{"id":8,"date":"2011-04-01T03:15:58","date_gmt":"2011-04-01T03:15:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2011-06-30T18:20:30","modified_gmt":"2011-06-30T18:20:30","slug":"syllabus-spring","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/?page_id=8","title":{"rendered":"spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Semester Two<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Woodbury University \/\/ Media Technology<\/strong><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Course Number: <\/strong>Spring 2012 TECH 101 \/\/ Art, Science and Technology II<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instructor: <\/strong>Arno Kroner \/\/ arno@arnokroner.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>Course schedule \/\/ links \/\/ assignments updates: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A foundation course composed of introductory modules devoted to theoretical and applicable topics in art, science and technology. \u00c2\u00a0Topics may include computer graphics, computer animation, architectural visualization, computer music, recording techniques, interactive stagecraft, robotic art, and other emerging media. 3 units. Studio. Prerequisite: TECH 1o1 \/\/ Art, Science and Technology I<\/p>\n<p>The second semester is organized along a collaborative project as well as the analysis and reflection that would support it.<\/p>\n<p>Lectures occur on the first weekly class. The technology required to do the exercises is introduced on the second weekly class for use for the following week&#8217;s assignment. The results of the exercises are due a week later. Occasionally and randomly a 10 minute quiz might be given about the assigned reading (first weekly session).\u00c2\u00a0<em>Readings<\/em> are not all text, they can be web sites, movies, songs, podcasts etc. Students have to maintain a real sketch\/note book and a blog\/multimedia journal documenting their experience in the class.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essays &#8211; 1500 words +\/- 5%<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Essay #1 &#8211; You have just been appointed as State Secretary for Arts and Sciences &#8211; describe your program. How will you benefit society as a whole? What are your priorities? How will you measure the results of your actions? Who do you give grants to?<\/li>\n<li>Essay #2 &#8211; Write an argumented essay based on the following quote: &#8220;Art is I; Science is We&#8221; (Claude Bernard in <em>Quantum Consciousness<\/em> &#8211; 2004)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Grading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Midterm exam \/ presentation: 15%<\/li>\n<li>Final exam \/ presentation: 25%<\/li>\n<li>Weekly exercises: 15%<\/li>\n<li>Quality and pertinence of blog \/ sketch \/ note book: 15%<\/li>\n<li>Essays: 15%<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes: 10%<\/li>\n<li>Class participation and attendance: 5%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Project Requirements and Goals<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The primary goal of the collaborative project in this class is for the students to build connections between science and art through the skillful (and tasteful!) use of technology or perhaps demonstrate that science and art are not separate. Under the supervision and guidance of the instructor and teaching mentors and guest students will:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop a concept blending science and art. A theme might be provided as it has shown that it helps student focus. It would be very general in scope such as &#8220;What Would Leonardo Invent Today?&#8221; or &#8220;Science and Art: Reverse the Roles&#8221; or even &#8220;Create a DNA Musical Instrument&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate and document the connections of the work to society, its benefits etc.<\/li>\n<li>There are no physical constraints to the project. It can be an installation, a game, a piece of music. The instructor will guide the students in deciding what needs to be produced and what meets the requirements. Experimentation is encouraged. Emulation of existing works will be vetoed!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Content Scheduling<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Weeks 1 to 5: Intermediate Theory and Reflection<\/li>\n<li>Weeks 6 to 10: Intermediate Practice and Reflection<\/li>\n<li>Weeks 11 to 15: StudioLab Time and Mentoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Textbooks<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Same as previous semester<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Digital-Interactive-Installations-Programming-installations\/dp\/3836412985\/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1302828299&amp;sr=8-3\" target=\"_blank\">Frank Blum &#8211; Digital Interactive Installations<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creative-Code-Computation-John-Maeda\/dp\/0500285179\/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301675346&amp;sr=1-1\" target=\"_blank\">John Maeda &#8211; Creative Code: Aesthetics and Computation<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Class Reader (TBD)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Attendance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Class attendance is required and is a strong determinate to the students\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 success in the course. Roll will be taken and absences beyond 3 will lower the final grade. Students with absenteeism in excess of 4 will be encouraged to drop the course. It is important that students who are not prepared with their assignments still be present for valuable class critiques. Students should obtain 2 phone numbers from student colleagues and be prepared for the next class should they be absent.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Project Labeling and Archive Policies<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students are required to include a Woodbury ID label containing the following information on the back of all projects submitted to the instructor:<\/p>\n<p><em>class number<\/em><br \/>\n<em>class name<\/em><br \/>\n<em>semester<\/em><br \/>\n<em>instructor&#8217;s name<\/em><br \/>\n<em>student&#8217;s name<\/em><br \/>\n<em>student&#8217;s contact information.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Media should be labeled on the package, and name, class and year should be included on the media\/ disc.\u00c2\u00a0 A printable pdf of the Woodbury ID labels are available on the portal in the MCD: Animation link on the Student page.\u00c2\u00a0 Blank Avery labels may be purchased at the bookstoor. Projects will not be accepted without this information.\u00c2\u00a0 The university reserves the right to retain student work for archival purposes.\u00c2\u00a0 See the Woodbury Catalog for the official policy on archiving of student work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Late Projects<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Late or incomplete assignments and projects are discouraged and will adversely affect the students overall grade. Late projects will receive a one number grade reduction for each class meeting past the deadline.\u00c2\u00a0 Projects more than 3 class meetings late will not be accepted. Projects will not be accepted after the last regular class session. Students are required to participate in the juried final review.\u00c2\u00a0 Failure to attend the review will result in an automatic F.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Academic Honesty Policy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>See complete policy on line at: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/my.woodbury.edu\/Staff\/AA\/Shared%20Documents\/Approved%20Academic%20Honesty%20Policy.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/my.woodbury.edu\/Staff\/AA\/Shared%20Documents\/Approved%20Academic%20Honesty%20Policy.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Essential to the mission of Woodbury University is a commitment to the principles of academic integrity and ethical behavior.\u00c2\u00a0 Because the integrity of the academic enterprise of an institution of higher education requires honesty in scholarship and research, academic honesty is required at Woodbury University.\u00c2\u00a0 Adherence to the Academic Honesty Policy reflects the commitment of our community to the value of learning and our core principle of\u00c2\u00a0<strong>social responsibility<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Definitions of Academic Honesty<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>CHEATING <\/strong>is the act or attempted act of deception by which a student seeks to misrepresent that he\/she has mastered information on an academic exercise that he\/she has not mastered.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FABRICATION<\/strong> is the use of invented information or the falsification of research or other findings in an academic exercise.<\/li>\n<li><strong>FACILITATING ACADEMIC DISHONESTY<\/strong> is intentionally or knowingly helping or attempting to help another commit an act of academic dishonesty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>PLAGIARISM<\/strong> is the submission of another&#8217;s work as one&#8217;s own, without adequate attribution. When a student submits work for credit that includes the words, ideas or data of others, the source of the information must be acknowledged through complete, accurate, and specific references, and, if verbatim statements are included, through quotation marks or indentation as appropriate.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Writing Center<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Writing Center is available to all Woodbury University students and provides free tutoring for writing papers.\u00c2\u00a0 For help with papers, a student may visit the Writing Center.\u00c2\u00a0 Check the Student tab on the Portal, right hand side under Resources\/Academic\/Writing Center for an explanation of services and hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Code of Student Conduct<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>See Student Handbook online at:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.woodbury.edu\/s\/131\/index.aspx?sid=131&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=1731\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.woodbury.edu\/s\/131\/index.aspx?sid=131&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=1731<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Class Schedule<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Week 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Introduction \/\/ Class Project Presentation \/\/ Lecture: Low Tech and High Tech (Arno Kroner)<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Readings: Creative Code = Foreword, Chapters 1, 2 \u00c2\u00a0&#8211; be ready to answer a short quiz.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: invent a plant and maintain a Facebook profile for that plant\/flower for two weeks. Friend other classmates plants! Create a garden. What do plants post on their wall?<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Theory + Reflection \/\/ Lecture: Interactive Music (Speaker TBA)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <em> Creative Code = chapters 3, 4 \/\/ Watch: <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/cynthia_breazeal_the_rise_of_personal_robots.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Cynthia Breazeal &#8211; The Rise of Personal Robots<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: Create a piece of music based on solar flares or earthquakes around the world.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Theory + Reflection<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <em><em>Creative Code = chapters 5, 6 \/\/ Watch: <\/em><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/mathieu_lehanneur_demos_science_inspired_design.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Mathieu Lehanneur &#8211; Science Inspired Design<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: create an interactive machine (Arduino, Processing, Pd, Max, whatever you like) that represents your personal culture.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Theory + Reflection \/\/ Lecture: Animation and Architecture (Greg Lynn&#8217;s work)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings:\u00c2\u00a0<em><em>Creative Code = chapters 7, 8 \/\/ Watch: <\/em><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/adam_sadowsky_engineers_a_viral_music_video.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Adam Sadowsky &#8211; Engineering a Music Video<\/a> &#8211; Music Video is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qybUFnY7Y8w\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: create a board game around the theme of art, science and technology. Explain, illustrate and document on your class blog.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Theory + Reflection<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/pdf\/abop.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">The Algorithmic Beauty of Plants &#8211; Preface + \u00c2\u00a0Chapter 8: Fractal Properties of Plants (PDF) <\/a>&#8211; Watch:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/arthur_ganson_makes_moving_sculpture.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Arthur Ganson Makes Moving Sculpture<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: using hyperlinks create a treasure hunt through the various fields of science. Post it on your class blog.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 6<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intermediate Practice \/\/ Visiting Artist &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.paulvillinski.com\" target=\"_blank\">Paul Villinski<\/a> (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.emergencyresponsestudio.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">talk about the Emergency Response Studio project<\/a>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <em><em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3836412985\/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&amp;m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Interactive Installations<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em> &#8211; Introduction, Chapters 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; Watch\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/theo_jansen_creates_new_creatures.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Theo Jansen Creates New Creatures<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: choose a building in Los Angeles and record the sound(s) of that building. Create an audio piece with the samples. Post on your blog.<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"> <\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 7<strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Intermediate Practice \/\/ Visiting Scientist (JK from JPL)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings:\u00c2\u00a0<em><em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3836412985\/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&amp;m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Interactive Installations<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/em><em> &#8211; \u00c2\u00a0Chapter 4 &#8211; <\/em>Watch:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/david_byrne_how_architecture_helped_music_evolve.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; David Byrne &#8211; How Architecture Helped Music Evolve<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: using Arduino, Processing and the other tools you have available create your own version of the <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Operation_(game)\" target=\"_blank\">Operation game<\/a>. Document the process on your blog.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 8<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Intermediate Practice \/\/ Midterm<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <em><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3836412985\/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&amp;m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\" target=\"_blank\">Digital Interactive Installations<\/a> &#8211; \u00c2\u00a0Chapter 5 &#8211; Watch: <\/em><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/natalie_jeremijenko_the_art_of_the_eco_mindshift.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Natalie Jeremijenko &#8211; The Art of the Eco-mindshift<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: research and document 5 winners of the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards. On your blog demonstrate you understand what they invented. What do you think the movies still need for invention?<br \/>\nEssay #1 Due (beginning of class by PDF mailed to instructor) <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 9<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Intermediate Practice \/\/ Visiting Artist &#8211; Cindy Keefer (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerforvisualmusic.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Center for Visual Music<\/a>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0262731398\/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&amp;m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\" target=\"_blank\">Composing Interactive Music<\/a> &#8211; Chapters 1 &amp; 2 &#8211; Watch:\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/stefan_sagmeister_shares_happy_design.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Stefan Sagmeister Shares Happy Design<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/stefan_sagmeister_on_what_he_has_learned.html\" target=\"_blank\">Stefan Sagmeister Shares What He Has Learned<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: form your team for your collaborative project and start brainstorming about ideas.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Week 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>StudioLab \/\/ Mentoring \/\/ Collaborative Project<\/strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0262731398\/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&amp;m=ATVPDKIKX0DER\" target=\"_blank\">Composing Interactive Music<\/a> &#8211; Chapter 10 &#8211; Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/saul_griffith_on_everyday_inventions.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture &#8211; Saul Griffith on Everyday Inventions<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: Pitch your group ideas. Document on the project leader&#8217;s blog.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weeks 11<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StudioLab \/\/ Mentoring \/\/ Collaborative Project<strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Physical-Computing-Sensing-Controlling-Computers\/dp\/159200346X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301943035&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Physical Computing<\/a> &#8211; Chapters 9, 10, 11 (skip the programming parts) &#8211; Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/cameron_sinclair_on_open_source_architecture.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture: Cameron Sinclair on Open-Source Architecture<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: Project status updates (Class + Blog)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weeks 12<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StudioLab \/\/ Mentoring \/\/ Collaborative Project &#8211; Imagineer Visit (EG).<strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Readings: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Physical-Computing-Sensing-Controlling-Computers\/dp\/159200346X\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1301943035&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\">Physical Computing<\/a> &#8211; Chapters 13 &#8211; Watch: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/hod_lipson_builds_self_aware_robots.html\" target=\"_blank\">TED Lecture: Hod Lipson Builds &#8220;Self-Aware&#8221; Robots<\/a><\/em><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Exercises: Project status updates (Class + Blog)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weeks 13<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StudioLab \/\/ Mentoring \/\/ Collaborative Project<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Exercises: Project status updates (Class + Blog)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weeks 14<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StudioLab \/\/ Mentoring \/\/ Collaborative Project<\/strong><em><br \/>\n<\/em> <em>Exercises: Project status updates (Class + Blog)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Weeks 15<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>StudioLab Time \/\/ Collaborative Project \/\/ Final Evaluation<strong><strong><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><em>Final exam presentation &#8211; fine-tuning for showcase.<br \/>\nEssay #2 Due Date (beginning of class &#8211; emailed as PDF to instructor) <\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Semester Two Woodbury University \/\/ Media Technology Course Number: Spring 2012 TECH 101 \/\/ Art, Science and Technology II Instructor: Arno Kroner \/\/ arno@arnokroner.com Course schedule \/\/ links \/\/ assignments updates: https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com A foundation course composed of introductory modules devoted to theoretical and applicable topics in art, science and technology. \u00c2\u00a0Topics may include computer graphics, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/8\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ats.arnokroner.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}