ADD101 - Design Thinking
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Russell Kennedy Trimester 2: Russell Kennedy Trimester 3: Russell Kennedy |
| Cohort rule: | Nil |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| 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 - online: | Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 11 x scheduled online seminars |
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 |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1 - Research Essay | 1400 words | 35% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2 (Group of 4-5 students) - Collaborative Workshop | 1000 words or equivalent | 25% | Week 9 |
| Assessment 3 - Final Report of Process | 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 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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