MSCD Pre-Thesis I

This seminar introduces students in the Master of Science in Computational Design (MSCD) program to the rudiments of graduate level academic research, and offers a space to discuss inchoate research methods, questions and projects in the field. Assignments require students to gain familiarity with past and current research in the field to distinguish different research traditions, practices, opportunities and pitfalls. The course emphasizes the materialities and sociotechnical infrastructures of computing.