SPCOM 149Introduction to Critical Design Practices
- Faculty
- Arts
- Last listed
- Spring 2023
No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog from Fall 2020 to Spring 2023 and last ran in Spring 2023. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.
When it ran
- F21
- W22
- S22
- F22
- W23
- S23
Ran in 6 terms, Fall 2021 to Spring 2023.
How does design help us think? This studio course introduces students to practice-based methods for generating knowledge. Topics may include prototyping, performance as research, material thinking, multi-modal representation, and experience design. Students will test and explore how we learn differently through creative practices.
Reviewed on UW Flow
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Discussed on r/uwaterloo
2 posts and comments in 2 threads mention SPCOM 149, June 2022 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Winter 2023
How is Spcom 149/Thperf 149? 2 points, 0 comments
u/abdulkalem9999: “There are no reviews on them in uw flow”
Spring 2022
Anyone taken SPCOM 149/THPERF 149? 4 points, 2 comments
u/ariscmv: “Sounds kinda interesting but I can’t find any info about it beyond a brief description. Would love any insight on the course content and enjoyability!”
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- Undergraduate Calendar, 2022–23Its last calendar entry, on ucalendar
- Course outlinesSyllabi from past terms (UW login)
- UW FlowStudent ratings and reviews
- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them