General Information

The course requires completion of weekly assignments, some of which are connected into a mini-project and larger project. For these assignments you will work individually or in teams, and will create individual or team deliverables.

The first assignment will be released by start of W02, due at your W03 workshop, and so on. Generally you will have about 1 week to work on each assignment, with some exceptions.

Checkpoints vs. Reports: Your primary deliverable mark and detailed written feedback is focused on a small number of report-type deliverables, which you will carefully prepare and we will carefully mark. Building up to each of these are multiple checkpoint deliverables. These are primarily there to keep you on schedule, and provide an opportunity to give you timely in-person feedback.

Due Dates and Times:Project assignments are due 1 hr before start of your workshop. For details, check the assignment items on Canvas.

Table of Deliverables (Tentative)

Links to assignment details to be provided when the assignment is released (generally 1.5 weeks before its due time).

Assignments and Mini-Projects (1st half of term): 17% of total course mark

Standalone Assignments

Mini-Projects

Project (2nd half of term): 28% of total course mark

Note: project elements may change prior to mid-term.

Project Part I

Project Part II

General Deliverable Format Information

Deliverable Templates:

For all deliverables, begin with the deliverable template provided in the deliverable table above for the assignment (Word doc version). You'll eventually create a pdf to handin unless otherwise instructed.

Unless otherwise specified in individual instructions, use the following specifications for your deliverables. These apply fully to Report type deliverables. Few Checkpoints require a typeset document handed in, but in those cases, follow these guidelines using common sense (e.g. font size, margins, title page, pdf).

Length:

Length (overall, and sections) deliverables are given within each assignment. Length constraints for sections are generally provided in the submission template.

Written:

• Single-spaced, 12 point font
• 1" margins
• Double-sided pages
• Page numbers

Visuals:

• Reasonably sized
• Annotated where necessary
• Clear and understandable

Also include:

• Cover page: which should include your name, student number and the date. For team or pair deliverables, list the full name and student number of each person on your team.
• Deliverable: Clearly separate sections of the deliverable using headings or other delineation so that it is clear to read.
• Appendices: Where applicable, complete as indicated in the assignment. Clearly mark each individual appendices with headers. Unless otherwise specified, appendices will not count towards the page limit. They should be a reasonable number of pages, and if they are deemed to be excessive, marks will be docked.

Generating Images for Deliverables

Many of your assignments encourage or require use of images -- photos and sketches and in some case short videos-- in electronically submitted deliverables.

• Photos: if you need use of a camera to supply photos or short videos as specified or helpful in your deliverable documentation, contact course staff to arrange borrowing a lab camera.
• Other images (sketches, collages, etc): Some items will reproduce better via scan than photograph. For this please use a scanner.

Take reasonable measures to reduce file sizes.

General Marking Scheme

Checkpoint deliverables: your TA will apply a simplified mark scheme in-person and focus on in-person feedback at a design review sesson in a workshop, and will focus on your progress, direction, problems and planning.

Report deliverables: Custom marking rubrics will be supplied in advance. You'll see a balance between content items, and presentation (understandable and professional; requirements followed; completeness, overall quality including but not limited to depth, thoughtfulness, thoroughness, justifications, resourcefulness, creativity, etc).

At all times, any member of the course staff welcomes feedback on this from students -- e.g. in its assistance to you in focusing your work; helpfulness of the feedback you receive; and any other suggesions you might have.

Viewing Your Marks

Marks will be shared with you as formatted mark sheets for each deliverable and for your overall mark at course midpoint and end.

To get your personal 344 mark reports, check Canvas.