ITM11319 Design Methods (Autumn 2019)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible faculty:
- Faculty of Computer Sciences, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leaders:
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- Klaudia Carcani
- Susanne Koch Stigberg
- Teaching language:
- See Forms of teaching and learning
- Duration:
- ½ year
Table of contents
The course is affiliated to the following study programme
This course is compulsory in
- Bachelor in Digital Media and Design
Elective course for others.
Teaching semester
Content
The course is divided into five main topics:
- What is design thinking?
- Methods to understand the user's needs
- Methods for idea generation
- Methods for prototyping
- Methods for evaluation
The student's learning outcomes on passing the course
Knowledge
The student
- is familiar with key theories and concepts in design thinking
- is familiar with different methods used to understand the user's needs, for analysis, idea generation, prototyping and evaluation
Skills
The student is capable of
- working with users and involving them in the design process
- creating innovative design concepts
- developing and evaluating prototypes
- linking his/her work to existing theories and concepts in design thinking
General competence
The student:
- has acquired competence in critical reading and reflection and gained experience of project work in groups
Teaching and learning methods
Lectures, supervision, lab exercises, project work and essay writing.
If students from international partners attend courses, the lectures will be conducted in English.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
4 hours lectures per week, lab exercises and supervision
Exam
Group portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising of 5 deliverables. The deliverables must be delivered within given deadlines and according to specifications given by the course instructor. A grade will be awarded on the basis of an overall assessment. The same grade will be awarded to the whole group.
Grades scale from A to F is used.
Examiners
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.
Reading list
The reading list was last updated 11th of January 2019.
Design Thinking - a collection of topical content and literature [WWW Document], 2018, interaction-design.org URL https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/design-thinking (accessed 11.1.19).
DesignKit by IDEO - [WWW Document], 2018, URL http://www.designkit.org/ (accessed 11.1.19)