Every piece of graded work in the course, what it is worth, and when it is due.
Three pieces of graded work, each one asking for a different kind of mark: a first instrument built from a single constraint, a portfolio proving the crit format actually changed what you built, and an exhibition piece staged well enough to run unattended in a room full of strangers.
First Instrument
A working mark-making instrument, built to one deliberate constraint and handed to someone who has never seen it before
Due 29 March 2027 · Weight: 35%
Critique Practice
How you used the crit format across the semester — the feedback you gave, and what you did with the feedback you got
Due 13 May 2027 · Weight: 15%
Exhibition Piece
The capstone — an instrument staged to run unattended, for a viewer who gets no explanation and no help
Due 21 May 2027 · Weight: 50%