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Select a project from the following to discuss, Benchmark School Innovation Lab, SHOP Architects https://www.benchmarkschool.org/academics/innovation-lab New Lab, Marvel Architects https://www.architectmagazine.com/technology/the-new-lab-opens-inbrooklyn_o Open Works, Cho Benn Holback and Associates http://www.cbhassociates.com/projects/details/open-works-2/ Or digital fabrication itself: https://www.architectmagazine.com/project-gallery/cabin-of-3d-printedcuriosities_o While the list above provides general information and a starting point for investigation, additional work will be required to fully research the projects. Please give the following information about the project and digital processes: a. project name b. architect/engineer c. geographic location d. Describe the digital processes used to generate, document or build the design. e. What, if any, influence did the digital process have upon the final product? Shape or form of the design? Materiality or fabrication? Production techniques? f. How did the idea of fabrication, the role of making, have an effect upon the project? g. Did you find anything especially intriguing or interesting about the chosen project?

Develop the main structure of a business plan for a Pizza company business.

Develop a position on an ARGUABLE topic that is important to you, one that you feel strongly about. However, please don’t choose the following topics: abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia, legalization of marijuana, climate change, and potentially a few more. These are TOO BIG. Work with me to find a related, less broad, topic. 2) Make sure your topic is narrow enough that you have an angle on the issue AND so that there is some type of policy component. Ex: The topic “Obesity” is too broad and hard to argue both sides. Instead, you could argue FOR healthier cafeteria food or stronger PE policies for K-12 students, or AGAINST soda/snack machines in schools. Your topic proposal should 1) Identify the topic 2) State an interest in or connection you have to the topic 3) Provide some background to the topic (even if you don’t quote from sources yet) 4) State a position or claim (even though claims sometimes change during research)

A memo is a short piece of communication to a reader who wants to be enlightened. You need to pay attention to two things: organization of ideas and the structure of your writeup. Why do we write a case memo? A good reason for the memo exercise is to help you prepare for class. Students find the writing process helps them pay more attention to detail and dive deeper in to the issues. But there are also applications of this skill in practical terms. If a manager asks you to consider a problem and share your thoughts in a short memo (e.g., an email), you are to both define the problem and provide insight. A summary of the facts is not going to be too helpful (as the manager knows the facts already). Your memo must add value by either helping the manager understand the problem better or providing some suggested actions. If you were 4 the manager who are seeking advice, how would you judge the quality of a memo? Most likely by how much new insight it provides. How should a case memo be structured? • Have a clear introduction: what my memo is about and how you plan to make your case. No need to be long. • A memo is not a summary of the case, but an analysis • Focus on a core issue (e.g., if the case ends with two questions, you may choose to focus on one) • Have a core argument and state your position early in the memo (don’t make your reader wait; no need to create suspense) • Layout your evidence in a logical manner. Let the facts and your analysis speak for themselves. Avoid statements like “I strongly believe…” • Support argument will facts and evidence from the case. (Avoid citing subsequent developments and information outside of the case.) Be specific and avoid generalities. One useful test: if you replace the name of the company with Starbucks and the memo still make sense, it is too general.)

For an economy of your choosing (NOT the US). Write about the following: How healthy is the patient? Support your case with data and analysis. Remember: be careful to read any graphs you are using note the units on both axes and the title of the graph remember to say if the data is real or nominal, quarterly or annual Why has this patient not been healthier over the last ten years? What policies have succeeded or failed – choose at least three and explain.What is the finance ministry/government trying to do to improve things? Explain why what they are doing will help.Most central banks provide very useful accounts about their economy and their monetary policies. Many of their websites are in English in addition to the local language. For example, the Bank of Japan puts out regular “Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments.” These are all in English and provide a very comprehensive analysis of their health checks that you can use. Many central banks have a policy committee, just like the US and you can read their reports for example here (Links to an external site.). Central banks use historic data but they also try to look forward so their reports provide a view on the economy’s future health. You will want to look at some quality economic commentary from outside the government or the central bank. The problem with economic commentary is not where to find it but how to choose which of the millions of commentaries to read. For further ideas to answer questions 2 and 3 you might try the Economist, the Financial Times or the Wall Street Journal. Remember to reference the notes on plagiarism and general instructions about assignments in the syllabus. RUBRIC How healthy is the patient? Support your case with data and analysis. Remember: be careful to read the graphs you are using remember to say if the data is real or nominal, quarterly or annual.Why has this patient not been healthier over the last ten years? What policies have succeeded or failed – choose at least three and explain.What is the finance ministry/government trying to do to improve things? Explain why this will help.

Watch Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind for this essay and write about the Psychoanalysis and trauma theory (Sigmund Freud) moments and how they relate to the movie.