Guidelines

Assignments

• The week by week assignments as well as signed talks and presentations can be found in this spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LVPk7OmhUpddOixnL7hCac3oQGZJfU2UoV2SM9Q5IcE/edit?usp=sharing
• Please send me your writing or other materials via email. Links are fine, too.
• It helps if you put [Decoding Nature] in front of the email subject.

Critical Work and Documentation

Notes

• Make notes in a sharable doc like Google Doc or on you blog/Wordpress site

Papers

The standard writing requirement for all core courses is to write papers of formal, polished writing.

• Write clear, grammatically correct prose
• Develop well-reasoned and persuasive arguments
• Use evidence to make points
• Engage with the thinking of others
• Credit and cite appropriate sources accurately according to the Chicago Manual of Style https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Writing informal pieces

• 3000 to 6000 characters
• Pictures and figures are highly recommended
• Post contain links to all related sources, all documentation uses citations according to the Chicago Manual of Style https://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html

Other forms of expressions

• This is an art class. Many assignments and the projects offer different ways of creative and artistic expression. The use of creativity is highly appreciated.
• Any variety of expression might substitute an essay.
• For any format, however, proper documentation on the thoughts and creative process is required. This might however be informal and brief.

Interactive Media

Code

• Source code has to be published on GitHub or equivalent repository
• Code has to be commented

Documentation

• Documentation of the project in form of a pdf is mandatory. It can be more text-based or more slides-like, however it must explain the rational, design principles, and in particular refer to all sources used.
• The documentation should enable the installation and application of the project.

Talks and presentations

• 10 to 20 minutes long
• Followed by questions and discussion
• Can use any form of presentation technique (any form of media)
• Documentation and material is shared with the class afterwards