Matthew Ziff, Associate Professor
Office: W 353 Grover Center
Telephone: 740. 593. 2869
E-mail: ziff@ohio.edu
Office Hours: m : 11-12, t: 12 -2, th: 1-2, f: 11-12
Course Syllabus
Course: HCIA 202 Environmental Design Studio II, Spring Quarter 2009
Call # 03757
Credit Hours: 4
Prerequisites: HCIA 201 & 201A & HCIA 202A concurrent
Time: MW 1:10-5:00
Location: Grover Center W 327
Course Description: Investigation of basic environmental design process, ideation, communication, and application and evaluation of materials. Students must maintain a computer workstation in the design studio for this course.
Required Text(s): no textbook. there may be selected readings with advance notice.
Final Exam:
Monday, June 7: 2:30pmTuesday, June 8: 2:30 pmWednesday, June 9: 2:30 pm Thursday, June 10: 2:30 pmthe final exam times will be used for final presentations. the times listed are set by Ohio University and may not be changed. each student is required to attend all final critique sessions. the specific schedule of presentations will be determined after the IA faculty coordinate all IA studio critique sessions.
Attendance Policy:
attendance is mandatory. it is expected that you will be at your desk and working from the beginning of class through the end of class. if you are not at your desk and working, a message indicating where you are and why you are there is considered appropriate. you are allowed to miss two (2) studio classes without any penalty. more than two (2) absences, regardless of the reason,, will lower your grade for the course.
do not 'waste' your two allowed absences. save them for a moment when you really need them. each absence in excess of two (2) will reduce your course grade by one-half letter grade. absence from eight (8) or more classes will result in failing the course.
Late work:
late work is unacceptable in the design profession. work that is late will be downgraded, one letter grade for each week that it is late.
the companion statement to these is that deadlines must be appropriate and reasonable, and i will monitor our progress and
make adjustments if necessary.
Course work
I. Design Projects: 85% of total course grade
The design explorations undertaken in this studio are concerned with four conceptual beginning points, each of which will be the subject of your individual design work.
There will be four projects this quarter. Each project will be increasingly complex, and elements of the previous project will be used in the next project.
The four conceptual beginning points are:
I. Geometry: 20%
II. Nature: 15%
III. Fabrication: 20%
IV. Universal Design: 30%
Each of these represent entire worlds of exploration that lie at the very heart of what designing environments for human beings is about.
II. Substantive discussion with me about your design project work: 10% of total course gradeIII. Positive and productive attitude toward the work undertaken within this course: 5% of total course grade
Grading:
The grade for this studio course is based on three things:
1. The quality and the amount of design work you produce/make/show
2. The degree to which you take part in the activities and spirit of the course
3. The degree with which you engage me with your ideas, your questions, your exploration
To receive a grade of 'A' for this course you must:
produce high quality visual work: you must work in a consistent format, with quality tools and quality materialsproduce a substantial amount of such worktalk with me in an interesting and intelligent way nearly every class about your work: you and I must develop an intellectual relationship through your design work and my design teachingdemonstrate a productive and positive attitude toward the work you are exploring and creatingTo receive a grade of 'B' for this course you must:conduct yourself as described above, in every regard, except that most or all aspects are not as well done, or as thoroughly done. A grade of 'B' will mean that you did a pretty good job of most of your work, but you did not impress me with the high qualityof all aspects of your work, and your engagement with the course environment.To receive a grade of 'C' for this course you must:conduct yourself in a minimally acceptable way for our program. A grade of 'C' is the minimum acceptable grade for our studio courses. A grade of 'C' means that your work, and your engagement with the course has not been impressive in any way, but it is minimally acceptable.To receive a grade of 'D' for this course means:your work, and your engagement with the course, as described above, has been unacceptable in nearly every regard. A grade of 'D' means that you will have to re-take this course, next year. It also means that you cannot continue on in the IA program studio sequence until next year, after you have re-taken this course. To receive a grade of 'F' for this course means:your work, and your engagement with the course has been entirely unacceptable inevery way, or that your attendance was insufficient to allow you to pass the course.
Required Supplies:
it is not possible to specify all materials and supplies that you may use this quarter, because each student will have substantial choice/independence in how they pursue the design, and the presentation, of their project ideas in much of the work we will undertake.
Required of All Students
a fully functioning computer at your workstation, along with a digital camera, scanner, and printera blank paper sketchbook, (paper without lines, decent quality paper, no smaller than 6" x 9")a supply of colored pencils, graphite pencils, erasers, and other fundamental drawing materialsone 12" roll of yellow tracing paperone reasonable quality pen (the definition of 'reasonable' is: a pen that you would want to keep for a year or more) NO BALL POINT PENS ARE TO BE USED FOR SKETCHING!! a traditional fountain pen is recommended, but a good felt tip or roller ball will be fine. The best fountain pen to get, for the money, is a Lamy 'Safari'. The web link below is a reasonable place to obtain this pen.http://www.fountainpenhospital.com/collections/collection.asp?CK=52&MFG=18a supply of matboard, glue, and other materials that you may wish to use in making physical models