Design thinking (5 cr)
Code: PA00EZ09-3001
General information
- Enrollment
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08.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
Registration for introductions has not started yet.
- Timing
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01.09.2025 - 21.12.2025
The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 4 cr
- Virtual portion
- 1 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Blended learning
- Unit
- Department of Culture
- Campus
- Kouvola Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 30
- Degree programmes
- Master's Degree Programme in Service Design
- Teachers
- Marjo Suviranta
- Teacher in charge
- Marjo Suviranta
- Groups
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PAKV25SYService design, master studies
- Course
- PA00EZ09
Realization has 6 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 18 h 45 min.
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Thu 11.09.2025 time 09:00 - 12:30 (3 h 30 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Thu 11.09.2025 time 13:30 - 17:00 (3 h 30 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Thu 25.09.2025 time 09:00 - 12:30 (3 h 30 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Thu 25.09.2025 time 13:30 - 17:00 (3 h 30 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Thu 09.10.2025 time 09:00 - 12:30 (3 h 30 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Thu 09.10.2025 time 13:30 - 14:45 (1 h 15 min) |
Muotoiluajattelu PA00EZ09-3001 |
309A
Byod-/teorialuokka (36+1), päärakennus
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Objective
You are able to use design thinking and identify and define areas for improvement in your design.
You know how to use the design process and how to organise your work in a goal-oriented way.
You can make your thinking concrete and visible by using images and text.
Content
What is design thinking? How do you find areas for development and use design thinking in your development work?
How do you use brainstorming methods to support your thinking?
How do you make design thinking visible and available for assessment?
How do you use your skills in your own development work?
Course material
Design thinking process & methods guide
Curedale, Robert
Design Community College 2016. 2nd edition
The Design thinking playbook
Mindful digital transformation of teams, products, services, businesses and ecosystems
Michael Lerwick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer
Wiley 2018
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
RDI and work-related cooperation
The tasks of the study module can be made as a real life project cooperation, to be connected for example to the student´s own work.
Student workload
5 crs means 135 hours students work
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
It is estimated: learning exercises and the student's self-reflection.
Grounds: contents, plane of exercises and the student's own estimate of the learning.
Active participation and approved assignments
Excellent (5), Good (4-3), Satisfactory (2-1) Fail (0)