From 74a492ea12b0794229580979734198d04d8c3734 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jen Mankoff <jmankoff@cs.washington.edu> Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 11:32:26 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Updates to the final project --- assignments/project-proposals.md | 18 +++++++++++------- assignments/project.md | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) diff --git a/assignments/project-proposals.md b/assignments/project-proposals.md index 93dca1f..2db65bf 100644 --- a/assignments/project-proposals.md +++ b/assignments/project-proposals.md @@ -2,16 +2,16 @@ layout: assignment published: true -title: Final Project -code: hw7 +title: Final Project Proposal +code: hw7a assigned: Feb 7, 2023 due: - <strong>Post and comment on ideas on Ed</strong> by Feb 10, 2023 -revised: February 5, 2023 +revised: April 12, 2023 -objective: Make the world slightly more accessible +description: Propose a project to make the world slightly more accessible --- * TOC @@ -46,7 +46,11 @@ This homework may contribute to - Your participation grade, as a percentage of completeness (all required parts are present) ## Length & Difficulty -We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students +We do not have details on how long this single piece of the final project usually takes students. However, overall students report a median of 7.5 hours per week plus meetings during the four weeks of the project. Some things students commented on regarding the project include: +- "I appreciate the open-endedness of this project. It gives a good opportunity to apply what we have learned, combined with the knowledge we have brought to this course." +- "I really enjoyed working with [disabled mentor]" +- "I like how open ended the project is, and it made for a really interesting last session with a wide variety of presentations." +- "Learned a lot through the project" # Details To complete this assignment, you will need to do the following @@ -68,8 +72,8 @@ We want to avoid creating [Disability Dongles](https://blog.castac.org/2022/04/d ## 2. Write 4 paragraphs summarizing the idea Your write up should include the following information - - **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What is the gol, and how will you implement it - - **Paragraph 2:** How does it address disability justice? Define the two principles you selected and explain how your idea furthers them. + - **Paragraph 1:** What will you do? What first person evidence did you find for this idea? Provide a brief summary and links. + - **Paragraph 2:** How does it address disability justice? Define the two principles you selected and explain how your idea furthers them. - **Paragraph 3:** How will you validate your idea - **Pargaraph 4:** Why is this feasible (timeline, etc) diff --git a/assignments/project.md b/assignments/project.md index fda3c70..3672728 100644 --- a/assignments/project.md +++ b/assignments/project.md @@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ due: - <strong>Final presentations and deliverables due</strong> Final Exam Timeslot, March 14, 6:30pm, 2023 -revised: February 5, 2023 +revised: April 12, 2023 -objective: Make the world slightly more accessible +description: Make the world slightly more accessible --- The goal of your final project is to build an accessibility technology or make an existing technology more accessible. Some examples of what people have done in the past include: -- GitLab