GRADUATE STUDIES
Contemporary Art, Design & New Media Art Histories
CADN 6B09 MRP/Thesis Proposal
Criticism & Curatorial Practice
CRCP 6B04 Thesis Proposal
Digital Futures
DIGF 6C01 Intensive: Project & Prototyping Spring Institute with the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab
DIGF 6C03 MDes/MFA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry [Course code, updated: 2013-05-09]
DIGF 6C06 MA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry [Course code, updated: 2013-05-09]
Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design
IAMD 6A01 Thesis Proposal
IAMD 6C01 MFA/MDES Individual Studio I [NEW! Updated: 2013-04-05]
IAMD 6C05 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio/Research [NEW! Updated: 2013-04-05]
Inclusive Design
INCD 6B01 Unlearning & Questioning
INCD 6B07 Inclusive Art, Design & Communication
Strategic Foresight and Innovation
SFIN 5B90 Special Topics in Strategic Foresight and Innovation: Design Futures
SFIN 6B08 Major Project Proposal
SFIN 6E01 Major Project
CADN 6B09
MRP/Thesis Proposal
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
Under the guidance of the Principal Advisor, students will work on and complete their proposals for a major research paper or thesis.
CRCP 6B04
Thesis Proposal
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
This course will support the research and formulation of thesis proposals and finalize the direction of students into either the Criticism or the Curatorial stream. Thesis proposals are formulated over the summer term in consultation with the student's Principal Advisor, and are due Sept 1st. Once they have determined their stream, students will clarify their thesis topic, research questions, objectives, theoretical frameworks and methodologies. If students are developing a Thesis Exhibition they will also begin to work on developing the context, budget and location of their Thesis exhibition plans. The evaluation for the course will focus on the final approval of thesis proposal and will be a pass/fail evaluation.
DIGF 6C01
Intensive: Project & Prototyping Spring Institute with the Canadian Film Centre Media Lab
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 2: May 13 to June 26, Tuesdays, Mondays and Wednesdays, 17:00 to 20:00 [updated 2013-04-11]
Instructor: Puckett, Nick
Working in small teams, students will develop a collaborative capstone digital project, or prototype in their chosen specialty area of digital media focus, with analytical and practical feedback from faculty and industry mentors at OCAD U and the CFC Media Lab. The outcome of this intensive residential course will be the development of a digital media concept throughout an entire production cycle from ideation, concept, research, project planning, design, iterative prototyping and final working prototype through to audience identification, competitive landscape that culminates with a public presentation.
DIGF 6C03 MDes/MFA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 2: May 13 to June 24, Wednesdays, 10:00 to 15:00
Instructor: Barker, Tom and Puckett, Nick
Students review their original thesis outline made as part of the application process to the program. This is followed by industry partner meetings in which students are introduced to potential partners for involvement in the thesis. Industry support can for example include expertise, specific project contexts, access to data or users, equipment or funding. Students then begin working with a graduate faculty member as a Principal Advisor, as well as an additional faculty member as a secondary supervisor. Guidance is given at this stage to help students initiate their foundation research.
DIGF 6C06 MA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 2: May 13 to June 24, Wednesdays, 10:00 to 15:00
Instructor: Barker, Tom and Puckett, Nick
Students review their original thesis outline made as part of the application process to the program. This is followed by industry partner meetings in which students are introduced to potential partners for involvement in the thesis. Industry support can for example include expertise, specific project contexts, access to data or users, equipment or funding. Students then begin working with a graduate faculty member as a Principal Advisor, as well as an additional faculty member as a secondary supervisor. Guidance is given at this stage to help students initiate their foundation research.
IAMD 6A01
Thesis Proposal
1.5 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: McLean-Knapp, Sarah
This course will support the research process and the formulation of the thesis proposal. Thesis proposals are formulated over the summer term in consultation with the student's Principal Advisor, and are due September 1. The workshops over the summer will focus on the coming together of practice and theory. Particular emphasis will be given to the interdisciplinary nature of the work in progress.
IAMD 6C01
MFA/MDES Individual Studio I
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
Participants pursue self-directed studio work in their primary area of concentration in consultation with their Principal Advisor. Students are expected to attend periodic lectures by visiting artists, designers, theorists and cultural critics, as well as to meet individually for studio critiques with the invited lecturers. Regular interactions and critiques with the student’s Principal Advisor and invited lecturers will be an important part of this course.
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IAMD 6C05
Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio/Research
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
Students pursue self-directed work on the culminating creative project and or thesis research. Biweekly meetings with the Principal Advisor are required.
INCD 6B01
Unlearning & Questioning
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 6: July 8 to July 19, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00 to 17:00
Instructor: Treviranus, Jutta
This resident intensive will orient incoming students to the intellectual framing and approach to be employed in the Inclusive Design program. Students will: engage in critical analysis of prior learning and established assumptions regarding foundational knowledge and skills in design, development, policy, education, assessment, research and evaluation; critically examine explicit and implicit values and assumptions; practice educational engagement that encourages divergent thinking, constructive critique and attention to the full range of human diversity through a variety of learning experiences; engage in collaborative projects that develop inclusive practices and provide opportunities to reflect on common conventions that support or undermine inclusion and inclusive design; and meet mentors within a number of stakeholder groups.
INCD 6B07
Inclusive Art, Design & Communication
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 7: July 15 to July 26, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00 to 17:00
Instructor: Shea, Geoffrey, and Stedman, Nick [updated 2013-07-10]
This resident seminar and studio will serve to synthesize and explore the interrelationships of inclusive design theory and methods with art, design and communication; how the fields of art, design and communications inform and contribute to inclusive design especially as it relates to the inclusive design of emerging information and communication technology. Students will also examine how traditional art, design and communication notions and theoretical framings either support or undermine inclusion, and will be engaged in proposing inclusive art, design and communication methods by addressing specific real world design challenges. The synthesized findings will be presented in a critical analysis of the intersecting fields, illustrated through a designed real world example of inclusive practice.
SFIN 5B90
Special Topics in Strategic Foresight and Innovation: Design Futures
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to July 11, Thursdays, 17:30 to 20:30; Thursday, Friday and Saturday, June 6 to June 8, 9:00 to 17:00 (three-day intensive workshop) [updated 2013-04-11]
Instructor: Greg Van Alstyne [updated 2013-05-17]
Design Futures is a special graduate elective focused on two perspectives for influencing the future – design thinking and futures studies. Organized jointly by OCAD University's Strategic Foresight and Innovation (SFI) program and University of Houston's renowned Futures Studies program, Design Futures will be cross-listed and team-taught by both universities. Interdisciplinary teams of students from OCAD U and UH will collaborate in a hybrid format combining group work, lectures from international experts online, and face-to-face charrettes at each location. Students will develop rigorous, creative solutions for far-future scenarios while assessing implications for today, gaining insight into the integrated use of design and foresight methods.
SFIN 6B08
Major Project Proposal
3.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
Students will work with their Principal Advisor to develop their major project proposals. Their proposals will include a project/topic overview, research questions, objectives, project plan, methodology, outcomes, annotated bibliography and required resources. The outcome will be the development of a concise and articulate proposal outlining a convincing project rationale based on a thorough literature review.
SFIN 6E01
Major Project
12.0 Credit-hours | Seminar
Duration 1: May 13 to August 9
Instructor: Principal Advisor
This is the culminating work of the Master of Design in Strategic Foresight and Innovation. It synthesizes the knowledge and skills learned throughout the program and applies them in the development of a major project. Students will develop innovative and anticipatory strategies, solutions and/or implementation plans for defined challenges in the private, public or voluntary sectors. Solutions may take the form of strategic roadmaps, communications programs, products and services, or policy frameworks. The final deliverable will include a concise written document. Students will be mentored by a Principal Advisor and critiqued and evaluated by the Principal Advisor plus one additional committee member.
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