August 2013-Present (F2013, F2014, F2015)
Design 230 (Des 230): Design Thinking: Initiate, think, produce, change.
3credits - 3 contact hours - 25-30 students
- This 3-credit course focuses on helping students understand design thinking and how to apply it. Students have the opportunity to apply new ways of thinking to tackle a wicked problem. A team-based learning approach encourages students to regularly show their process of design, thought process (using the steps of design thinking, from inspiration to refining) and innovation. Students tackle real-life issues with tangible clients and produce a useable product and/or system. This course assumes that all people are naturally creative and just like any other skill, creativity can lie dormant or can be nurtured through an understanding of theory and practice.
- Created the syllabus, projects and rubrics.
August 2007- Present
Architecture 201 (Arch 201): Architectural Design I - Present (F2010, F2011, F2012, F2013, F2014, F2015):
6 credits - 12.5 contact hours - 15-17 students - Field trip.
- A design worth 6 credit hours focusing on contemporary design and the use of the design process to aid in creating product through building construction and investigation of human habitation.
- Created the mapping project (2011) and in collaboration with coordinators helped create project statement (2011, 2012) and syllabus.
May 2015
Design 340 (Des 340): Design Studio II - Community Awareness through Design
2 credits - 3.25 contact hours - 10-15 students
- This 2-credit studio exposes students to the reality of community awareness through design by partnering with an entity/organization in the community to create resources, activities and opportunities for the community at large, to engage with that particular entity. Research, interviews, design iterations in 2D and 3D end up morphing into an installation and database that the public and the organization have access to.
- Created the syllabus and projects.
January 2014, Mach 2015
Design 240 (Des 240): Design Studio I - Words Synthesized in 3D.
2 credits - 3.25 contact hours - 15-25 students
- This 2-credit studio focuses on the skill of idea generation and small-scale model building. Through a number of readings that focus on research in design, students analyze various words related to design (mainly design principles). Students learn how to create a series of 3D products related to these words and use these various research methodologies to study a particular material (its quality, structural integrity, use, characteristics, etc). The synthesis of the words related to design and the material qualities allows for the creation of more complex 3D systems. Students not only gain an understanding of methods of research and ideation, but also begin to understand the importance of materiality, methods of quick small-scale (sized) construction and how words can be synthesized to aid in the creation of products.
- Created the syllabus and projects.
August 2007- Present
Design Studies 102 (Dsn S 102).
4 credits - 6.75 contact hours - 19-25 students.
- A design studio, worth 4 credit hours focusing on general design principles of design arenas including architecture, landscape architecture, community and regional planning, fine arts, graphic design and interior design. Topics covered include two-dimensional and three-dimensional design, the creative process, materiality, visual order and the significance of context (cultural) in design.
- Created a guideline for a syllabus, graded projects and created a grading rubric for the project, organized reviews and advised students.
