===== General course structure/schedule of meetings/list of discussion topics =====

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^**Days**   ^   ^**Topic**   ^****<font inherit/inherit;;#ffffff;;#e74c3c>Homework due to the day</font>  |
|Day 1   |[[:pf20_jan-06|MON, Jan-06-20]]  |**Plastic Fantastic!?**        |Get the course books from NYUAD bookstore.  |
|Day 2   |[[:pf20_jan-07|TUE, Jan-07-20]]  |**A Plastic Era**              |  |
|Day 3   |[[:pf20_jan-08|WED, Jan-08-20]]  |**Oil & Plastic Production**   |Have read: \\ 1. //Sustainable Materials// (Introduction: p. 8–17, Plastics: p. 20–23, Molding Recycled Plastic: p. 120–125, Plastics Recycling: p. 208–211) \\ 2. //Plastic: A Toxic Love Story// (chapter 3, Cast of Characters (p. 236–239)) |
|Day 4   |[[:pf20_jan-09|THU, Jan-09-20]]  |**Plastic Polution**           |Have read: \\ 1. //Sustainable Materials// (Bio-based Plastics: p. 24–29), \\ \\ Have watched: \\ 1. [[https://www.aplasticocean.movie/#|A Plastic Ocean]]  |
|Day 5   |[[:pf20_jan-12|SUN, Jan-12-20]]  |**Plastic Fashion**            |Have finished the Mini Project //The Battle of the Bag//. \\ \\ Have read: \\ 1. [[https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/explore/fashion-and-the-circular-economy|Fashion and the circular Economy]], \\ 2. //The Upcycle// (Forword, Introduction: p. 3–22, Closing Some Loops: p. 43-44) \\   |
|Day 6   |MON, Jan-13-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  | |
|Day 7   |TUE, Jan-14-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  |Have read: \\ 1. //Sustainable Materials// (Plant Fibres: p. 94–97) |
|Day 8   |WED, Jan-15-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  | |
|Day 9   |THU, Jan-16-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  | |
|Day 10  |FRI, Jan-17-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  | |
|Day 11  |SAT, Jan-18-20                   |//<del>Fieldtrip</del>//                  | |
|Day 12  |[[:pf20_jan-20|MON, Jan-20-20]]  |**The Design of Everyday Things**                 |Have finished and uploaded the [[plastic_fantastic_19#assessment|Field-Trip Report]]. \\ \\ Have read: \\ 1. //Sustainable Materials// (Injection Molding Bioplastic: p. 104–109, Plastic Extrusion: p. 114–119)  |
|Day 13  |[[:pf20_jan-21|TUE, Jan-21-20]]  |**Plastic Furniture**                             |Have read: \\ 1. //Plastic: A Toxic Love Story// (chapter 1,2, Epilog – A Bridge (p.233–235)), \\ 2. The [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cradle-to-cradle_design|principles of Cradle to Cradle]], see also ([[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7a/Biological_and_technical_nutrients_%28C2C%29.jpg|this figure]])
 \\ \\ Have watched: \\ 1. Conversation with Susan Freinkel [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnC_YwavS5M|Youtube]]|
|Day 14  |[[:pf20_jan-22|WED, Jan-22-20]]  |**Global Perspective – \\ Politics & Policies**   |Have finished and uploaded the [[plastic_fantastic_19#assessment|Artistic Statement]] (find example [[http://www.hardmood.info/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=uvf_artistic_statement_writing_guide_scan.pdf|here]]). \\ \\ Have read: \\ 1. //The Upcycle// (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry: How We Help Organizations Optimize: p. 76–79, Upcycling Products of Service: p. 163–165, About the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute: p. 198–199, What's Next: p.211–217), \\ 2. [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hannover_Principles|Hannover Principles]]  |
|Day 15  |[[:pf20_jan-23|THU, Jan-23-20]]  |**An Outlook**                                    |Set up of exhibition: \\ 1. Have integrated the artistic statement into the poster design, and have pictures added to document the process, \\ 2. Have printed the final exhibition poster ([[http://www.felix-beck.de/nyuad/download/layout_for_exhibition_poster.pdf|see PDF]]), \\ 3. Have placed the poster in exact 48x48xm size on a black pedestal using blue tag, \\ 4. placing the designed plastic product prototype on the predefined area of the poster. \\ \\ **<font inherit/inherit;;#ffffff;;#e74c3c>Exhibition Opening at 3pm !</font>**   |