Week 2 (synchronous)- group formation, topic selection
SYNCHRONOUS SESSION online through MS Teams (link will be sent via school email and shared here as well)
Objectives and outcomes:
- meeting "in person" and getting to know your colleagues better
- selecting topics for projects
- finalizing groups for projects (based on the topic selection)
- clarifying any issues concerning the course organization
Based on the discussion in the last breakout room about your selected topic and its specification, upload a short summary of the points about your selected topic in the forum in IS. Try to think of a project that might be related to that topic. BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE! BE REASONABLE (you will be able to spend only approximately 3 weeks planning and 4 weeks executing the project)! If you are not sure about the project don't worry. You can offer a more general idea, or several options that you were thinking about. You can decide in the following week based on the feedback.
Only 1 person uploads the summary for their group.
Give information about:
- What specific problem or need in your community or environment did you select to work on?
- What will you do to answer this need/solve the problem (= what is the solution you will offer)?
- HOW will you do it (solve that problem)? = What project will you create? (study, poster, prototype of a product, lecture, artwork, ... )
- Who will directly benefit from your project (who is your target audience)?
- What are the main tasks you need to do to complete the project?
- Indicate the group members and the group manager (these can change throughout the semester, but it is highly advised to have a “group manager” role).