Assignment title: Information
WELCOME TO DEB100 Week 4Activities
Reviewing the lecture
Intro to Assignment 2
The Ecology domain – Intro to the 4 foci under Ecology.
Debrief and reflect
Homework for the next 2 weeks.
WORSHOP TUTORIAL WEEK 4
Timing (80 mins)
10
20
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5 5In teams: 5 minutes
Discuss the three case studies that were discussed in Lecture in relation to
the DOMAINS of Ecology, Economics and Culture:
• Pruitt-Igoe
• High Line Park
• Inclusive Toilets
Class discussion: 5 minutes
LECTURE IN REVIEW – 15 MINUTES• DOWLOAD AND READ THE BRIEF
(Tutors to put on screen)
ASSESSMENT 2 – CASE STUDY REPORT
(20 min)CASE STUDY REPORT – FRAMEWORK
These are examples only, and they are very simplified, feel free to modify your framework,
as long as it answers the brief.
Introduction : 250 – 300 word
Introduces your exemplar, why is it interesting, why did you choose it?
Briefly introduce your 3 foci and their relevance.
Introduce the structure of your report/framework.
OR
Body: (1000 - 1200 words)
Part 1 - Foci 1
What works, what doesn’t
Part 2 – Foci 2
What works, what doesn’t
Part 3 – Foci 3
What works, what doesn’t
Conclusion: 300 – 350 words
Summarises your findings, concludes and
presents potential opportunities for
improvement.
Body: (1000 - 1200 words)
Part 1 - Foci 1
What works, What doesn’t + opportunities for
improvement.
Part 2 – Foci 2
What works, What doesn’t + opportunities for
improvement.
Part 3 – Foci 3
What works, What doesn’t + opportunities for
improvement.
Conclusion: 300-350 words
Summarises your findings and concludes.
+• Please note that your ideas must be supported using research and
academic resources.
• This report requires you to use critical thinking, and must connect
with what you have learned throughout the semester.
• Use QUT Harvard referencing style.
• A research module will be available for you online from week 5
under your Assessment folder, you must read through it at the latest
during week 7 as it will help you with the process of finding
resources and references, so the earlier the better!
ASSESSMENT 2 – CASE STUDY REPORTECOLOGY
ECOLOGY ECONOMY CULTURE
INVISIBLE
MATERIALS
UPCYCLE,
DOWNCYCLE
SPEED, SIZE,
LOCATION
BIOREGION,
BIOME
LOCAL OR
GLOBAL
PUBLIC, PRIVATE,
NON-PROFIT
LOST
VALUES
BORROWING FROM
THE FUTURE
HUMAN
NEEDS
COMMERCIAL
CULTURE
FAST AND SLOW
KNOWLEDGE
NATURE IN
CULTURE
Domain and Foci table, refer to brief for further details –
choose one foci from each Domain.INVISIBLE MATERIALS
“Although we might think that the material aspects of an artifact are the most
obvious ones – it’s made of wood or it’s made of metal – in fact the true
material applications of our designs are largely invisible. This invisibility
occurs through different mechanisms » (Thorpe, 38)
In teams – 5 minutes:
Any examples of invisible materials? What are these “mechanisms?”INVISIBLE MATERIALS
MATERIAL
ESCAPE
STOCKPILE
ORIGIN AND
CONTENT OF
MATERIALS
PRODUCTION
Class Discussion 5 minutes MATERIALS
http://allamericanfence.net/composite-fencing-vs-wood/
https://ohsonline.com/Articles/2015/11/17/CCPs.aspx
http://www.ccsutlery.com/store/product951.html
http://ichainnel.com/en/news/912946_z8nnyt-ladaimage-optimises-warehouse-managementandlaunches-new-facilities-with-infor-sceINVISIBLE MATERIALS
STOCKPILE
PRODCTION
MATERIALS
How to make things beHer, using design?
• Considering the life cycle of your product/object/thing, from the very beginning
with the harves