BFA DT Thesis Writing the Thesis 2 Doc

WEEK 3

Anezka SebekFebruary 12, 2013

What is Thesis?

What we know

What we know we don't know

What we don't know we don't know

What is Thesis?

Iterative production of artifacts becomes argumentation. 1. Ontology2. Epistemology3. Axiology4. Rhetoric5. Methodology

How do we know what we know?

Iterative production of artifacts becomes argumentation. 1. Ontology-the nature of existence2. Epistemology-the nature of knowledge3. Axiology-embedded values and points of view4. Rhetoric-vocabulary, language structure5. Methodology-the process behind what we

are seeking or trying to prove

BFA DT Thesis 2 Paper

http://bfadtspring2013thesis2.files.wordpress.com/2012/12/bfadtthesispaperformat2.pdf

Research Questions(10 min)PT. 1 talk about it PT2 write about it

Research Questions help save time and needless searching. This is the same for designers/artistsand researchers everywhereI am researching X ____________________Because I want to find out who/how/what/whyIn order to understand X___________________

CONTEXT

Research: we do it to find our CONTEXT in the specific realm of knowledge we are engaging in and what remains to be an open question where we can contribute our voice in the form of a project or answer to a problem or problematic.

Map your thesis: MAP 1(20 min)

http://cmap.ihmc.us/download/ What values are embedded in your thesis?(axiological) Who is your thesis for? (demographics: age, gender, education, location, class, image of your user/participant )Who will use it and how/where? **contact user group/mentors/collaborators**Will it change how people think? (art)Will it change how people use or perform something?(design)

Map Pt 2

Take the map you just made and write about each node you created. You can use the annotation mode of CMAP first and then use the annotations to create an outline for your paper.

Epistemology

Look at each point in your outline.How do you know what you know?(epistemology) ANDWhat dilemma/problem/issue does your thesis address? Tell the story of your thesis (narrative)Who cares? Why is this important?

Rhetoric (5 min)

Glossary-distinct 5 words that define your thesis - What is the language of your thesis?(rhetorical)The vocabulary and language of your thesis. Is there a special language you are using? What do the words you are using mean?

What is the object/experience? Pt 1 (5 min)Share Pt 2 (5 min) Write

What is the nature of the artifact/prototype? (ontology)Why is your artifact the best way to address your thesis dilemma/problem/issue?

Method – Time - Materials

What is the methodology?(methodological)What are all the things you need to do to get this project on its feet? People, materials, space/time. (even if you are making small iterations or an assemblage of projects)

Production Calendar

Make a detailed list of everything you need to do from now until March 18th. You have 35 daysThis breaks down to 840 hoursLess 8 hrs a day for sleeping/eating 280 hours Less 175 hours of commuting Less 75 hours for your other classes Less 105 hours for toileting and general maintenance of lifeYou have (roughly) 205 hours to get your project to a finished state if you don’t WASTE Time.

Pomodoro (20 min) Time Analysis

Pomodoro (20 min) Time Analysis

Elevator Pitch:

http://www.alumni.hbs.edu/careers/pitch/

What Do Prototypes Prototype?

Stephanie Houde and Charles Hill: Pretend you are finished with your thesis:Write: Iteration production-what will it take? Materials/space/resources? Implementation?

What will it take to exhibit/launch this project?

What Do Prototypes Prototype?

Stephanie Houde and Charles Hill: Prototypes provide a means to a. Examine design problemsb. Select the focus of a prototype to answer

design questions: what it does and does not explore

c. Evaluate whether the prototype works or not

What Do Prototypes Prototype?

Stephanie Houde and Charles Hill: Pretend you are finished with your thesis:Write: Artifact –what is its form? Who will use it? Who will be changed by it? Where will we see it? Prototype- what is the iteration meant to prove: Look and feel (concrete experience of the project)? Role it will have in the user’s life?

What Do Prototypes Prototype?

Stephanie Houde and Charles Hill: