Course Number: IAT 392
Credit Hours: 3 (lecture-tutorial-lab)
Course Description
Part of the 9-12 Credit ItaliaDesign Field School
curriculum. Field school instruction is in three phases: (1)
Vancouver: methodology and preparatory research work; (2) field study
on-site in Italy, and - upon return to Vancouver - (3) synthesis
and writing-up of research and final arguments. This course fulfils
one half of phase 2 fieldwork in Italy.
Student work is primarily in Rome, the hill towns of Tuscany, and Florence. It requires using design and social science field methodologies to organize observations made of daily life and its expression in cultural patterns. Pattern “languages” provide a taxonomy, linking prior scholarship to student field work. This work in turn provides historical roots to understanding contemporary Italian design and design industry.
Prerequisite: Completion of 48 credits
Recommended: None.
Corequisite: IAT 391/ IAT 393 (ItaliaDesign Field School).
Special Instructions: None.
Course(s) to be dropped if this course is approved: None.
Will this be a required or elective course in the curriculum; probable enrolment when offered?
Elective for all SIAT streams. The Field School has an interaction design focus and so the Interaction Design stream is the primary audience. The expected registration would be 10-15 students per offering. Field School runs annually or bi-annually, in spring intersession. The program is open to non-SIAT majors. Preference in selection is given to SIAT majors.
Indicate Semester and Year this course would be first offered and planned frequency of offering thereafter.
First offering: Spring 2006.
Which of your present CFL faculty have the expertise to offer this course? Will the course be taught by sessional or limited term faculty?
Russell Taylor, Ron Wakkary, Jim Budd (all CFL faculty)
Are there any proposed student fees associated with this course other than tuition fees?
No.
Is this course considered a `duplicate' of any current or prior course under the University's duplicate course policy? Specify, as appropriate.
No.
Note: Senate has approved (S.93-11) that no new course should be approved by Senate until funding has been committed for necessary library materials. Each new course proposal must be accompanied by a library report and, if appropriate, confirmation that funding arrangements have been addressed.
Provide details on how existing instructional resources will be redistributed to accommodate this new course. For instance, will another course be eliminated or will the frequency of offering of other courses be reduced; are there changes in pedagogical style or class sizes that allow for this additional course offering.
This course has been running since 2004 in SFU Surrey curriculum.
Does the course require specialized space or equipment not readily available in the department or university, and if so, how will these resources be provided?
No.
Does this course require computing resources (e.g. hardware, software, network wiring, use of computer laboratory space) and if so, describe how they will be provided.
Software:
Basic Surrey lab setup: Adobe Package: After Effects/
Illustrator, Photoshop and Macromedia Flash
Understanding the roots of Italian innovation
Introduction to Italian Cultural Studies
Contemporary Italian Culture Awareness
Introduction to Italian design history and culture (1 week)
Field Studies: Rome and environs (2 week)
Field Studies: Tuscany and the Agrarian Town (1 week)
Field Studies: Florence and the modern City (2 weeks)
Field Studies: Contemporary Milanese Design (2 weeks)
Grading
Grading
will be based on team based course projects.
Required Text Books
John Foot. Milan Since the Miracle
John Foot. Modern Italy