ITM11319 Design Methods (Autumn 2020)
Facts about the course
- ECTS Credits:
- 10
- Responsible department:
- Faculty of Computer Science, Engineering and Economics
- Campus:
- Halden
- Course Leaders:
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- Georgios Marentakis
- Susanne Koch Stigberg
- Joakim Karlsen
- Teaching language:
- See Forms of teaching and learning
- Duration:
- ½ year
The course is connected to the following study programs
This course is compulsory in
- Bachelor in Digital Media and Design
- One-year study in Information Technology - profile 3
Lecture Semester
1st semester (Autumn).
The student's learning outcomes after completing the course
Knowledge
The student
- is familiar with key theories and concepts in design thinking
- is familiar with different methods used to understand the user's needs, for analysis, idea generation, prototyping and evaluation
Skills
The student is capable of
- working with users and involving them in the design process
- creating innovative design concepts
- developing and evaluating prototypes
- linking his/her work to existing theories and concepts in design thinking
General competence
The student:
- has acquired competence in critical reading and reflection and gained experience of project work in groups
Content
The course is divided into five main topics:
- What is design thinking?
- Methods to understand the user's needs
- Methods for idea generation
- Methods for prototyping
- Methods for evaluation
Forms of teaching and learning
Lectures, supervision, lab exercises, project work and essay writing.
If students from international partners attend courses, the lectures will be conducted in English.
Workload
Approx. 250 hours.
4 hours lectures per week, lab exercises and supervision
Examination
Group portfolio exam
Portfolio exam comprising of 5 deliverables. The deliverables must be delivered within given deadlines and according to specifications given by the course instructor. A grade will be awarded on the basis of an overall assessment. The same grade will be awarded to the whole group.
Individual grades are given on grading scale from A to F.
Examiners
The exam is assessed by the course instructor and an internal or external examiner.
Conditions for resit/rescheduled exams
In case of resit or rescheduled examinations, all elements in the portfolio must be resubmitted. Any resit or rescheduled examinations must be taken in connection with the next ordinary course examination.
Course evaluation
This course is evaluated by a
- Mid-term evaluation (compulsory)
The responsible for the course compiles a report based on the feedback from the students and his/her own experience with the course. The report is discussed by the study quality committee of the faculty of Computer Sciences.
Literature
The reading list was last updated 11th of January 2019.
Design Thinking - a collection of topical content and literature [WWW Document], 2018, interaction-design.org URL https://www.interaction-design.org/literature/topics/design-thinking (accessed 11.1.19).
DesignKit by IDEO - [WWW Document], 2018, URL http://www.designkit.org/ (accessed 11.1.19)