Design thinking (5 cr)

Objective

You can utilize design thinking, find and define subjects of development in your design.
You master the design process and you can organize your process in a goal-oriented way.
You can concretize and visualize your thinking using pictures and text as a tool.

Content

What is design thinking, how do you find the challenges of development and how do you utilize design thinking in your own work?
How do you utilize brainstorming methods in order to support your thinking?
How do you make design thinking visible and available for assessment?
How do you utilize your skills in your own work?

Course material

- Design Thinking
- Product Design and development, Ulrich Eppinger
- Stickdorn, M. & Schneider, J. (EDS.) 2012. This is service design thinking. Basics -Tools - Cases. Amsterdam: BIS Publishers

Study forms and methods

Scheduled track:
Teaching organized according to timetable, in addition to working order share of the independent work as agreed.

Independent track:
The learning process that has been integrated into the work will be possible if in your assignments you can develop the know-how that has been mentioned in the objectives and contents of the study module. Contact the teacher of the study module before the beginning of the study module in good time to determine it
• is the learning process that has been integrated into the work possible in your own assignment
• what kind evidence you are able to give from your know-how
• witch parts of the study module you have to participate in teaching

Blended track:
Contact the teacher
Web Studies, Contact lessons, Independent working

Timing of exams and assignments

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Student workload

5 cr on 135h

Evaluation scale

1-5

Assessment methods and criteria

20% use professional vocabulary and concepts proficiently
20% manage appropriate methods of information search
60% apply the key models, methods, software and techniques of the professional field