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UNSW | Built Environment | Computational Design Program

YEAR 3 | SEMESTER 2 | 2015

© M. Haeusler Hank

Graduation Project - Mobility

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CODE3200 Lectures: 5 – 6 pm, Mondays, Material Science G11 (K-E8-G11) Tutorials: 1 – 5 pm, Mondays, Red Centre West 1004



Table of Contents 1. Course Description 3

2. Course Staff and Contributors 3

3. Course Communication 4

4. Course Websites 4

5. Lectures 5

6. Graduation Project 7

7. Assessment 8

8. Assessment criteria and standards 13

9. Course assessment feedback strategy 21

10. Resources 21

11. Expectations 22

12. Learning experience and teaching strategies 22

13. OH&S and workshop training 23

14. Course aims 23

15. Learning outcomes 23

16. Course Graduate Attribute 24

17. Built Environment and UNSW Academic Policies 24

CODE3200 | Graduation Project - Mobility

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1. Course Description The Graduation Project is the culmination of the Computational Design studios and the Bachelor of Computational Design degree. It develops a written component (thesis) that is underpinned through project work. Thesis and project must fit within one of the seven paths and give students the chance to specialize in one of the paths as part of their degree and consequently gaining a proficiency level in the subject. Ideas for the project work and thus for the thesis are defined underneath the ‘Grand Narrative’, for 2015 ‘Mobility’. Consequently ‘Mobility’ will also frame the Graduation Exhibition and give a context in how projects are related to each other.

Industry partners can provide projects and the student work will consequently concentrate on ‘real world’ problems delivered out of an industry context. This is aligned with CoDe’s vision to become an Research & Development department for creative industries and exposing students to the concept of research as a part of a design process. In order to assess their skills and monitor the progress of their thesis / final project the course has key objectives in week 2 – 14: Firstly, students will produce as a final thesis outcome a 4 - 6000 word report in form of a journal article or conference paper style submission describing and discussing their project. The report outline in detail: (1) Research aims and motivation; (2) Research Objectives; (3) Research Question; (4) Methodology to answer question; (5) Background Research; (6) Case study or the specific project students worked on; (7) Significance of Research by position it to the work by others (Test cases); (8) Evaluation of work; and (9) Conclusion. Secondly, The Graduation Project outcomes are exhibited. Here students will hand in the project work in Week 13 and CoDe staff members internally assess the work, all work is then showcased. The Final Presentation is in Week 15 at the exhibition location in front of a panel compromising academics (all staff CoDe) and industry partners. An evening event will conclude the semester for students and staff.

2. Course Staff and Contributors Course Convenor: Dr. M. Hank Haeusler

Room: 4023

Phone: (02) 93857362

Email : [email protected] (for questions please refer to the consultation times below and do not send emails)

Consultation times:

Please contact DD Admin on phone number above for consultation times at the DD unit admin desk on Level 4.

Extern. Supervisor : Ben Doherty

Room: External

Phone: N / A

Email : [email protected]

Consultation times:

Directly before or after class, please contact tutor one day in advance per email to make a booking.

Extern. Supervisor : Ivana Kuzmanovska

Room: External

Phone: N / A

Email : [email protected]

Consultation times:

Directly before or after class, please contact tutor one day in advance per email to make a booking.



3. Course Communication Most course related announcements are made in the lectures. It is essential that you attend the lectures to receive these announcements. In addition to these formal communication paths, online discussion forums will be available that will allow everyone to post questions and respond to other people’s questions. All students will be expected to participate in the online discussions in Moodle.

Individual student related communication, including the issue of assessment grades and feedback, will be via the Moodle. UNSW Student email will be used to communicate changes that occur with short notice. All students are assigned an e‐mail account on the University's e‐mail server, so that email address will be used as the primary means by which important correspondence is made. You must, therefore, get into the habit of checking your UNSW student email regularly.

Details on setting up your UNSW student email are provided at:

https://www.it.unsw.edu.au/students/index.html

To manage your UNSW account and password, use the IDM site:

https://idm.unsw.edu.au/idm/user/login.jsp

Questions that cannot wait until the next allocated class are best handled by posting a message on the online forums in Moodle. If there are important or urgent matters that require a personal meeting, you are able make an appointment with your course staff. See 3. Course Staff and Contributors for more information on how and when to communicate with course coordinator and tutors.

4. Course Websites Moodle – this is the UNSW wide online teaching platform and has many capabilities. You can access Moodle via: https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/login/index.php

Use https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/moodle-orientation to familiarise yourself with Moodle. Please see section 7.1 Online Teaching for more information.

Note: There is the potential that your lectures will be automatically recorded under the echo 360 platform:

https://teaching.unsw.edu.au/unsw-lecture-recordings-process

All OH&S and workshop training courses are as well located on Moodle. Please follow the Moodle instructions to complete UNSW’s OH&S requirements.


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5. Lectures Week 1 Topic Design-based research an introduction

The lecture will introduce you to design-based research, the core methodology for all projects. Using a project-based PhD thesis as case study the lecture outlines a research project starting with: Background – Defining research question or project – Methodology - Demonstrating knowledge in field – Develop and deliver a project – Evaluate and analyse work – Conclusion and dissemination.

Readings: Groat, L. N. & Wang, D. C. (2013) Architectural research methods; Wiley, New York, Edition 2nd Haeusler, M. (2008) Spatial Dynamic Media System, available from: https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/eserv/rmit:9802/Haeusler.pdf

Please also refer to the Essential Reading list below

Tutorial activities: Familiarize yourself with the formatting guidelines of the CAADRIA conference, as we will use the formatting guidelines for the thesis (Available on Moodle). Organisation into groups; revisit of graduation project proposal from Semester 1 / Week 15; End of the year exhibition committee; Learning Step 1: Research aims and motivation (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 1)

Week 2 Topic Design Research How can research and new knowledge gained through design and design project. The lecture will outline these questions through a presentation of the Design Research Cluster convenors showcasing how academics at UNSW design and develop projects as part of their research and write about this process and publish results in conferences and journals.

Readings: TBC by guest lecturer / Project specific

Tutorial activities: Learning Step 2: Research Observations and Objectives (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 2)

Week 3 Topic Assignment 1 Presentation

Week 4 Topic Computational Design Theory lecture The lecture frames the ‘Grand Narrative’ umbrella term in the light of computational design. How can contemporary topics coming from the Arts, Music, Politics, Society, Business, Science and Technology, to name but a few can be revisited through computational means, methods and technologies and how can these thinking be guided into graduation projects.


Tutorial activities: Learning Step 3: Research Question (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 3)

Week 5 Topic Guest Lecture by industry or academia (Calibrating) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: BIM Modelling. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from their practice and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.




Tutorial activities: Learning Step 4: Research Methodology (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 4)

Week 6 Topic Assignment 2 presentation DELIVERABLES for week 6: At this point in you’re research your supervisors are expecting around 1000 words about your background research

Week 7 Topic Guest Lecture by industry or academia (Calibrating) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: Optimisation and Decision Support. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from her/his own practice or research and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.


Tutorial activities: Learning Step 5: Background Research (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 5 - 15) Learning Step 6: Design Project or Case study (discussion with supervisor in Week 5 – 12 / Hand in Week 13)

Week 8 Topic Guest Lecture by industry (Constructing) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: Gaming and Visual Representation. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from her/his own practice or research and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.

Readings: TBC by guest lecturer / Project specific.


Week 9 Mid-Semester Break

Non-teaching week

Week 10 Topic Guest Lecture by academia (Constructing) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: Digital Fabrication and Construction. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from her/his own practice or research and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.

Readings: TBC by guest lecturer / Project specific.



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Week 11 Topic Guest Lecture by industry (Contextualising) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: Responsive Environments. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from her/his own practice or research and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.

Readings: Tutorial activities:

TBC by guest lecturer / Project specific Learning Step 5: Background Research (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 5 - 15) Learning Step 6: Design Project or Case study (discussion with supervisor in Week 5 – 12 / Hand in Week 13) Learning Step 7: Significance of project (discussion with supervisor in Week 10 – 12 / Hand in Week 13)

Week 12 Topic Guest Lecture by academia (Contextualising) Todays lecture will focus on the outlining ideas and concepts related to the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term in consideration of Path: Smart and Ubiquitous Cities. The presenter will discuss projects and case studies from her/his own practice or research and share insides with the graduation studio to enrich the thinking of students choosing this proficiency level.


Tutorial activities: Learning Step 5: Background Research (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 5 - 15) Learning Step 6: Design Project or Case study (discussion with supervisor in Week 5 – 12 / Hand in Week 13) Learning Step 7: Significance of project (discussion with supervisor in Week 10 – 12 / Hand in Week 13)

Week 13 Topic Assignment 3 presentation Hand in of the graduation poster as defined during the semester.

Failing in doing so will exclude you from the graduation show.

Week 15 Topic Graduation presentation at Golden Age cinema Defending your Bachelor Thesis in front of a review panel at the Golden Age Cinema 11. November 2015 between 9 – 5 pm. Details outlined in class.

6. Graduation Project The graduation studio requires a comprehensive expertise level suitable for a bachelor degree, thus revisiting all skills demonstrated in previous years. The course will give students the step by majoring in one of the seven path within the program. Through the structure of the course students are able to conduct a project and test and apply all skills

previously learned, in a supervised and mentored environment, applied in a industry context and reviewed by industry partners. The last graduation project should prepare them for the work live and enable students to make contacts to industry prior to their graduation. The teaching strategy sees student gaining knowledge in structuring a



bachelor thesis proposal in form of an opening (Week 1) lecture + workshop (research methodology class for bachelor thesis) that also re-sets the scene of the ‘Grand Narrative’. Students will have then weekly lectures by a group of industry and academic experts in the ‘Grand Narrative’ and group meetings (Week 2 – 14) to discuss their progress and any problems being encountered. Each of the seven paths will have a suitable expert tutor that will supervise students. During the session there are a number of Assignments as “milestones” including precedent studies and seminars that the students complete. In order to assess their skills and monitor the progress of their thesis / final project the course has two key objectives in week 2 – 14: Firstly, students will produce as a final thesis outcome a 4 - 6000 word report in form of a journal article or conference paper style submission (that can be later submitted via the supervising tutor and depending on the quality of the outcome) describing and discussing their project. The report outline in detail: (1) Research aims and motivation; (2) Research Objectives; (3) Research Question; (4) Methodology to answer question; (5)

Background Research; (6) Case study or the specific project students worked on; (7) Significance of Research by position it to the work by others (Test cases); (8) Evaluation of work; and (9) Conclusion. This is the format for all projects and the projects form the main part to underpin the research and outline the direction. Each of the nine thesis details has an assignment deadline as outlined in the assignment description. Secondly, The Graduation Project outcomes are exhibited in a public location. Here students will hand in the project work in Week 13 and CoDe staff members internally assess the work, all work is then showcased to the public in the exhibition space. The Final Presentation is in Week 15 at the exhibition location in front of a panel compromising academics (all staff CoDe) and industry partners. An evening event will conclude the semester for students and staff. In addition to the weekly face-to-face contact, students will produce webpages (blogs) documenting their week’s progress.

7. Assessment

Assessment task Weight Learning outcomes assessed

Graduate attributes assessed

Due date

1. Assignment 1 (Research background)

10% 1,2,3,4 O / I W 3

2. Assignment 2 (Research Method)

20% 1,2,3,4 O / I W 6

3. Assignment 3 (Case studies / Project / Design Development / Design Project completion / Conclusion / writing up thesis)

50% 1,2,3,4 O / P / I / L W13 / 15

4. Assignment 4 (Thesis presentation)

20% 1,2,3,4 O / P / I / L W 15


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Assignment 1 (Research aims and motivation; Research Objectives; Research Question) Hand in Week 3 TOTAL 10%

Name: Learning Step 1: Research aims and motivation (Hand in Week 1)

Description: In order to conduct a thesis either with a given topic (by the industry partner or academic) or a chosen topic (a topic defined by a student) two things are needed to explained and discussed at the very first point. “What are the aims and the motivation for this investigation?” This helps you and the reader of your thesis later to get a clear understanding WHY you are doing this research and WHAT you aim to achieve. WHY: List three things (personal background / work background / study background) and think about at each of the three for motivations that lead you to the research topic. Next instead of only talking about your own experience research for what others have written about the topic or look for other projects that faced the same experience. With three different things (personal background / work background / study background) and two to three readings or projects by others you should have six to nine bullet points or discussion topics you can present. WHAT: by now you should have as mentioned above six to nine discussion topics and as a next step you should outline WHAT you want to do with the things you have uncovered. Is it a small prototype to test something? Is it a piece of software to simulate something?

Name: Learning Step 2: Research Observations and Objectives (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 2)

Description: In a good thesis the reader gets page-by-page a clearer idea what the project really is about, in short he or she gets slowly introduced to a research question that nails down what the project really is about. Naturally after the WHY phase one can conclude each of these six to nine WHY bullet points or short texts with an observation, something you have noticed as the main part of this WHY bullet point. These all become then a collection of several ‘smaller’ sub questions also called Research Observations. List these observations as a second step in the WHY definition as one sentence each. Going back to the WHAT definition, even you have a project in mind most likely it is to much to answer in a Bachelor Thesis (if the topic turns out very interesting there is still the option of an honours degree after the Bachelor to go into greater depth) thus reduce the project to one very discrete topic or aspect of the project. (LESS IS NOT MORE BUT EASIER!! 15 weeks for the whole thesis remember!)

Name: Learning Step 3: Research Question (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 3)

Description: This is now the point where the whole projects gets to one very clear defined question. Take a good look at the Research Observations (the WHY) and try to combine the six to nine sentences to one sentence. Now take this sentence and combine it with the WHAT of the project and you have a research question that explain very precisely what your Bachelor thesis will investigate in one sentence; DELIVERABLES for week 3: Write in a 500 abstract about your project



use for Research aims and motivation (200 words); Research observations and objectives (200 words); Research Question 100 words) and submit this abstract till Friday of Week 3 till 5pm as an email to your supervisor.

Assignment 2 (Research aims and motivation; Research Objectives; Research Question) Hand in Week 3 TOTAL 10%

Name: Learning Step 4: Research Methodology (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 4)

Description: Now we have WHY we want to do a project and WHAT we want to do in the project. What is missing is HOW we are going to answer the research question! What steps are needed to answer the question? What books can we consult to answer the question? What conference paper? What have other people done when working on a similar project? This is what called in general research methodology and each research and each research field has a different one. You need to choose one by taking your research question apart to find out what literature you can consult to help you in answering the question. To give an example: when your question has to do with Sydney’s street lamps then naturally you need to know all about the history of street lamps; what types of street lamps exist worldwide; what kind of technologies have been used for street lamps; and what has Sydney used as street lamps over the years; what laws are defining Sydney’s streetlamps; and so on. In short you must become and expert in Sydney street lamps and explain HOW you are going to become an expert.

Name: Learning Step 5: Background Research (Hand in / discussion with supervisor in Week 5 - 15)

Description: At this stage you will need to start researching for all information related to your research question and as outlined and defined through your methodology. This of course will not be done in a week’s time but will be part for the duration of the next 8 - 10 weeks or so till you hand in your thesis in Week 15. It is advisable to dig deep not shallow, meaning it is better to have only a few topics but a lot of information about them (remember the streetlight example) instead of doing a shallow search on Google on as many things as possible without presenting anything more then a few images of a project i.e. DELIVERABLES for week 6: Take your 500 word abstract from Week 3 and reduce the Research aims and motivation (200 words); Research observations and objectives (200 words); Research Question 100 words) to 100 words for Research aims and motivation and Research observations and objectives. Keep your research question to a 100 words as it is. In order to get again to 500 words in total add 50 words for Methodology and 100 words for Background research. The remaining 150 words should be used for speculation about what your project is about and what the benefit of you project for architecture, urbanism, built environment or computational design could be. Submit this improved abstract till Friday of Week 5 till 5pm as an email to your supervisor.


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Assignment 3 (Case studies / Project / Design Development) Hand in Week 13 TOTAL 50%

Name: Learning Step 6: Design Project or Case study (discussion with supervisor in Week 5 – 12 / Hand in Week 13)

Description: Now we are a point where each of you can clearly state WHY you are doing the project; WHAT are you going to do; and HOW you are going to do the project, at least on a theoretical level. Thus it is now the time to get our hands dirty and DO a project. What is an important difference between projects you have done before and your graduation project is explained with an example from cooking. In a graduation project your assessors and reviewers at the end are not only interested in the final dish you have cooked (i.e. the stew) but also in how did you cook it. Be here as precise as possible! Its not good enough to say that you used i.e. onions we want to know what onions; how many; how did you cut them, what did you do with them, how long did you do something with them, and so on. I think you got the point. Thus we expect EACH WEEK to see images for models you have built; data sheet outlining what materials you have used; screen shots to document process and so on. In short if somebody else is able to replicate exactly what you have done then you have succeeded. It’s the same function what a cooking receipt has to go back to my cooking example. DELIVERABLES for week 8: At this point in you’re your supervisors are expecting around 1000 words about your background research where you explain which kind of books or studies you have referenced, what kind of projects you have looked at and why and so one. At week 8 your supervisors need to be convinced (and they only are convinced when reading the text, saying what you want to write will not convince anyone!) that you have gained sufficient knowledge in the area of your thesis. Further pick up the work from the previous weeks (Week 3 and Week 5) and extend the Research aims and motivation (500 words); Research observations and objectives (400 words); keep the Research Question with 100 words.

Name: Learning Step 7: Significance of project (discussion with supervisor in Week 10 – 12 / Hand in Week 13)

Description: To assure the reviewer and your panel of your thesis that the work you have done is really good and has a place in time you need to consider two more points at this stage and we can call them broadly a WHEN and WHERE type of a thesis. Going back to my cooking example we have now a receipt and we hopefully getting closer to having a ‘dish on the table’ but we also want to position the value of your result by looking into what others have done. Naturally you can position your work to statements and concepts outlined as part of the lecture series discussing the ‘Grand Narrative” umbrella term of the graduation year. DELIVERABLES for week 12: Please write around 500 words why your project matters in referring to work by others. What have they done and maybe not achieved but you have. Again keep in mind that you might be situated in an office and the office had an interest in your project or gave you a project because they could only achieve so much and needed your help. This is one way to demonstrate the significance.

Name: Learning Step 8: Evaluation and Conclusion (discussion with



supervisor in Week 13 / Hand in Week 15)

Description: This is the last part of your thesis for the written component. Outline here in all honesty what you tried to achieve and what you could achieve and what not. It is important to step back from the work and reflect what you have done here; being critical at this point is necessary. Often you can explain that you could not complete things as a bachelor thesis has time and financial constraints and you could outline what next step somebody else could do after reading your thesis (next steps for other researchers or for yourself as a honours thesis i.e.) DELIVERABLES for week 15: Write up a last chapter in your thesis with around 500 words and discuss and outline the topics listed above.

Assignment 4 (Graduation Project exhibition / Thesis presentation) Hand in Week 13 / Presentation in Week 15 TOTAL 20%

Name: Learning Step 9: Graduation Project Exhibition (Hand in Week 13)

Description: The Graduation Project outcomes are exhibited in a public domain. Thus in Week 13 all project / design part of the thesis must be completed and presented at the class date and will be assessed by CoDe staff members for internal assessment. Thus students need to pin up their work on the 7. – 8. 11. at the location of the exhibition. The exact location is defined during class and all questions in regards to the exhibition discussed at this stage. Graduation projects are grouped into the three main practice orientated teaching streams. Graduation projects not presented in Week 13 are excluded from the exhibition (with the exception of approved special consideration applications). All graduation projects stay at the location for the duration in the gallery.

DELIVERABLES in week 13: Presentation of plans, sections, elevations, sketches, animations, renderings, prototypes, scripts and similar in the exhibition layout format presented and discussed at the beginning of the semester. Only projects following the overall layout will be accepted for the graduation show!

Name: Graduation Project Thesis Presentation (in Week 15)

Description: The Final Presentation is in Week 15 at the exhibition location at a gallery in front of a panel compromising academics (all staff CoDe), academics, industry partners and the public. At this event each student has 15 min with 5 min question to explain and present their graduation project to a panel. An evening event will conclude the semester for students and staff and celebrates the graduation with friends and family. DELIVERABLES in week 15: Short 15 minute presentation outlining the semesters work. Students will hand in on the day a final thesis outcome as a 4 - 6000 word thesis describing and discussing their project. The report outline in detail: (1) Research aims and motivation; (2) Research Objectives; (3) Research Question; (4) Methodology to answer question; (5) Background Research; (6) Case study or the specific project students worked on; (7) Significance of Research by position it to the work by others (Test cases); (8) Evaluation of work; and (9) Conclusion. Format is defined through template given to students at beginning of semester.


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8. Assessment criteria and standards Assignment 1 / Learning step 1 – 3 (Total 10%)

CODE3200 Graduation Project - Mobil ity

Deliverables: Write in a 500 abstract about your project use for Research aims and motivation (200 words); Research observations and objectives (200 words); Research Question 100 words) and submit this abstract till Friday of Week 3 till 5pm as an email to your supervisor.

STUDENT NAME:

STUDENT #:

# Assessment Criteria: % US S G VG O / 100

1 Are research aims and motivations clearly defined?

2 Are research observations and objects listed so they can lead to a research question?

3 Does the thesis have a clear research question?

4 Critical discussion on referenced texts and resources?

5 Is the field of enquiry specific enough for a bachelor thesis?

6 Are referencing styles and formatting considered?

OVERALL MARK out of 100

FEEDBACK:



Assignment 1 / Learning Step 1 - 3: Assessment Criteria

Unsatisfactory Fail 0-49

• Research statement has no coherence, misses the point. • Poor quality and Inappropriate selection of hand in materials • No coherence and poor quality of hand in investigation • No coherence and poor quality of hand in analysis • Inappropriate referencing and formatting • Minimal adaption of required programs to sophisticated level. • Poor quality and inappropriate presentation of results • Irrelevant and or inappropriate presentation of findings • Unable to evaluate work using course concepts

Satisfactory Pass 50-64

• Research statement lists points without making connections. • Low quality and ineffective selection of hand in materials • Lacks coherence and quality of hand in investigation • Lacks coherence and quality of hand in analysis • Ineffective methods of referencing and formatting • Minimal adaption of required programs to sophisticated level. • Low quality and minimally effective presentation of results. • Low quality and minimally presentation of findings. • Minimal evaluation of work using course concepts.

Good Credit 65-74

• Research statement makes connections between points but does not create an overall scope or argument of the nature data set.

• Somewhat appropriate and substantiated hand in materials • Somewhat coherent and quality of hand in investigation • Somewhat coherence and quality of hand in analysis • Somewhat effective methods of referencing and formatting • Somewhat sophisticated and independent adaption of programs • Good quality and somewhat effective presentation of results • Somewhat relevant and or partially effective presentation of findings • Good evaluation of improvement to work using course concepts

Very Good Distinction

75-84

• Synthesises points into concise and thorough research statement • Appropriate and substantiated hand in materials • Coherent and high quality hand in investigation • Coherent and high quality hand in analysis • Adaptation of effective methods of referencing and formatting • Sophisticated and independent adaption of programs • Quality and effective presentation of results • Relevant and effective presentation of findings • Evaluates improvement of work using course concepts

Outstanding High Distinction

85-100

• Highly coherent. Synthesises points into concise and thorough research statement. Beyond expectation.

• Highly appropriate and substantiated hand in materials • Highly coherent and highest standard of hand in investigation • Highly coherent and highest standard of hand in analysis • Highly effective methods of referencing and formatting • Highly sophisticated and independent adaption of programs • Highest quality and highly effective presentation of results • Highly relevance and effective presentation of findings • Rigorously evaluates improvement of work using course concepts


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Assignment 2 / Learning step 4 and 5 (Total 20%)


Deliverables: Take your 500 word abstract from Week 3 and reduce the Research aims and motivation (200 words); Research observations and objectives (200 words); Research Question 100 words) to 100 words for Research aims and motivation and Research observations and objectives. Keep your research question to a 100 words as it is. In order to get again to 500 words in total add 50 words for Methodology and 100 words for Background research. The remaining 150 words should be used for speculation about what your project is about and what the benefit of you project for architecture, urbanism, built environment or computational design could be. Submit this improved abstract till Friday of Week 5 till 5pm as an email to your supervisor.

STUDENT NAME :

STUDENT #:


1 Are research aims and motivations clearly defined?

2 Are research observations and objects listed so they can lead to a research question?

3 Does the thesis have a clear research question?

4 Critical discussion on referenced texts and resources?

5 Is the field of enquiry specific enough for a bachelor thesis?

6 Is there a methodology outlined that reflects back to the research question?

7 Does the thesis include a critical discussion on selection in text.


FEEDBACK:



Assignment 2 / Learning Step 4 - 5: Assessment Criteria





Good Credit 65-74




75-84



85-100




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Assignment 3 / Learning Step 6 – 8 (Total 50%)


Deliverables: For WEEK 8: At this point in you’re your supervisors are expecting around 1000 words about your background research where you explain which kind of books or studies you have referenced, what kind of projects you have looked at and why and so one. At week 8 your supervisors need to be convinced (and they only are convinced when reading the text, saying what you want to write will not convince anyone!) that you have gained sufficient knowledge in the area of your thesis. Further pick up the work from the previous weeks (Week 3 and Week 5) and extend the Research aims and motivation (500 words); Research observations and objectives (400 words); keep the Research Question with 100 words. DELIVERABLES for week 12: Please write around 500 words why your project matters in referring to work by others. What have they done and maybe not achieved but you have. Again keep in mind that you might be situated in an office and the office had an interest in your project or gave you a project because they could only achieve so much and needed your help. This is one way to demonstrate the significance. DELIVERABLES in week 13: Presentation of plans, sections, elevations, sketches, animations, renderings, prototypes, scripts and similar in the exhibition layout format presented and discussed at the beginning of the semester. Only projects following the overall layout will be accepted for the graduation show!

STUDENT NAME :

STUDENT #:


1 Has there been progress on Learning steps 1 – 5?

2 Did knowledge gained through research develop into a design idea

3 Critical discussion on selection in text.

5 Deliver a physical model from a quality that reflects the student’s ambition to work in a design discipline after graduating.

6 Deliver drawings and documentations to describe design intention and outcome


FEEDBACK:



Assignment 3 / Learning Step 6 - 8





Good Credit 65-74




75-84



85-100




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Assignment 4 / Learning Step 9 (Total 20%)


Deliverables: DELIVERABLES for week 13: Presentation of plans, sections, elevations, sketches, animations, renderings, prototypes, scripts and similar in the exhibition layout format presented and discussed at the beginning of the semester. Only projects following the overall layout will be accepted for the graduation show! DELIVERABLES for week 15: Write up a last chapter in your thesis with around 500 words and discuss and outline the topics listed above. DELIVERABLES in week 15: Short 15 minute presentation outlining the work over the semester. Students will produce and hand in on the day a final thesis outcome as a 4 - 6000 word report in form of a journal article describing and discussing their project. The report outline in detail: (1) Research aims and motivation; (2) Research Objectives; (3) Research Question; (4) Methodology to answer question; (5) Background Research; (6) Case study or the specific project students worked on; (7) Significance of Research by position it to the work by others (Test cases); (8) Evaluation of work; and (9) Conclusion. Format is defined through template given to students at beginning of semester.

STUDENT NAME :

STUDENT #:


1 Has there been progress on Learning steps 1 – 9?

2 Did knowledge gained through research develop into a design idea

3 Critical discussion on selection in text.

5 Deliver a physical model from a quality that reflects the student’s ambition to work in a design discipline after graduating.

6 Deliver drawings and documentations to describe design intention and outcome


FEEDBACK:



Assignment 4 / Learning Step 9: Assessment Criteria





Good Credit 65-74




75-84



85-100




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9. Course assessment feedback strategy

Students will gain information about their process in class via 3 basic levels.

Firstly, The goals of the class are clearly defined in the course outline and discussed at the beginning of each Assignment and the learning steps within the assignment in the weekly lecture. Here students will understand how their performance relates to the broad goals of the course.

Secondly, students will get feedback in each class (during the three tutorial hours) upon their performance. Tutors will help students in one-to-one sessions to discuss and analyse how successful they have been at addressing the task and its criteria of each assignment and the learning steps within the assignment.

Thirdly, students will get feedback in each class (during the three tutorial hours) in how their response to the assignment and the learning steps within the assignment could be improved. Tutors will help students in one-to-one sessions to discuss and analyse how improvements could be made and which resources students could consult for an improvement.

10. Resources 10.1 Readings, textbooks and UNSW Library resources Essential readings

Following books and texts are part of this class and are useful for defining a methodology for the thesis. Items to be purchased by students are marked with an (*), items that are at the UNSW library are marked with an (~) and online items are marked with an (^)

Groat, L. N. & Wang, D. C. (2013). Architectural research methods; Wiley, New York, Edition 2nd

Ratto, Matt (2011). ‘Critical Making: Conceptual and Material Studies in Technology and Social Life’, The Information Society, 27, 4, pp. 252–260

Critical making: text and information on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_making; (Accessed: July, 2014).

Agre, Philip E. (1997). ‘Toward a Critical Technical Practice: Lessons Learned in Trying to Reform AI’, in Bridging the Great Divide: Social Science,

Wodiczko, Krzysztof (1999 [1994]). ‘Interrogative Design’, in Critical Vehicles: Writings, Projects, Interviews, ed. by Krzysztof Wodiczko (Cambridge, MA; London: MIT Press), pp. 16–17

Fuller, Matthew and Sónia Matos (2011). ‘Feral Computing: From Ubiquitous Calculation to Wild Interactions’, Fibreculture Journal, 135, pp. 144–163

10.2 Online resources Learning resources

Online resources are covering mainly skills needed in Grasshopper and Rhino. Help for Grasshopper can be found at:

• www.grasshopper3d.com

• www.idda.com

Help for Rhino can be found at;

• www.rhino3d.com

• www.idda.com

Social network resources

UNSW CoDe has a Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Youtube account and all lecturerare using these accounts to share information with their students. Thus please join and follow us on @UNSWCoDe (for all above listed networks) we will use “UNSW” + “CODE” + the course number as a hash tag to help finding the relevant info (for this course #UNSWCODE3200). Feel also free to post images of your design on social media using the hash tag.

Video resources

Most lectures given in this course have videos embedded as part to illustrate what projects are and look like as well as give background knowledge to fabrication



methods. In general I found these videos on the internet by searching either in Google or Youtube via the use of a search term. Naturally the lecture shows only one video out of potentially dozen of video clips. Thus search the internet for good clips and share them using social networks and use “UNSW” + “CODE” + the course number as a hash tag to help finding the relevant info (for this course #UNSWCODE3200).

Presentation resources

Final presentation poster template to be used for the Graduand Exhibition will be posted to students in mid semester. It is a requirement to use this template with the fonts and logos embedded in the template. Any alterations of the format will exclude you from the Graduand Exhibition.

Studio class requirements

It is expected that you will bring your laptop with the below mentioned software packages to each class. Not bringing a laptop means we cannot look, comment and help you with your work, as we do not run this class in a computer classroom. Using your friend’s laptop means that he or she cannot work in the time given in class and thus is not an option either.

11. Expectations The lectures and the tutorials are an integrated part of this class. Missing out on lectures will have the consequence that your will miss out on seeing and hearing about projects, ideas and concepts relevant to understand the essence of the grand narrative of this years final project. We have assured that we have invited a range of experts that will help you with your project and also offer you contact to leading firms and potential employers. It is expected that you will take minutes at each meeting and bring the minutes and the actions out of the minutes back to the following class. CoDe aims to facilitate projects from leading practices as a research and investigating topic for graduation project. Being offered a project by a company is not guarantied it is like a job application.

You as a student can pitch your skills to the company and the company with the help of the CoDe lecturers will decide if you are the right person for the project. To be clear this is an offer for the top students! Consequently we expect from students with a project that is part of an office a very high level of professionalism. You are representing UNSW at the company and there are students in the years to come who want to work and do their research project with the company as well so make sure that your behaviour will allow them to do so. Further, even it is not guaranteed but being in an office, presenting your project to people there and meeting key stakeholder might give you a foot in the door for a later employment and again this depend highly on your attitude and what you will deliver. CoDe and the industry partner have also a further expectation upon students embedded in offices. Both parties, academia and industry, have a strong interested in publishing results (your work) together with you at international conferences such as CAADRIA, eCAADe or more specific conferences depending on your topic. If is expected that you will support UNSW and the industry partner in preparing this document (normally around 5000 words). The final writing is done by the academic supervising your project, but he/she needs material to work with – which you will provide. If you experience and difficulties please refer to Special Consideration, Late Work and other policies in the BE Policy Outline at: https://www.be.unsw.edu.au/sites/default/files/upload/pdf/currentstudents/LearningTeaching/BE_AcademicPolicyOutline2014.pdf

12. Learning experience and teaching strategies

The graduation studio requires a comprehensive expertise level suitable for a bachelor degree, thus revisiting all skills demonstrated in previous years. The course will give students the step by majoring in one of the seven path within


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the program. Through the structure of the course students are able to conduct a project and test and apply all skills previously learned, in a supervised and mentored environment, applied in a industry context and reviewed by industry partners. The last graduation project should prepare them for the work live and enable students to make contacts to industry prior to their graduation. The teaching strategy sees student gaining knowledge in structuring a bachelor thesis proposal in form of an opening (Week 1) lecture + workshop (research methodology class for bachelor thesis) that also re-sets the scene of the ‘Grand Narrative’. Students will have then weekly lectures by a group of industry and academic experts in the ‘Grand Narrative’ and group meetings (Week 2 – 14) to discuss their progress and any problems being encountered. Each of the seven paths will have a suitable expert tutor that will supervise students. During the session there are a number of Assignments as “milestones” including precedent studies and seminars that the students complete. In order to assess their skills and monitor the progress of their thesis / final project the course has two key objectives in week 2 – 14: Firstly, students will produce as a final thesis outcome a 4 - 6000 word report in form of a journal article or conference paper style submission (that can be later submitted via the supervising tutor and depending on the quality of the outcome) describing and discussing their project. The report outline in detail: (1) Research aims and motivation; (2) Research Objectives; (3) Research Question; (4) Methodology to answer question; (5) Background Research; (6) Case study or the specific project students worked on; (7) Significance of Research by position it to the work by others (Test cases); (8) Evaluation of work; and (9) Conclusion. This is the format for all projects and the projects form the main part to underpin the research and outline the direction. Each of the nine thesis details has an assignment deadline as outlined in the assignment description.

Secondly, The Graduation Project outcomes are exhibited in a public exhibition. Here students will hand in the project work in Week 13 and CoDe staff members internally assess the work, all work is then showcased to the public. The Final Presentation is in Week 15 at the exhibition location. In addition to the weekly face-to-face contact, students will produce webpages (blogs) documenting their week’s progress.

13. OH&S and workshop training Please discuss with your tutor in week one if you plan to use the workshop in order to get OH&S training in place.

14. Course aims Course Aim 1: The Course will apply all previously learning skills in the degree and employ knowledge on projects and challenges provided by industry and practice. Course Aim 2: Student knowledge gained up to this point are tested on a ‘Grand Narrative’ umbrella to investigate the impact of computation on contemporary topics coming from the Arts, Music, Politics, Society, Business, Science and Technology, to name but a few

15. Learning outcomes At the successful conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

1: Demonstrate graduate skills through design, computational literacy and thinking.

2: Show research skills that enable students to conduct a research project that includes a written thesis, which outlines the structural thinking that leads to the result of a project.

3: Position the work within a global theme (Grand Narrative) and analyze a project’s needs to determine the appropriate tools for the task.

4: Structure ones work regarding to a timeframe and deliverables and complete, document, communicate and present a project in a professional manner.



16. Course Graduate Attribute

17. Built Environment and UNSW Academic Policies

The Built Environment Protocols and UNSW Policies & Procedures document supplements this course outline providing detail on academic policies and other administrative matters. It is your duty as a student to familiarise yourself with the expectations as not adhering to them will be considered as academic misconduct. Ignorance of the rules is not an acceptable defence. The document can be found in your Moodle course as well as: http://www.be.unsw.edu.au/student-intranet/academic-policies It covers:

• Built Environment Student Attendance Requirements

• Units of Credit (UOC) and Student Workload

• Course and Teaching Evaluation and Improvement (CATEI)

• Academic Honesty and Plagiarism • Late Submissions Penalties • Special Consideration - Illness &

Misadventure

• Extension of Deadlines • Learning Support Services • Occupational Health & Safety

CODE1150 course Graduate attributes Learning outcome

Activity/Assessment

H / Scholars who are digitally literate 1,2,3,4 Learn Grasshopper and digital fabrication skills and apply them via use of machines.

A / Scholars who are understanding of their discipline in its interdisciplinary context

3,4 Capable of using hardware and software and translate this knowledge into different contexts.

D / Scholars who are able to apply their knowledge and skills to solving problems

1,2,3,4 Able to apply parametric concepts through scripting to solve problems

I / Leaders who are enterprising, innovative and creative

1,2,3 Learning state of the art design and production processes

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