Abstract - brief overview of the project - one or two paragraphs.

Introduction- hypothesis, explanation of what prompted your project idea and what you hoped to achieve.

Process - describe in detail the method/s used to actualize project.

Discussion/Observations- results and conclusions obtained from your exploration, process, effort. How did the process affect the project. How did the project evolve and change as your exploration grew and production ensued

Conclusion - summarize your results; possible ways in which the project could be expanded in the future.

Acknowledgements & References - brief statement stating the names of people and places that assisted your work. Books, magazines, journal, articles, interviews that you used to do your research. Ask each person’s permission that you interviewed to print their name, title, work address and work phone number.

PRESENTATION:

You will each be allowed approximately 20 minutes for the presentation and class discussion.

There will not be time to cover the entire subject. In your presentation, you should cover only the facts, ideas and conclusions or controversial matters which seem most important to you.

Have a clear message that you can describe in a sentence or two. “Brainstorming is a personal thing that needs to be enabled… ” , “It is important to try clothes on before buying them…”, etc.

Have a few examples which explain or defend your message. Use the examples to make your message clear to your audience. Do not have a long list of examples which you do not cover or explain the connection to your message.

Practice, practice, practice. Know how long your presentation will take.

Do not read from your outline or use your outline as a transparency.

You may wish to have something in your hand to remind you of the main subjects about which you wish to talk.

Speak slowly and clearly, as you would to a group of intelligent people who know less about the subject than you do.

The measure of your success will not be how much you have said, but how much your audience has understood, remembers, and finds interesting.

Give less information than more.

*Second reader experiment

Assignment #1: Continue/complete thesis document.

Assignment #2: Begin to prepare final presentation (target 20 minutes); focus on 2-3 ideas you want your audience to take away from your presentation. Include ‘why’ and ‘how’ (context & inspiration, research & methodology). Experiment with ways to succinctly describe them (target 15 minutes to present and 5 minutes to discuss).

* Submit deliverables for thesis show.

http://itp.nyu.edu/help/Shows/ThesisWeek 

http://itp.nyu.edu/help/Shows/ThesisWeek#checkIt 

http://itp.nyu.edu/shows/thesis2008/thesis-time-signup/ 

Assignment #1: Prepare administrative deliverables for thesis show (title, description and URL). Update project documentation.

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April 23 (week 13) guests are Gary Markowitz and Nancy Hechinger

April 30 (week 14) guests are Red Burns and Shawn Van Every

Final presentations are Wednesday, May 7th from 12 noon to 4pm (discuss sequence)

Assignment #1: Continue work on thesis paper, document project challenges and additional adjustments to work plan

Assignment #2: Continue production work. Start to a create plan for final presentation.

* Two (2) weeks before administrative deadline for show; title, description & url officially submitted

Assignment #1: Start actively working on Thesis Document. I suggest you spend a large amount of Spring Break working on paper.

Assignment #2: Start actively building out project, move beyond prototype phase.

• Title of project
• One sentence description
• Genesis of idea (short info on inspiration, background etc.)
• What you hope to accomplish with your project (problem you hope to solve)
• Demo

Assignment #1: Based on feedback and input of outside guest (good and not so good), revise and refine your project demo, scope and/or pitch.

Assignment #2: Post update to blog no later than 3.12 and prepare to present to class with updated timeline.

Assignment #1: Refine mid-term presentation. Focus the presentation on core 2-3 ideas you want your audience to walk away with (experiment with ways to succinctly describe them).

Assignment #2: Update blog and Thesis Document outline.

Project management: study/research, plan, execute, review, repeat.

Assignment #1: Update blog, process document and time-line.
Assignment #2: Create outline for mid-term presentation. Describe the problem you took on or your creation, including:
- Concept Overview
- Concept Diagram
- Rationale
- Goals
- Audience, Location, Interaction Time
- Core Features and Functionality