ADD101 - Design Thinking

Unit details

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2021 unit information

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Last updated: 4 June 2021

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Nicole Prowse
Trimester 2: Nicole Prowse
Cohort rule:

Nil

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

MIS276

Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 11 x scheduled online seminars

Online students must attend/review online seminars and participate in discussions and activities as required for assessment.

Content

This unit will investigate 'design thinking' as a strategic methodology and problem solving process. Taking a multi-discipline, interdisciplinary approach, students will be required to use 'design thinking' as a problem solving process. 'Design thinking' methods will require students to adopt a human-centered approach to innovation that draws on their skills to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements of business and society as a whole. Students will work individually and in workshop teams, the final assessments will be a combination of research and practice outcomes. Students will use 'Design thinking' methods to address a 'wicked problem'.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Display an understanding of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for visual communication design practice

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate ideas using specific language, concepts and media to transmit ideas in response to design briefs

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical knowledge and practical skills with digital technologies to achieve user experience design outcomes

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Apply design thinking methods to empathise, analyse, ideate, prototype and test complex and ill-defined problems

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Collaborate effectively professional team to deliver industry standard outcomes

GLO7: Teamwork

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1 - Research Essay. Discover different design thinking methodology 1200 words 30% Week 4
Assessment 2 - Collaborative Workshop: Defined problem and document activities using the 5 steps Design Thinking process 1200 words
or equivalent
30% Week 9
Assessment 3 - Final Report of Process. Incorporate a descriptive analysis critically evaluating the design thinking method and workshop results 1600 words 40% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link ADD101
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list.

Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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