Design Thinking (5 cr)
Code: TE00BX15-3003
General information
- Enrollment
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15.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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09.01.2023 - 26.05.2023
Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 1 - 25
- Degree programmes
- Design Plugin - Diploma of Higher Education in Design
- Teachers
- Tarmo Karhu
- Teacher in charge
- Tarmo Karhu
- Scheduling groups
- Vain avoimen AMK:n opiskelijoille (Tutkinto-opiskelija ilmoittaudu joka tapauksessa, toteutus ei ole vain avoimen opiskelijoille) (Size: 5 . Open UAS : 5.)
- Small groups
- For Open UAS students only
- Course
- TE00BX15
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
The theoretical basis of design thinking
- Introductions
- Reading and reflecting on written material
Application to practice
- Exercises
Objective
After the course student knows different definitions of design thinking and is able to apply design thinking viewpoint and some of the methods in different challenges and in multidisciplinary teams and different fields.
Content
Design thinking as a way of observing, seeing, and sensing the world.
Design thinking as methods of making sense of the complexity.
Design Thinking 5 ECTS course fits for anyone, who wishes to learn holistic human and experimental approach to be exploited in different challenges in different professional fields.
The course is structured in Introduction and in four main themes (A4DT - Approach Four Design Thinking):
1. Holistic View
2. Human View
3. Experimenting / prototyping
4. Concept Design
Each theme includes group tasks that are built on previous tasks.
Materials
Brown, T. 2019. Change by design: how design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation.
Cross, N. 2011. Design Thinking
Hyppönen, H. 2020. Luomiskertomus: Matkalla luovuuden tulevaisuuteen.
Miettinen, S. (toim.). 2014. Muotoiluajattelu.
Miettinen, S. (toim.) 2021: Muotoilun avaimet älykkääseen teollisuuteen ja liiketoiminnan ketterään kehittämiseen.
Raami, A. 2020. Intuitio3: Yhteys mahdottomaan ratkaisuun.
Valtonen, A. & Nikkinen, P (toim.) 2022: Muotoilulla muutokseen, Kehitystyön uudet mahdollisuudet
VanPatter, GK; Pastor, E. 2016. Innovation Methods Mapping, De-mystifying 80+ years of innovation process design.
VanPatter, GK; Pastor, E.; Jones, P. 2020 Rethinking Design Thinking: Making sense of the future that has already arrived.
Teaching methods
Co-learning, independent study and reflection
Student workload
In addition to face-to-face and distance learning sessions, the student's work includes independent guided study. As a guiding definition, 1 ECTS = 27 hours of student work.