Week 1 (January 20 & 22)
Introduction to Partner, Socially Engaged Design Processes
– Learn about Focus (Provided, found materials, & visits)
– Design Consortium Work
– Survey of parallel local community organizations’s communication
– Vocabulary

Tuesday January 20:
First Day Introductions / Read Syllabus / Learn about partnership / Review Class Website

Thursday January 22:
Assess, gather, organize, and analyze the partner’s brand identity, extensions, and communication materials on our Mural board.

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Week 2 (January 27 & 29)
– Learn about Focus (Visits)
– Socially Engaged Design Projects

Tuesday January 27:
SNOW DAY – Class on Zoom
Exercise Focus’ Identity Language in preparation for Ben Blount’s Letterpress Workshop
Read Universal Methods of Design (Pages 40, 42-43, 46-47, 56-57, 68-69, 102-103)
PDF on Google Drive Shared Materials

Thursday January 29:
Review readings related to planning for partner engagement during the visit.
Review engagement materials and activities.
Develop interview questions and design engagement approaches for the visit.

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Week 3  (February 3 & 5)

Tuesday February 3:
Test engagement approaches and materials with peers and/or community-informed scenarios, and and collaboratively refine them based on feedback.

Thursday February 5:
Visit FOCUS – 12:00pm

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Week 4  (February 10 & 12)

Week 5  (February 17 & 19)
Spring Recess (No Class)

Week 6  (February 24 & 26)

Week 7  (March 3 & 5)

Week 8  (March 10 & 12)

Week 9  (March 17 & 19)

Week 10   (March 24 & 26)

Week 11  (March 31 & April 2)

Week 12  (April 7 & 9)

Week 13   (April 14 & 16)

Week 14  (April 21 & 23)

Week 15  (April 26 & 30)
Last week of regular classes
April 30 — Last day

Weeks 16 & 17 
May 5 — Reading Day
May X — Final Exam

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Final Weeks
Final Presentations with Community Audience
– Public forum with FOCUS team, stakeholders residents and guests