Participation

=Class Participation= For class participation, students are required to contribute to the on-going development of the class wiki. This wiki will be the central gathering point for working on ideas, building design knowledge and hosting resources for furthering class understanding.

Continued success of the wiki as a learning resource requires thoughtful and frequent input from the class. This means that students who contribute regular and relevant assets for the class, will achieve a higher level of participation.

In the spirit of wiki, contributions are not individually "owned" but can be seen as collaborative documents and therefore public property for all members to edit and improve. However, to deal with the academic realities of evaluation, each student will create a page that outlines their important contributions and links to the referring page.

There are two components of wiki participation:

Content
Contributing specific content to the class wiki will include thematic entries.
 * 1) First posting Benchmarks/Best Practice is due Mar 13
 * 2) Ongoing contributions to group projects - April 30
 * 3) Ongoing contributions to group projects - May 27

Community Building
The success of this wiki depends on a sustained effort by community members in fostering an active intellectual space. This a shared space, in which the community is accountable for its own development. Community building may include (but not limited to) :
 * organizing wiki pages - if you see something that needs changing, //then change it//
 * class notes- if you want to re-iterate/reflect/expand on themes discussed in class, //then do it//
 * summarize readings - if there is a reading assigned, //then post your summary// to highlight the important features
 * content updates - if you recognize that some content is missing or needs upadating, t//hen update it//
 * building resources - if you discover a resource like an article, website, product, YouTube video, event, case study, designer, studio, //then post it// (but don't forget to annotate to underscore the important parts you found or your opinion on it)
 * FAQ - if you have a question, then ask it...and better yet, if you know the answer (or have a good idea of where to find it), //then answer it//

Overall, if there is something that is posted that you think needs fixing, //then improve it...// it's your space to learn and enjoy


 * This will be ongoing throughout the term and will require frequent attention**

Activity Log
Each student will post and maintain an activity log to accurately map their individual wiki participation. In this way, you will keep a running of account of your significant contributions to include:
 * 1) Brief description of contribution
 * 2) Date of entry
 * 3) Hyperlink to the referring page

Include a link from your name in the Student Alias page

Grading Breakdown
The total weight for this is 20%