ART 367: History of Design

Final Project: Design at the Intersection of Science, Technology, and Society Assignment Guidelines

This assignment requires you to think about science, technology, and society in relation to design, and write a paper that uses 2-5 external sources and evidence-based method of argumentation. The minimum length of the paper is 1,250 words (approximately 3 pages). That word count does not include bibliography or footnotes.

The final project is completed in three stages. All of them will be submitted via Turnitin on Canvas.

Instructions:

1. Locate and read the article “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto” by Max Bruinsma, in the academic journal Design Issues, vol. 32, no. 2 (Spring 2016), 37-42. The topic of the article is socially responsible design. It is available as a full-text PDF through the database Academic Search Premiere, accessible via the OSU Libraries website.
2. Choose an object of design that we have covered or will cover in the course. Browse the textbook; feel free to pick a recent object as well. However, cell phones are excluded (you may not choose a cell phone as the object of design to write about).
3. Choose an aspect of science or technology that pertains to the production of that object of design, for example materials (or their development), tools, methods of production, distribution, or technology used in the object (for example, personal electronics, except the cell phone). If you have questions, please consult the instructor.
4. Return to the “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto” and pick one of the ten points about socially responsible design discussed in the article. Think of what might be applicable in terms of the designed object that you have chosen to write about.
5. Write a one-paragraph proposal for your paper and submit it via Canvas by the deadline. Identify the designed object, the relevant principle of socially responsible design, and an aspect of science and/or technology in your proposal.
   1. You will receive a grade and feedback, using the rubric below.
6. Research your designed object using additional external sources (other than the course textbook), paying special attention to the role of science and technology in its development as well as subsequent production and consumption.

This is where the rest of those 1-4 sources come in.

            If you use academic sources, such as peer-reviewed articles or scholarly books, you will need to use and discuss one more source in addition to the “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto.” Your course textbook features suggestions for further reading (pp. 413-416) – that’s a great place to start looking.

            If your other sources are popular (for example, news articles), you will need to include four separate sources in addition to the “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto.”

            Whether academic or popular, your sources will need to represent at least two different disciplinary approaches and points of view.

            Regardless of whether they are academic or popular, your sources should be credible and you will need to approach them with critical thinking: weigh the information against your other sources, what you otherwise know, and consider whether the conclusions reached by your sources are credible. Consider how the author’s point of view or possible agenda (for example, the type of publication) might affect the conclusions reached.

            Be informed by your sources, but evaluate them and think for yourself!

• Revise your proposal according to the feedback and your research, and attach a list of relevant sources to your revised proposal. Submit your revised proposal and sources by the deadline.
  • You will receive a grade and feedback, using the rubric below.
• Write your paper. First, relate your object of design to one of the ten points of social responsibility discussed in the “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto,” focusing on the period when the object of design was first designed and produced. For example, if you are writing about the early sewing machine, think about the late nineteenth century. Discuss this question: Did this object fit into, or manifest, one of those ten points of social responsibility during the time period when it was first designed and used? Second, discuss this question: What difference have aspects of science and technology made in that object? Conclude with a discussion of design, science, technology, and society, using your example as a case study to think about the role of design at the intersection of science, technology, and society. Does design make a difference? If so, how does it do it? Can it do something different, or more?  

                        Make sure to address the following questions in your paper:

• What object of design are you analysing, and what cultural and historical context is it associated with?
• What is socially responsible design, according to the “Introduction of The Utrecht Manifesto”?
• How has science and/or technology contributed to this designed object?
• What difference does science and technology make (or has made) in this object, and in the world?
• Did any of the points about socially responsible design apply to this object when it was first designed and made?
• Finally, in your informed opinion, are the goals of socially responsible design compatible with continued scientific and technological advancement as they are associated with this designed object?

• Submit your paper via Canvas.

Format of the final paper:

Make sure to format your citations using one of the standards citation styles. The Art History standard is the Chicago Manual of Style, footnote style. Here is a link to an online quick guide to Chicago Manual of Style.

Timeline:

• Final Paper Proposal due at the end of Week 4 (Sunday at 11:59 p.m.). Submit via Canvas (Turnitin).
• Revised Final Paper Proposal with Sources due at the end of Week 6 (Sunday at 11:59 p.m.). Submit via Canvas (Turnitin).
• Final Paper due at the end of Week 10 (Sunday at 11:59 p.m.). Submit via Canvas (Turnitin).

ART 367 Paper Proposal Grading Rubric

Proposal: Max 10 points

ART 367 Revised Proposal and Sources Grading Rubric

Revised Proposal and Sources: Max 10 points

ART 367 Final Paper Grading Rubric

Final Paper: Max 20 points

Note that the three parts of the final project are graded separately and you will get separate grades, weighed individually, for each part.

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