Design Thinking (5 cr)
Code: TE00BX15-3005
General information
- Enrollment
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01.12.2024 - 06.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
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04.03.2025 - 30.05.2025
Implementation is running.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Location-independent
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- English
- Seats
- 7 - 50
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
- Design Plugin - Diploma of Higher Education in Design
- Design Plugin Medium - Expert in Design Thinking
- Teachers
- Tarmo Karhu
- Course
- TE00BX15
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Thu 08.05.2025 time 17:30 - 20:00 (2 h 30 min) |
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Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
The theoretical basis of design thinking
- Introductions
- Reading and reflecting on written material (reading club)
Application to practice
- Exercises
- Connecting to service design projects, future design
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
Common material
- Brown, T. 2019. Change by design: how design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation.
- Design Thinking – engage, ideate, innovate (CalSoft_DT_guide -pdf Itslearning-alustalla)
- Clatworthy, S. 2017. Service Design Thinking.(Chapter11-servicedesignthinking -pdf Itslearning-alustalla)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322733238_Service_design_thinking
- An Introduction to Design Thinking, PROCESS GUIDE (dschool_designthinking_introduction -pdf Itslearning-alustalla)
- Burnett, Bill; Evans, David, 2016: Designing Your Life, How to build a well-lived, joyful life
- Burnett, Bill; Evans, David, 2020: Designing Your Work Life, How to thrive and find happiness at work
Additive material
- Cross, N. 2011. Design Thinking
- 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.
- Tolle, Echard, 1997: The Power of Now
Teaching methods
Introductory lectures, co-learning, independent study and reflection
Exam schedules
No exams
International connections
Sustainable development is integrated into design thinking in the introduction and reading circle material.
Completion alternatives
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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.
Further information
Itslearning