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Creating a Company Task

Content Outcomes

  • Set up a template in AutoCAD for a given drawing
  • Defend architectural designs


Process Outcomes

  • Use communication skills in a team setting
  • Accept responsibilities and meet deadlines
  • Apply problem solving skills in various situations


Task: To use creative skills along with teamwork to design a fictitious architectural design company.

Task overview: The students will be broken up into different architectural design companies. Each group will have to create a company name, logo, and give various information about their company and present it to the class.

Creating a Company (Student Handout)

Scenario: You are working at an architectural firm. One day your boss walks into your office and says that there is going to be a big convention in a few days for all of the architectural firms in the area. The boss explains that this is a very important convention because there is going to be thousands of possible customers there. Your boss has selected you and a few of your co-workers to do a presentation on your company at the convention. Each architectural firm at the convention gets about ten minutes to present about their company. There will be a review board at the convention center ranking each of the firms on certain mandatory criteria (criteria listed below). Your boss explains that it is very important that you and your co-workers do a great job at the convention because your salary (your grade) depends on it.

Criteria:
All presentations must include (rubic below):
- Company name, address, phone number
- Company logo, and slogan
- Number of years in business
- Employee names and specialties
- Explanation of previous designs

Presentations will also be assessed on (rubic below):
- Creativity and originality
- Visual aids
- Ability to show past work
- Team presentation
- Length of presentation

 

Criteria
5
4
3
2
1

Creativity
&
Originality

Excellent
examples of
creativity 		  Vaguely
Creative 		  Showed no signs
of creativity
Visual Aids

Excellent usage of
visual aids

   Visual aids used rarely throughout presentation   No visual aids used
Past Work
Examples 		More than four past work examples shown   Two or less work examples shown   No work examples shown
Team
Presentation 		All members spoke an even amount during presentation   Three or less members spoke for majority of the presentation   One member spoke for majority of presentation
Length of
Presentation 		10 or more minutes   Less than 7 minutes   Less than 5 minutes
 

Total

_____/ 25 pts

  

Create a Company Rubric
Group members
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Criteria
Was included in presentation +3 pts
Was not included in presentation +0 pts
Company name, address, phone #
Logo, slogan
Number of years in business
Employee names and specialties
Explanation of previous designs

Total pts
____/ 15
Criteria
5
4
3
2
1
Creativity & Originality Excellent examples of creativity Vaguely creative Showed no signs of creativity
Visual Aids Excellent usage of visual aids Visual aids used rarely throughout presentation No visual aids used
Past Work Examples More than four past work examples shown Two or less work examples shown No work examples shown
Team Presentation All members spoke an even amount during presentation Three or less members spoke for majority of presentation One member spoke for majority of presentation
Length of Presentation 10 or more minutes Less than 7 minutes Less than 5 minutes
Total
___/ 25 pts

Total Points _______/ 40 pts

 

 


 
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