GRADUATE STUDIES
Contemporary Art, Design & New Media Art Histories
CADN 6B09 MRP/Thesis Proposal
Criticism & Curatorial Practice
CRCP 6B04 Thesis Proposal
Digital Futures
DIGF 6A17 Program!
DIGF 6B14 CFC Media Lab Prototyping
DIGF 6C03 MDes/MFA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry
DIGF 6C06 MA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry
Interdisciplinary Art, Media & Design
IAMD 6A01 Thesis Proposal
IAMD 6C01 MFA/MDES Individual Studio I
IAMD 6C04 MA Directed Academic Study
IAMD 6C05 Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio/Research
Inclusive Design
INCD 6B01 Unlearning & Questioning
INCD 6B07 Inclusive Art, Design & Communication
Strategic Foresight and Innovation
SFIN 5B91 Special Topic in Strategic Foresight & Innovation: Guerrilla Futures [course code & title change, 2014-03-25]
SFIN 5B92 Special Topic in Strategic Foresight & Innovation: Media Ecology, Design & Foresight [course code & title change, 2014-03-25]
SFIN 6A03 Business Model Innovation 2
SFIN 6A04 Leading Innovation 1
SFIN 6A05 Leading Innovation 2
SFIN 6A07 Business Model Innovation 1
SFIN 6B08 Major Project Proposal
CADN 6B09
MRP/Thesis Proposal
3.0 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13
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 | Studio/seminar
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13
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 6A17
Program!
1.5 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 5: June 30 to July 18, Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 to 13:00
Instructor: Tindale, Adam
A technical skills-based programing introduction that is taught alongside the history and theory of computer science: the invention of mathematical logic by Boole, the first mechanical computer by Babbage and modern computing by Von Neumann and Turing. Students learn logic, basic computer architecture and hands-on practical training in an object-oriented imperative computer language. Programing is a creative task and like writing and it takes many years to establish true mastery. However, the course establishes solid foundations and it is based on the idea that a deep understanding of context will lead to better acquisition of skills.
DIGF 6B14
CFC Media Lab Prototyping
3.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 2: May 12 to June 23, Mondays and Wednesdays, 17:00 to 20:00
Instructor: Puckett, Nick
The course initiates with a pitch by students to a panel of experts who will give feedback based on feasibility: demand, technology, commercial, viability, production, and funding. The same panel will reconvene on the final class to assess the progress made and give advice for future development.
DIGF 6C03 MDes/MFA Thesis Stage 1: Foundation and Industry
6.0 Credit-hours | Thesis
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13, Thursdays, 10:00 to 13:00
Instructor: O'Mahony, Marie
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 | Thesis
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13, Thursdays, 10:00 to 13:00
Instructor: O'Mahony, Marie
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 | Studio/seminar
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13, Tuesdays, 11:50 to 14:50
Instructor: Rauch, Barbara [updated 4-4-2014]
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 12 to August 13
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 6C04 MA Directed Academic Study
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13
Instructor: Principal Advisor
Students undertake directed study in their primary academic discipline with their Principal Advisor, integrating elements of their secondary discipline in the formulation of an interdisciplinary academic practice.
IAMD 6C05
Advanced Interdisciplinary Studio/Research
6.0 Credit-hours | Studio
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13
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 | Studio/seminar
Duration 7: July 28 to August 15, 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 | Studio/seminar
Duration 6: June 16 to June 27, Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 9:00 to 17:00
Instructor: Shea, Geoffrey
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 5B91
Special Topic in Strategic Foresight & Innovation: Guerrilla Futures
3.0 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 7: July 28 to August 15, Tuesdays, 18:30 to 21:30 and Fridays, 8:30 to 17:30
Instructor: Candy, Stuart and Watson, Jeff
Note: Enrolment open to senior undergraduate students. Requires recommendation of Program Chair and approval of Graduate Program Director.
"In order to work, fantasy needs to be rooted ten feet deep in reality." - Maurice Sendak
Many artists, designers and entrepreneurs aim to bring the future to life: the Guerrilla Futures studio offers a unique approach to doing just that. Co-taught by a professional futurist and a game designer, you will systematically picture how alternative worlds could unfold; manifest your own visions playfully and compellingly in a range of media; and make these narratives available in the real world, via live urban interventions for unsuspecting audiences to encounter. Prepare to imagine rigorously, explore genuine change, and learn first-hand the joys – and hazards – of unsolicited transmedia storytelling.
SFIN 5B92 [CANCELLED - updated 2014-05-07]
Special Topic in Strategic Foresight & Innovation: Media Ecology, Design & Foresight
3.0 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 2: May 12 to June 23, Fridays, 8:30 to 14:30
Instructor: Logan, Bob [updated 4-4-2014]
Note: Enrolment open to senior undergraduate students. Requires recommendation of Program Chair and approval of Graduate Program Director.
Media Ecology, Design and Foresight will explore the many insights that Marshall McLuhan and other media ecologists have to offer the designer and foresighter. We will come to understand how every technology and medium creates an environment of services and disservices. We will study the effects and impacts of digital media from a McLuhan perspective making use of his Laws of Media. We will also examine the work of those that influenced McLuhan’s thinking including Harold Innis as well as contemporary scholars who make use of McLuhan’s approach to media studies including Clay Shirky, Doug Rushkoff, and Katherine Hayles.
SFIN 6A03
Business Model Innovation 2
1.5 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 4: June 2 to June 27, Mondays and Wednesdays, 13:00 to 16:00
Instructor: Harfoush, Nabil
Building on Business Model Innovation 1, students will be introduced to concepts of sustainable business models and methods to improve the sustainability of organizations. Students will also learn to identify all the stakeholders involved in a business model. They will be introduced to governance structures in corporate and public organizations, and will learn about conventional as well as innovative policy development processes. They will practice identifying policies and regulations critical to the success of their business model and how they can engage in influencing policy and regulation-making processes.
SFIN 6A04
Leading Innovation 1
1.5 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 3: May 12 to May 30, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 to 12:00
Instructor: Kerr, Helen
Prerequisites: SFIN 6C02 Foresight Studio
This studio-seminar focuses on the development of skills in analyzing and communicating the need for change within communities and organizations. Students will study models of change and leadership choices, as well as explore communication and provocation tools for stimulating new thinking. Key concepts covered include: understanding frameworks for change within systems and structures, understanding leadership models and principles within contexts and envisioning change through tangible future modeling.
SFIN 6A05
Leading Innovation 2
1.5 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 4: June 2 to June 27, Mondays and Wednesdays, 9:00 to 12:00
Instructor: Kerr, Helen
This studio-seminar focuses on the development of skills in leading and implementing innovation. In a convergent process, students will develop innovation blueprints and test and model implementations for strategic proposals. Key concepts covered include: understanding types of innovation, positioning innovation (business entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, innovating inside corporations/institutions, intellectual property), overcoming barriers to innovation (financial, legislative, structural, attitudinal) and establishing the value proposition.
SFIN 6A07
Business Model Innovation 1
1.5 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 3: May 12 to May 30, Mondays and Wednesdays, 13:00 to 16:00
Instructor: Harfoush, Nabil
A key instrument for enterprise success is the business model. Business model innovation is now considered a major innovation field, equal to or more significant than product and service innovation. A good understanding of business modeling is therefore critical for making change. Students will be introduced to the essential components of an effective business model and will learn to use a visual tool for analyzing existing business models, developing alternative ones and evaluating them. They will apply a design-thinking approach in the development of a business model implementation plan.
SFIN 6B08
Major Project Proposal
3.0 Credit-hours | Studio/seminar
Duration 1: May 12 to August 13
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.
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