Schedule

Week (Beginning)	Summary
1 (Jan 15)	Introduction to IoT and Connected Products
2 (Jan 22)	Envisioning Connectivity for Domestic Settings
3 (Jan 29)	Exploring Ambience and Tangible Data
4 (Feb 5)	Design Approaches for Networked Devices
5 (Feb 12)	Considering Connectivity
6 (Feb 19)	Looking to the Future
7 (Feb 26)	IoT Ecosystems
8 (Mar 5)	Final Presentations

Detailed Schedule

Week 1: Introduction to IoT and Connected Products

Tuesday Jan 15

• General Introduction to the course.
• Introduction to IoT and ‘the Disappearing Computer’
• Introduction to Creative Project I: Augmented Objects

Due For Class

• Logistics Assignments (see Canvas)
• Readings Week 1: Weiser & Rose texts
• Discovery 1: Product Hunt

Thursday Jan 17

• Introduction to Particle.io framework
• Introduction to basic electronics for IoT
• Skill Dev I: Building a first connected circuit

Due For Class

• Create an account on Particle.io
• Install Particle CLI and/or Workbench

Week 2: Envisioning Connectivity for Domestic Settings

Tuesday Jan 15

• Review of Field Work Assigment
• Open Source Movement and IoT Product Design
• Getting familiar with sensors and sensing
• Designing for the Home: Discussion of Readings

Due For Class

• Readings Week 2: Bell & Kaye; Nansen et al. texts
• Discovery 2: Field Work

Thursday Jan 17

• Skill Dev II: Working with Sensors and Sensing
• Work on creative project

Week 3: Exploring Ambience and Tangible Data

Tuesday Jan 26

• Review of Creative Project
• Understanding Ambient, Tangible, and Embodied Information
• Discussion of Readings
• Introduction to Creative Project II
• Getting Familiar with outputs: Light, Movement, Sound

Due For Class

• Creative Project I: Augmented Objects
• Skill Dev II: Working with Sensors and Sensing
• Readings Week 2: Bell & Kaye; Nansen et al. texts

Thursday Jan 28

• Skill Dev III: Working with Outputs - Light, Sound, Movement
• Work on Creative Project

Week 4: Design Approaches for Networked Devices

Tuesday Feb 5

• Review of Lab Exercise
• Data-Centered and Network Focused Design
• Getting Familiar with data: Using the Particle events model

Due For Class

• Discovery III: Social Things
• Creative Project II: Social Objects - Proposal
• Skill Dev III: Working with Sensors and Sensing
• Readings Week 4: Rose; Metaproducts texts

Thursday Feb 7

• Skill Dev IV: Working with Data - Events Model
• Work on Creative Project

Week 5: Considering Connectivity

Tuesday Feb 12

• Review of Prototypes for Social Objects
• Design Responsibility + the IoT
• Introduction to Advanced Interaction

Due For Class

• Discovery IV: Internet of Worries
• Creative Project II: Social Objects - Prototype
• Skill Dev IV: Working with Data - Events Model
• Readings Week 5: Everywhere texts

Thursday Feb 14

• Skill Dev V: Advanced Interactions
• Work on Creative Project

Week 6: Looking to the Future

Tuesday Feb 19

• Review of Social Objects outcomes
• Introduction to Final Project [../assignments/studio-ecosystems]
• Team formation

Due For Class

• Social Objects prototype

Due After Class

• Social Objects documentation

Thursday Feb 21

• Lab V: Advanced Interaction Techniques
• In Class Exercise: What If

Due For Class

• Discovery V: Precedent for Final Project
• Pain Point Post Up + Individual Opportunity Reflection

Due After Class

• Design Explorations (brainstorming; e.g. repeat exercises from Week 3 and 4)
• Generate and synthesize a large volume of design proposals.
• Share concept with class on Sunday; give feedback and suggestions to groups on Monday. Refine.

Week 7: Ecosystems

Tuesday Feb 26

• Final Project: Concept Share Out
• In Class Exercise: Network Diagram Development

Due For Class

• Studio Ecosystem - concept proposal
• Studio Ecosystem - prototype spec (incl. sketches)
• Studio Ecosystem - Bill of Materials, technical needs & Hardware requests

Thursday Feb 28

• Final Project: Demo + Crit of Rough Cut Prototype
  • Short presentation on the vision and proposed prototypes design (5 minutes max)
  • Each teams prototype subgroups to bring and demonstrate their prototype
  • Critique: All groups to give feedback to other teams
• Groupwork

Due For Class

• Rough Cut Prototype

Week 8: Final Presentations

Tuesday Mar 6: Final Prototyping Session and Dry Run

• Rehearsal / Dry Run - Each team will run their 5 minute presentation.
• Prototyping support

Due For Class

• Studio Ecosystem - refined prototype & practice pitch
• Studio Ecosystem - concept video

Thursday Feb 28: Final Demonstrations

• 13.30 - 14.00: Setup and staging.
• 14.00 - 15.30: Presentations & Demonstrations: 5 minutes per team (to include vision video). Give guests a walk through of the demonstrations
• 15.30 - 16.00: Debrief: Class debriefs and reflects on the outcomes

Due For Class

• Refined Prototype
• Refined Concept Video

Due After Class

• Documentation (Friday midnight)