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Just breathe. Then…

Ask yourself, do I want to devote the next seven months working on this project?

Yes, then you are ready for Thursday.

Maybe, then you need to schedule a meeting with your potential group and flush out details.

No, then send Nancy and I an email. Better to get separated now than divorced in March (trust me).

On Thursday: We will talk about research and how it applies to the capstone course and proposal – focusing on citations, navigating our website and databases, keyword searches, and just generally setting up appointments!

The we will take pictures of the capstone groups to appear in the fall newsletter and at graduation, so be sure to attend!

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Capstone Groups are forming!

Wow, this is so exciting. Your passions and skills are coming together this week to form the capstone groups you will commit your entire senior year of study to. Here are the next steps (due before class starts on Miro):

  • If your capstone idea appears on the YELLOW board: rewrite it and paste this new improved version on Problem Statements Moving Forward. (Fiona, Tasheem, Suman and Liam, that you)
  • If you have a Community Partner, then add your bio (3-4 sentences) to the Community Partner Bio board. This explains to your community partner who you are and what skills you bring to the table. This is a shorten version of your personal statement. More info here.
  • If you are a free agent: You are looking for a project to join and should complete the free agent card. Use Yassine’s as an example.

Tomorrow we will help you co-create capstone groups for our formal announcement on Thursday!

by Nancy Bernardo

For Thursday 15 September

Greetings!

A few things to prepare for Thursday.

  • Take your pitch off the board if you don’t want it to move forward OR if you joined a community partner already.
  • If you remove your problem statement you are welcome to write a new one. Please post this new one to 1.0 Board.
  • If problem statement is still on 1.0 board (first version) and you still want to pursue it, you must rewrite it to move on to next steps. Rewrite and post onto Board 2.0 (second version).
  • REMINDER: For those rewriting statements please research and look to see if there are ideas like yours already out there. If so, what are they? How would yours be different? If you can’t come up with something better than what’s out there, the project is not viable.
  • FINALLY: Really think about who this project is helping, who is your audience? 
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Community Partner (recap) + Tuesday

Thank you for your attention and thoughtful questions to our community partners.  Please find their pitches linked below:

For Tuesday: If you think you want to join a community partner for your capstone experience, you do not need to write a problem statement for Tuesday. If you want to pitch a capstone of your own design for your peers to join, then please translate that idea into a problem statement and post to Miro (linked below):

  1. Post your problem statement in MIRO. (by 9/13)*

Everyone complete the readings in module 1. Understanding the Design Process.

Tuesday IN CLASS we will vote on whether problem statements are a viable capstone.

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Welcoming our Community Partners

Our class is on zoom today where we will hear from our THREE potential community partners for this capstone year. We have hand picked these community partners because each partner is open to collaboration. There is no fixed project outcome. These partners embrace the challenge of co-creation and agreed to the process of conceiving, designing, building, and launching a project by May!

Please ZOOM (Use this link to Join our Zoom Meetings
Meeting ID: 961 4568 2000) on time. Our first speaker will start promptly. You will hear from:

  • RCDS Northwest Middle School Media Center Spokesperson and librarian, Deb Ortenzi and principal Rodney Moore
  • The Adirondack Council’s Clean Water Expert, Blake Neumann
  • The UR Health Lab’s Assistant Director Meghan Plate and members of her team

Once they have pitched, we will save plenty of time to ask them questions.  We look forward to seeing you on zoom.

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5 Clarifications.

Steph and Nancy’s TOP Five things that need clarified:

  1. Complete the readings in Module 1 for Thursday so we are all on the same page about HCD and problem statements. This is all you need to do for next class.
  2. The community partnerships: Options for your capstone year would be to join a community partnership (if you are so inspired) and work with one of our partners after you hear their pitch Thursday –or- you can design your own capstone and present a problem you want to share with the class on Tuesday 9/13.
  3. Another question arose about the voice thread assignment. It did not require audio or video – it was a chance for you to showcase your skills and a way for us to get to know each other.
  4. Let Nancy AND I know if you have questions by emailing us both!
  5. NEXT CLASS is on ZOOM!

 

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Can you hear me?

It was nice see you and hear you today. Sorry you could not hear me, it was hard to convey my enthusiasmso excited for working with you when I was pretty much MUTE! At least we had Wifi (better than yesterday).

A reminder to please complete the following for Tuesday:

  1. The Academic Honesty Quiz. (…and Watch the Creative Commons Video if you have not seen it yet )
  2. Set up a time with your partner to interview them so you can complete the assignment due next class. All the info you need to know about the biography assignment is on Blackhole Blackboard
  3.  Still need your Adobe Suite license? Email Jennifer.Sherwood@rochester.edu

Have a great weekend!

 

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