What’s Due

Overview

Your team should basically be done with the 400 Hour Project and now it is time to put together a case study. One of the main reasons why new graduates are passed in a hiring situation is because of a lack of team experience. This case study needs to show everything the team did together and should tell a story of your success. This will be a group assignment and one team member will turn in the final case study for the entire team.

Even though this is a team project, you will also need to build an appendix which shows what each team member worked on. Your final grade will be broken down into two sections, individual and group. Your individual appendix section should accurately showcase the work each individual did.

For this assignment, we are working on the draft of the case study. This means all the content should be placed into a single document and a rough layout should be implemented. At the draft stage, you are not expected to have the design done, although the further you are along with your draft the better feedback you will get and you will have a chance to amend and change areas of improvement.

Instructions

Follow the instructions to build your 400 Project case study.

1. Gather together all content created for the project
2. Create an outline of the case study
3. Create a document which at least includes:
   1. Cover
   2. Names of team members
   3. The Problem
   4. The Solution
   5. The Approach
   6. Learnings
   7. Appendix
      1. An appendix section for each individual
4. Save the document as a PDF
5. Submit the PDF to this assignment

The Group Project Requirements

Overview

The objective of this project is to create something big which you wouldn't normally be able to do by yourself in one semester. You will work in teams of about 10 on a self-assigned project. The project will need to accumulate 400 hours worth of visual production work between all the members of the team. The project will be self-assigned at the beginning of the semester, which means the class will come up with two ideas, define goals, make a plan, assign work, execute production, and finally put together a case study at that end of the semester to put into each student's portfolio. Individuals will be graded on personal production quality and quantity, and the overall quality of the group project.

Check out this video highlighting a past group's project and their experience: https://vimeo.com/330079863

Minimum

Examples

Here are some examples of what can be done for this project.

• A social change campaign
• A brand redesign
• An animation
• A short film
• Kick starter campaign
• Web design
• App/Game design

Minimum Expectations

The project must be ...

• Approved by your instructor.
• Visual in nature
• Must communicate a message
• A total of 400 hours of visual production work must be achieved by the entire company
  • Production work does not include meetings, brainstorming, reading books, researching, ect
  • Each individual must complete a minimum of 4 hours of production work each week (once the project officially starts)
• A final, well thought, well designed, case study submitted at the end of the semester
  • The case study needs to include:
    • Cover
    • Table of contents
    • Introduction
    • Background & Goals
    • Outcome
    • The appendix which should outline the individual's contribution

Past Student Examples

• Sports Promo Case Study (F18)
• Village Book Builders Case Study (F18)
• Veggie Might Case Study (W19)
• Texas Roadhouse Case Study (W19)
• Breakfast Animation (S19)
• Bandit Card Game (S19)
• Dream Machine (F19)
• Costume for Agnes (F19)
• Potato Hotel (W20)
• Deadly Island (W20)

Firing Team Members

Social loafing is generally the largest offense in classroom group work, but we see less of it in the industry because companies have the opportunity to let these culprits go. In this class, groups can fire team members who are not pulling their weight, arguing, being rude, and so on. Really when it comes down to it, please treat everyone with Christ-like love and respect.

Just like in most companies, teams need to work with HR (in this case that will be the professor) to ensure accurate reasons for firing and that the process is done correctly. If your team sees the need for a termination you must make the decision as a team, and make sure the reason is valid. After you have made the decision as a team, approach the professor.

Those who are fired have the opportunity to either try and join the other group or work on an individual project which will total 400 hours worth of production work. As a warning, if someone is fired, they will likely fail the class.