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Course syllabus - Project course in co-creation from a Human Centered Design perspective
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
ITE408
Valid from
Autumn semester 2014
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Innovation and Design
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2014-01-31
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Storyboarding : framing and reframing opportunities in the front-front end of innovation
Västerås : School of Innovation Design and Engineering, Mälardalen University, 2013 - xiii, 163 s.
ISBN: 9789174851175 LIBRIS-ID: 14662550
URL: Link
Articles
Innovation as a learning process: Embedding design thinking
California Management Review 50(1), 2007
Design Thinking
Harvard Business Review 86(6), 2008
Informing our intuition: design research for radical innovation
Rotman Magazine (Winter), 2008
Objectives
The overall aim of the course is to stimulate students to use design as a tool for innovation based on Human Centered Design. The course will emphasize on theories and methods for design process and design research in co-creation with industry. The students will independently or in groups apply and deepen their knowledge within human centered design, investigate current developments and treat advanced problems and be able to search for new knowledge to solve advanced tasks and follow up of projects and/or advanced problem solving.
Learning outcomes
The student must in a technical and scientific manner:
- Be able to take active part in a project work initiated by commercial or scientific reasons
- Show deep understanding of current research and development with focus on tools and processes within human centered design
- Show ability to take full responsibility to manage design projects with a focus in human centered design, for example as project manager or in solving an advanced design task
- Draw the relevant conclusions and recommendations based on the analysis of the process
- In a report based on scientific literature describe the design process and argument for the recommendations
Course content
Design projects are taken from current projects within MITC (Mälardalen Industrial Technology Center) companies. The students will work with problems defined by the companies. From the design problems presented by the companies the students will work with design theories and design methods developed for co-creation between academia and industry. The content of the course will be workshops, text seminars, lectures and visits at different companies such as manufactory companies, service companies and design companies. In the end of the course the students will present a design solution and a written report related to the design solution.
Tuition
For example:
Lectures, laborations and seminars.
Specific requirements
A completed Bachelor’s degree from an institution of higher education of three years or more, equivalent to at least 180 credits, of which at least 90 credits are within product and process development or information design or innovation technology. In addition Swedish course B/Swedish course 3 and English course A/English course 6 are required. For courses given entirely in English exemption is made from the requirement in Swedish course B/Swedish course 3.
Examination
Seminar (SEM1), 4 ECTS credits, marks Pass (G)
Exercise (INL1), 3.5 ECTS credits, marks Pass (G)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass, Fail