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Design Thinking (5 cr)

Code: TE00BX15-3003

General information


Enrollment
15.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
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
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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.

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