Your Current or Most Recent Workspace
Directions: Think about your current workspace or the workspace that you were in most recently. For this project, workspace is defined as a place used or required for your work. This includes a variety of spaces ranging from an office or library to your kitchen table or living-room couch.
Description: Describe your workspace in detail. How would you describe it to someone who has never seen it? For instance, your description could include details about lighting, decor, sound, seating, and accessibility: Where are the doors, windows, stairways, and bathrooms? Does the space have a kitchen? If you prefer, you can provide a visual depiction of your space. Make sure that it has the same level of detail that a written description would.
Functionality: Consider the environment. How is the space organized? For instance, are other people near you? How does the space impact how you relate to others? How does the space affect the way you work? How does it impact your productivity? For example, there may be numerous large windows in the space that let natural light in and make it easier to stay alert and focused.
An Artifact in Your Workspace
Directions: Think about an artifact in your workspace. For this competency, an artifact must be a tangible object that was created or modified by a human being. It embodies the creative expression of ideas of the creator and the culture in which it was made. Following this definition, anything from a wooden cooking spoon to a computer keyboard could be considered an artifact. Select an artifact in your workspace and answer the following questions about it.
Artifact: What is your artifact? Identify and describe the artifact you chose.
Intentionality: How do you use your artifact? How do others use it? What do you think its intended use or purpose is? What was the creator, designer, or developer trying to accomplish, and were they successful?
