[Workshop] Creative Assignment #1 (Led by Graduate TAs) (Cindy at ISWC’19) Quiz #1 (Led by Graduate TAs) (Cindy at ISWC’19)

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Sept 13 F

“Why right brainers will rule the future,” by Daniel H Pink, pp1-4 Introduction , pp48-61 C hapter 3: high concept, high touch, pp6567 Introducing the six senses Universal Principals of Design: P194 Prototyping

“Powers of Ten, ” Charles and Ray Eames https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fKBhvDjuy0 ● New York Times Visualization. http://getdolphins.com/blog/interactive-data-visualizations-new-york times/ • Universal Principals of Design: P52 Comparison

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Design + THE HYBRID BODY Sept 16 M

Design+Wearable Computing

● “23.5 The History of Wearable Computing,” Steve Mann https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/book/the-encyclopediaof-human-computer-interaction-2nd-ed/wearable-computing ● Universal Principals of Design: 208 Rule of Thirds

Sept 18 W

Design+Fashion Technology

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Sept 20 F

Design+Electronic Skins

“Why Innovate: Electronic Textiles,” Maggie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wep18raY348 “My life as an outsider,” Hussien Chalayan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gMZeql_3Uw Universal Principals of Design: P20 Aesthetic-Usability Effect

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● PNAS: Wearable tech meets tattoo art in a bid to revolutionize both. https://www.pnas.org/content/115/14/3504 • Universal Principals of Design: P162 Most Advanced Yet Acceptable

Design + INTERFACES Sept 23 M

Design+Virtual Interfaces. Creative Project #2 released (Due Friday Oct 25, 11:59PM to Canvas)

● “The Sixth Sense,” Pattie Maes & Pranav Mistry https://www.ted.com/talks/pattie_maes_demos_the_sixth_sense ● Universal Principals of Design: P106 Form Follows Function

Sept 25 W

Design+Tangible Interfaces

● “Tangible Influence.” https://medium.com/mit-media -lab/tangibleinfluence-a-stroll-through-hiroshi-ishiis-living-legacy-412e60cf950b ● Universal Principals of Design: P22 Affordance

Sept 27 F

[Workshop] Creative Assignment #2 (Led by Graduate TAs) DUE: Creative Project #1, 11:59PM to Canvas

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Sept 30 M Oct 2

[Project Presentation] Project #1

● 1-min individual presentation on Project 1

[Project Presentation] Project #1

● 1-min individual presentation on Project 1

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W Oct 4 F Oct 7 M

Quiz #2 (Led by Graduate TAs)

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Design+Shape Changing Interfaces

● “The Emergence of 4D Printing,” Skylar Tibbits https://www.ted.com/talks/skylar_tibbits_the_emergence_of_4d_print ing?language=en ● Universal Principals of Design: P214 Scaling Fallacy

Oct 9 W Oct 11 F

[Guest Speaker]

● Prof. Cheng Zhang, Dept Information Science

[Workshop] Groupwork on Creative Assignment #2 (Led by Graduate TAs)

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Oct 14 M

Fall Recess, no class

Design + EMERGING TECH Oct 16 W

Design+Robotics

● “Designing Robots with a Soul,” Guy Hoffman https://www.ted.com/talks/guy_hoffman_robots_with_soul ● Universal Principals of Design: P242 Uncanny Valley ●

Oct 18 F Oct 21 M

Quiz #3 (Led by Graduate TAs) Design+Biology

● “Design at the Intersection of Technology and Biology.” Neri Oxman https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVa_IZVzUoc ● Universal Principals of Design: P156 Mimicry

Oct 23 W

Design+Democratized Technology Design+Outer Space

● “Building blocks that blink, beep and teach,”Ayah Bedier https://www.ted.com/talks/ayah_bdeir_building_blocks_that_blink_be ep_and_teach?language=en ● How to Dress for Space. https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/immersive -space-suits-history-fashion-and-function/?noredirect=on ● Universal Principals of Design: P26 Anthropomorphic Form

Oct 25 F

[Guest Speaker] DUE: Creative Project #2, 11:59PM to Canvas

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Oct 28 M Oct 30 W Nov 1 F

[Project Presentation] Project #2

● 5-min presentation/group on project #2

[Project Presentation] Project #2

● 5-min presentation/group on project #2

[Project Presentation] Project #2

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5-min presentation/group on project #2

Design + HEALTH + HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Nov 4 M

Quiz #4 (Led by Grad TAs) Creative Project #3 released (Due Friday Dec 6, 11:59PM to Canvas)

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Nov 6 W

Design + Healthy Environments

● Healing by design, Ulrich, R., http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.522.2595& rep=rep1&type=pdf • Universal Principals of Design: P36 Biophilia Effect

Nov 8 F

Design + Health Technology

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Nov 11 M

Design+ Human Development

Nov 13 W

[Guest Speaker]

“Technology for Mental Health,” Tanzeem Choudhury https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfdrnggoXg4 Universal Principals of Design: P114 Golden Ratio

How Design for One Turns into Design for All. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/24/arts/design/cooper-hewittaccess-ability.html ● Universal Principals of Design: P16 Accessibility ● ● ●

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Design + NATURE Nov 15 F

[Workshop] Creative Assignment #3 (Led by Grad TAs)

Nov 18 M Nov 20 W

Quiz #5 (Led by Grad TA) (Cindy at NSF workshop) DESIGN + Sustainability

Nov 22 F

Design + Visualizing the Environment

● Broken Nature Exhition https://www.dezeen.com/2019/02/22/paolaantonelli-extinction-milan-triennale-broken-nature-exhibition/ ● Inventor Inspired By Childhood Memories Of Fungus https://www.npr.org/2019/01/24/687374834/video-inventor-inspiredby-childhood-memories-of-fungus ● Universal Principals of Design: P40 Chunking ● IKEA Air Pollution Curtains: https://tinyurl.com/y2wv4b8p ● Universal Principals of Design: P48 Color

Design + LEADERSHIP Nov 25 M

Design + Inclusion

● Nike Pro Hijab. https://designmuseum.org/exhibitions/beazleydesigns-of-the-year/fashion/nike-pro-hijab ● the Real Effect Fenty Has Had on the Beauty Industry. https://www.glamour.com/story/fenty-beauty-rihanna-legacy ● Universal Principals of Design: P230 Storytelling

Nov 27 W Nov 29 F Dec 2 M

Happy Thanksgiving! no class

Dec 4 W Dec 6 F

Design+Leadership

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CHALLENGE: Make a difference

● “Design is not an intellectual exercise.” -Teju Cole https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTIaxEgQ9kM

Happy Thanksgiving! no class Quiz #6 (Led by Grad TAs) DUE: Creative Project #3, 11:59PM to Canvas

COURSE FORMAT Lectures. The lectures constitute a significant portion of the course. A lecture constitutes of in-depth materials to the “Design + ??” topic of the day, along with an introduction to one “Design Principle” from the Universal Principles of Design textbook. The lectures have been designed to enhance your understanding of design and to stimulate your imagination. Your attendance is expected (spot checked) as well as your participation in workshop sessions and Q+A during class. You are responsible for all lecture material (both visual and verbal) including guest lectures. If you are absent from class, please plan to share notes with a classmate and have them brief you on the material you missed. Guest Lectures. Recognized professionals have been invited to give you a real-world link to the design and leadership issues being addressed. Their willingness to give generously of their time is a valued resource and will enhance your learning experience greatly. Guest presentations are mandatory, and attendance will be taken. Workshops. There will be workshop sessions for each of the creative project assignments. TAs will introduce past work and explain tasks in detail. The workshops are meant to enable students to start work on projects and clarify questions to complete the task.

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ASSIGNMENTS & QUIZZES Creative Problem-Solving Projects. 3 creative projects will be assigned throughout the term and are weighted equally except the last project, Equations for Change which counts double. These projects enable you to develop creative competencies and demonstrate your understanding of the material in a real-world scenario. All project due dates are clearly listed in the syllabus. Project 1&2 will involve an in-class presentation. Project 1: Learning to See: The 123 Project (Individual Project) Project 2: Design a “Skin” (Group Project) Project 3: Equations for Change (Individual Project) Bi-Weekly Quizzes A total of 6 bi-weekly quizzes will be administered to evaluate your understanding of the lecture material and readings. The top 5 grades out of the 6 bi-weekly quizzes will be accounted for your final grade. The quizzes will be administered, in class, via the Canvas course website. Please prepare your laptop to take the quizzes in class. The quizzes will include content from the lectures and readings from the previous two weeks, which includes all design examples and “Universal Principals of Design” principles taught in the lectures. To prepare for the quizzes, you are encouraged to go through the listed readings in the syllabus, the “Universal Principles of Design” taught in the lectures, as well as your lecture notes. The quizzes consist of True/False and Multiple-Choice questions.

GRADING Creative Projects (#1=15%, #2-3=25%) Bi-Weekly Quizzes (#1-5=6%) Attendance (Taken from iClicker Participation)

65% 30% (5 out of 6 highest-graded quizzes) 5%

The total points will be converted into a percentage and rounded off. Students will receive letter grades with pluses and minuses.

KEY ACTIVITIES AND DATES Project 1

Project 2

Project 3

Quizzes

Activity Intro to Project 1 Workshop session on Project 1 Submission of Project 1 Presentation of Project 1 Intro to Project 2 1st Workshop session on Project 2 2nd workshop session on Project 2 Submission of Project 2 Presentation of Project 2 Intro to Project 3 Workshop session on Project 3 Submission of Project 3 Quiz 1 Quiz 2 Quiz 3 Quiz 4 Quiz 5 Quiz 6

Date Sept 9 M Sept 11 W Sept 27 F, 11:59 PM Sept 30 M & Oct 2 W Sept 23 M Sept 27 F Oct 11 F Oct 25 F, 11:59 PM Oct 28 M & Oct 30 W & Nov 1 F Nov 4 M Nov 15 F Dec 2 M, 11:59 PM Sept 13 F Oct 4 F Oct 18 F Nov 4 M Nov 18 M Dec 2 M

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REQUIRED READINGS/MEDIA MATERIALS All required reading and media materials are listed in the syllabus. PDFs and online links will be uploaded onto Canvas modules before each lecture. This includes:

● Required weekly materials listed in the lecture outline. ● Selected entries from Universal Principles of Design (2013) by Lidwell, Holden, and Butler. You should try to familiarize yourself with the required material by the date indicated for maximum benefit from the lecture. The readings were compiled from a wide range of resources to illustrate realworld applications of design concepts in a variety of disciplines. Focus on understanding issues, concepts, and creative process – not facts and figures. The readings will help you develop a repertoire of creative problem-solving techniques enabling you to generate new and unique solutions to problems within your own future profession.

GETTING HELP You are not alone in DEA 1110. How to get help: • Your section TA should be your direct point of contact. o Last name starting with A-M, Section TA: Yaoyi Zhou, [email protected] o Last name starting with N-Z, Section TA: Youngsoo Shin, [email protected] • Help on Assignments & Quizzes o Discuss with your fellow students o Contact your section TA, visit their office hours, take advantage of the workshop sessions. • Help with your iClicker o CIT provides technical support for iClicker. • Help about Grades o Contact your Section TA and ask to schedule a meeting. We only accept grade inquiry emails 24 hours after the grades have been posted. • Help from the Professor o Because of the size of the class, please try to resolve issues with your section TA before escalating to the professor. o The best way to get help is in person. Please, chat with the Professor after class or come to the office hours. o Email tends to be overused. Please try to avoid it. The Professor never discusses grades over email.

POLICY Use of iClicker Classroom polling. All students must have iClicker setup for this course. Attendance and Participation is required This class is designed to illustrate concepts through active participation and experiential exercises. Because attendance strongly correlates with performance, your attendance will be taken during each lecture through your participation in the iClicker questions. During the class, if you are observed by the TAs to be using your laptop/smartphone for other than note-taking, you will be asked to stop and will not receive credit for that day’s attendance. Multiple unexcused absences may result in a lowering of your grade. Late submissions will NOT be accepted, except with a doctor’s note or other proof of personal crisis or hardship. Failure to submit the printed documents and digital files on-time will reduce your final assignment grade 10 points. Lab Fee. A lab fee of $15 is required to purchase supplies for the creative problem-solving projects, and special handouts that enrich the lectures. Lab fees are nonrefundable after the last day of the drop period. 6

Return of Work. Work will be handed back continually throughout the course. Work remaining after the course is completed will be kept until the first day of the following term and then discarded. Students with disabilities. If you are a student with a disability and qualify for academic accommodations, please contact Prof. Kao within the first two weeks of the semester. The course is happy to provide students with the necessary accommodations as long as there is prior notice. Grading for this course is carefully determined by the professor and TA with thoughtful consideration of student grading by your peers. If you believe the grade for any component of this class including the final grade is incorrect, you may submit a written argument along with the component-in-question for reassessment. The written argument must reference a specific issue with the graded component of the course and must be thoroughly substantiated. The professor (and TA, if any) will together consider the request, potentially with the assistance of other faculty with expertise in the area. The reassessment will result in any of the following outcomes: no change of grade, a change of grade for the better, or a change of grade for the worse. You understand that the grade for work submitted for reassessment may result in a grade lower than originally assigned. Academic Integrity. Each student in this course is expected to abide by the Cornell University Code of Academic Integrity. Please review this carefully: http://www.cuinfo.cornell.edu/aic.cfm We take these matters very seriously and so should you. This includes but is not limited to, the academic integrity of your course projects, quizzes, as well as use of the iClicker. You should familiarize yourself with these issues before they become unanticipated problems. DEA statement. DEA is dedicated to fostering a respectful and accepting learning community in which individuals from various backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives can embrace and respect diversity. Everyone in this community is empowered to participate in meaningful learning and discussion, regardless of an individual’s self-identified gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, religion, or political ideology. We encourage students to share their uniqueness; be open to the views of others; honor and learn from their colleagues; communicate in a respectful manner; and create an inclusive environment.

The current version of the syllabus is subject to revision (last updated: Aug 19th, 2019). Revisions will be announced and distributed via the course website. Portions of this syllabus are adapted, with permission, from Prof. Emeritus Sheila Danko’s former version. “Getting Help” section adapted from Prof. Nate Foster CS 3110.

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