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title: Documenting Design
page_type: course
track: Reflection
course_type: Short Course
feature_img: /assets/images/2024-25/year-1/t-1/documenting-design.jpg
img_caption: Leonardo Da Vinci, Codex Atlanticus. Milan | Biblioteca Ambrosiana
course_type: Seminar
feature_img: /assets/images/2024-25/year-1/t-1/documenting-design.png
img_caption: Illustration generated with artificial intelligence using DALL·E and ChatGPT, inspired by Leonardo da Vinci's codices, incorporating emerging technologies.
faculty:
- pablo-zuloaga
ects: 1
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By embracing this perspective, students will gain a deeper understanding of how design projects evolve, fostering the ability to reflect on their work and effectively convey it to others. Utilizing documentation as a narrative logbook, students will appreciate its value as an instrument that captures the creative voyage and provides a context-rich narrative for sharing with fellow designers, colleagues, and audiences interested in the design process.

1. Understand the concept of Documentation in design practice.
2. Apply narrative storytelling techniques to communicate the creative process and design decisions effectively.
3. Develop coherent and engaging narratives in the form of a design logbook.
4. Reflect on design work through documentation and narrative analysis.
2. Documentation tools and resources.
3. Website taxonomy.
4. Website development.
5. AI as a tool for documentation.

### Methodological Strategies

- Invert evaluation
- Case studies
- Project-based learning
- Peer learning

## Schedule

=== "Session 1"

**Class on Documentation and Website Reflections (2 hours)**
**Class on Documentation (2 hours)**

- Introduction to Narrative Documentation in Design Practice
- Importance of documentation for creative projects
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=== "Session 2"

**Follow-up and Tips Class (2 hours)**
**Documentation Tips and Tools (1.5 hours)**

- Review and feedback on the student's initial website documentation
- Addressing common challenges and questions related to website upkeep
- Tips for compelling storytelling through multimedia elements
- Encouraging students to explore innovative ways of enhancing their narratives
- GitBook and Mobirise as a tool for documentation
- Techniques for showcasing design decisions and iterative progress
- Encouraging active engagement and communication with peers on documentation

=== "Session 3"

**Website Review (1 hour)**
**Website Review + AI Tools for documentation (1.5 hour)**

- Encouraging students to explore innovative ways of enhancing their narratives through AI.
- Rules for AI use and documentation.
- Individual website reviews and assessments by the instructor
- Analysis of each student's narrative documentation and reflections
- Analysis of each student's narrative documentation
- Feedback on narrative coherence, clarity, and visual presentation
- Identifying strengths and areas for improvement in the storytelling process

=== "Session 4"

**Website Review (1 hour)**
**Website Review (1.5 hour)**

- Continued individual website reviews and feedback
- Collaborative website reviews and feedback from other classmates
- Addressing specific concerns and doubts related to documentation
- Final tips and suggestions for long-term sustainability and ongoing website maintenance

=== "Session 5"

**Design Dialogues Preparation (1.5 hour)**

- Crafting narratives for their first Design Dialogues
- Communicating scientific ideas to others
- Tips for the design dialogue communication and presentation



### Methodological Strategies

- Invert evaluation
- Case studies
- Project-based learning
- Peer learning

## Deliverables

Updated website using the suggested taxonomy structure and the considerations given in class.
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| Percentage | Description |
| -----------------------| ------------------------------------ |
| 30% | **Website Taxonomy**: Using the correct Taxonomy in your website to organize the information. |
| 30% | **Website Completeness**: Having the website updated with the required content at the reviews. |
| 40% | **Website Taxonomy**: Using the correct Taxonomy in your website to organize the information. |
| 40% | **Website Completeness**: Having the website updated with the required content at the reviews. |
| 20% | **Classmates Assessment**: 10% assessment of 2 classmates websites. 10% suggested assessment by 2 classmates. |
| 20% | **Personal Reflections**: Reflecting in class about the learnings and having the final reflection on the website. |

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