CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024:
Sustainability Design Thinking
CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024:
Sustainability Design Thinking

CEE 176G/276G | Summer 2024: Sustainability Design Thinking

Summer 2024 Student Design Project PortfolioSummer 2024 Student Design Project Portfolio

🖥 Read Me! Primer on our Notion Website

Welcome to the CEE 176G/276G Sustainability Design Thinking Notion website
Class Session Outlines, Notes, etc. Section
Student Design Journals Section
Library of Interesting Stuff

💡 Design Thinking Process

EmpathizingDefiningIdeatingPrototypingTestingCommunicating

🗝️ Key Concepts

✔ Creativity

✔ Connectivity

✔ Human-Centeredness

Class Session Outlines, Notes, etc.

Session Notes

Assignments

Warm-Up Assignment: Convergence Exercise (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm on Wednesday June 26, 2024)
Bonus Assignment: Selfie+Highlights Bio-sketch (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm on Wednesday June 26, 2024)
Optional Work: Add your portrait from the Sketch-Your-Neighbor exercise into your Design Journal.
Homework Part A: Observational & project ideas notes in Notion (due in Notion Design Journal by 12:00 pm Friday June 28, 2024)
Homework Part B: Preliminary problem statement (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 1, 2024)
Homework: Finalize problem statement. Write a working title. Compose CCPs and PoVs for Design Project 1 in Notion (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Wednesday July 3, 2024)
Homework Part A: Conduct interviews or survey, & incorporate results into CCP & PoV (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 8, 2024)
Homework Part B: Propose Top 3 Solutions (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 8, 2024)
Homework Part A: Make a prototype (physical model & sketches) for Testing next class (bring to class meeting on Wednesday July 10, 2024)
Homework Part B: Document the prototyping work in Notion Design Journal (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Wednesday July 10, 2024)
Homework Part C: List the form, function & emotional features that you want tested (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Wednesday July 10, 2024)
Homework Part A: Using your test results, iterate your prototype. (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 15, 2024)
Homework Part B: Conduct test of your iterated prototype (schedule test sessions with classmates; same or new testers ok) (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 15, 2024)
Homework Part C: Document MVP & MVP+ of your final prototype in Design Journal. (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 15, 2024)
Homework Part A: Elevator Pitch (due Wednesday July 17, 2024)
Post Your Elevator Pitch Slides HerePost Your Elevator Pitch Slides Here
Homework Part B: Spec Sheet (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm Monday July 22, 2024)
Homework Part C: Short Video (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 22, 2024)
Homework Part B (continued): Spec Sheet (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm Monday July 22, 2024)
Homework Part C (continued): Short Video (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Monday July 22, 2024)
Homework: Mini-Proposal & Workplan (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Wednesday July 24, 2024)
Homework: Make a prototype (due in-class on Monday July 29, 2024)
Homework: Journey Map (due in Notion Design Journal by 2:30 pm Wednesday July 31, 2024)
Homework Part A: Prepare Elevator Pitch (due in class Monday August 5, 2024)
Post your Team Elevator Pitch HerePost your Team Elevator Pitch Here
Homework Part B: Prepare 3D Physical Model (due in class Monday August 5, 2024)
Homework Part C: Prepare Spec Sheet & Self-Reflections (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm on Wednesday August 7, 2024)
Homework Part C (continued): Prepare Spec Sheet & Self-Reflections (due in Canvas by 2:30 pm on Wednesday August 7, 2024)
Homework: Prepare for Poster Session (due in class Wednesday August 14, 2024)
Homework: Prepare Spec Sheet & Self-Reflections (due in Canvas by 6:30 pm on Saturday August 17, 2024)

🎯 Project 3 - Team Design Journals

Project 2 - Team Design Journals

Project 1 - Student Design Journals

Library of Interesting Stuff

🚫CEE 176G/276G: Teaching Team Planning Page