Schedule
IDS 101-27 College Colloquium: Algorithmic Art, Fall 2012

The schedule below is tentative and may be subject to change.
Links will appear at time of the schedule/assignment dates.
Texts: Processing, by Casey Reas and Form+Code in Design, Art, and Architecture, by Casey Reas and Chandler McWilliams

Opening Days Schedule

Day
Time
Topics, Readings & Assignments
Important Information Items
Thursday
Aug 23
 class: 4:15-5:30pm Overview Bring hard copy of Summer Assignment.
Friday
Aug 24
 9:10-10:10am, Ford 202: Film: Between the Folds
convo: 10:30am-noon
class: 1:30-3pm		 Convo discussion questions & Summer Assign Convo Questions are due.
Saturday
Aug 25
 class: 10:30am-noon
lunch w/ CC: noon-3:00pm		 Introduction to Processing Writing Assignment 1 (WA1) handed out.
Reading: Form&Code is due.
Monday
Aug 27
 class: 9am-10:30am
academic advising meetings: 10:30am-3pm		 Turing Test for Creativity Reading: Turing test is due.

Regular Schedule: TuTh: 12:50-2:20pm

Week
Topics
Important Assignment Information
Notes
1
Aug 28/30
 Turing Test
More Programming		    
2
Sept 4/6
 Review WA1
Processing and
  Design Principles		 Tues: WA1 due.
Thurs: Programming Assignment 1 (PA1) handed out.		  
3
Sept 11/13
 Tues: Discuss What is an Image?
Thur: Visit from Library.
  Critique PA1		 Tue: Reading Assignment due (first part of What is an Image?)
Thurs: PA1 due.		 ADD/DROP Deadline: Sept 11
4
Sept 18/20
 Writing: How to make an argument.
Thur: Visit from Writing Center		 Writing Assignment 2 (WA2) handed out.  
5
Sept 25/27
 Work on Writing for Paper Thurs: First paragraph and outline of WA2 due in class  
6
Oct 2/4
 Peer review of papers & examples of artists Thurs: Draft of WA2 due in class for peer review Fri/Sat - Prof Orr away at a CCSC-NW conference.
7
Oct 9/11
   Continue to work on WA2 CR/NC Deadline: Oct 10
8
Oct 16/18
 Artists & Algorithms, Wiki Tues: WA2 is due
WA3 and Presentation Assignment Handed out		 Fri - Mid-semester day
9
Oct 23/25
 Tues: Peer review draft presentation topics.
Elements of a good presentation.
Thurs: practice presentations. 		Tues: Draft presentation topic is due.
Reading assignment: Computational Aesthetic Evaluation - see WISE.
 
10
Oct 30/Nov 1
 Tues & Thurs: Student Presentations   Withdrawal Deadline: Nov 2
11
Nov 6/8
 Tues: Student Presentations
Thurs: Peer review of WA3 paper intro paragraph
    Reading assignment discussion.		 Thurs: Reading assignment due.
Thurs: First paragraph and outline of WA3 due in class.		  
12
Nov 13/15
 Tues: Peer review of WA3 drafts
Thurs: General Advising Issues
Schedule individual advising meetings. 		Tues: Draft of WA3 due in class for peer review Advising begins for Spring: Nov 13
(lasts for 2 weeks)
13
Nov 20
 More Advising Tues: WA3 is due Thanksgiving - Tuesday is the last class.
14
Nov 28/29
1st year Students Register for Spring: Nov 28 & 29