Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Progress Report

Ch1 : 100%
Ch2: 20%
Ch3: 20%
Ch4: 0 %
Appendix: 20%

To Do Time Line
1. Refine research proposal online
2. Finish Chapter 2 by Wednesday 12/2
3. Finish Chapter 3 and 4 by Thursday
4. Finish Appendix Work (Chase the CVs!) on Prototype Model on Sim 3 or AutoCad by Sunday
5. Work on Final Presentation
6. Ask Melody Yang - Harvard PHD in Biology to be panel of expert on Human Dimension, and also her boy friend - the Fire Chief to be panel of expert

Done.
1. Finished Chapter 1
2. LDraw Model - Old FA 193
3. Steve Lahey/Jim Tay - Panel of Experts
3. Tom Cheng - Mathematics UC Davis/ Panel of Expert

Friday, October 2, 2009

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Panel of Experts

Panel of Experts

1) Lahey, Steve

Title: Equipment Technician
Department: Creative Arts Technical Services
Institution: San Francisco State University
Location: CA 8
Email:
Slahey@sfsu.edu
Web: http://userwww.sfsu.edu/~slahey/

2) Emmons, Pamela

Title: Campus Facilities Operations Technician
Department: Facilities
Institution: College of San Mateo
Location: BLDG 07-102
Phone: 650-574-6113/6114
Email: emmonsp@smccd.edu
Web: none


3) Beeler, Charles

Title: Construction Project Manager
Department: Facilities - Swinerton
Institution: College of San Mateo
Location: none
Phone: 650-3787345
Email: beelerc@smccd.edu
Web: none

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Final Problem Statement

Subject Area: Interdisciplinary BAIA, focus in Product Development

Problem:

Room 193 in the Fine Art Building at San Francisco State University, has seating arrangement configured in a way that is congested for students.

Purpose statement:

The purpose of this study was to research and develop alternative seating configuration in Fine Art 193 to accommodate student needs

Friday, September 25, 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

About Me



My name is David Su (duh...). I am a senior in BAIA focus on product design and going to graduate this semester. I am from Taiwan, Taipei. I work part-time as a product broker and helping my dad to start a gallery in Taiwan called Gram Gallery. I think most of the stuff are going to be my dad's oil paintings and Chinese caligraphies. I live in San Mateo and love the weather down there. I like to play basketball as a sport and love to listen to music on my spare time. I love cats and enjoy the outdoor alot. When I graudated, I am going to take a break in Taipei and spend sometimes with my parents. Anyways, you can add me on your facebook, and my email is raininess23@hotmail.com.

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Problem Statements

3 Problem Statements
Subject Area: Product Development
1) Problem:
Fine Art 193 lecture hall’s seating was configurated the way that students find it difficult to use and hard to get in and out of the seats.

Purpose statement:
The purpose of this study was to research the seating configuration in lecture hall Fine Art 193.


2) Problem:
The new electronic lab in Fine Art 193 was incomplete and students cannot do their assigned labs for the class.

Purpose statement:
The purpose of this study was research what equipments need to be reinstalled and place in a better configuration for the students.

3) Problem:
The wooden baseball bats use in Major League Baseball break easily and may hurt the players.

Purpose statement
The purpose of this study was to research and find a material similar to wood but does not break down that easily.