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Course syllabus - Science and design

Scope

7.5 credits

Course code

ITE238

Valid from

Autumn semester 2023

Education level

First cycle

Progressive Specialisation

G1F (First cycle, has less than 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).

Main area(s)

Information Design

School

School of Innovation, Design and Engineering

Ratified

2017-01-31

Revised

2023-01-19

Status

This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more

Literature lists

Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.

    • Ratified date: 2023-06-25
    • Latest update: 2023-06-25

    Books

    Martin, Bella; Hanington, Bruce M.

    The pocket universal methods of design : 100 ways to research complex problems, develop innovative ideas, and design effective solutions

    Beverly, MA : Rockport Publishers, 2018 - 100 p.

    ISBN: 978-1-63159-374-1 LIBRIS-ID: 22165395

    Karlsson, Ola

    Svenska skrivregler

    Fjärde upplagan : Stockholm : Liber, 2017 - 308 sidor

    ISBN: 978-91-47-11149-7 LIBRIS-ID: 20167622

    Wikberg Nilsson, Åsa; Ericson, Åsa; Törlind, Peter

    Design : process och metod

    Andra upplagan : Lund : Studentlitteratur, [2021] - 257 sidor

    ISBN: 9789144143392 LIBRIS-ID: gvd69nc0d638k2k9

    Articles

    Bürdek, Bernhard E.

    Design : history, theory and practice of product design

    2 rev. uppl. : Basel : Birkhauser Va, 2015 - 295

    ISBN: 3035604037 LIBRIS-ID: 18391388

    Flusser, V., Weimarck, T. (red.)

    "Om sakernas tillstånd", i Design och konst: texter om gränser och överskridanden, del 2, Texter efter 1960

    Stockholm: Raster Förlag., 2003/1993

    Gedenryd, Henrik

    "The masterplan", s.19-25, i How designers work. Lund: Lund University Cognitive Studies 75.

    ., 1998

    Glanville, R.

    "The Sometimes Uncomfortable Marriages Between Design and Research", i Rodgers, P., Yee, J. The Routledge Companion to Design Research

    Routledge, 2015

    Henderson, Kathryn.

    On line and on paper : visual representations, visual culture, and computer graphics in design engineering

    Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c1999. - x, 237 p.

    LIBRIS-ID: 9771284

    Krupinska, Jadwiga

    Att skapa det tänkta : en bok för arkitekturintresserade

    1. uppl. : Lund : Studentlitteratur, 2016 - 309 s.

    ISBN: 9789144110783 LIBRIS-ID: 19520328

    Molander, Bengt

    Kunskap i handling

    2., omarb. uppl. : Göteborg : Daidalos, 1996 - 286 s.

    ISBN: 9789171730398 LIBRIS-ID: 8371253

    Cross, Nigel

    Design Research: A Disciplined Conversation

    Design Issues, 15(2), 5–10., 1999

    URL: Link

    Reference Literature

    Barnwell, Maurice.

    Design and Culture A Transdisciplinary History

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    ISBN: 9781612496245 LIBRIS-ID: csx2nfnt96zh81nb

    URL: Tillgänglig för användare inom Mälardalens högskola

    Other Materials

    Andra texter och artiklar kan tillkomma under kursen

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Objectives

The course aims to provide a basic orientation both in design history and scientific theory, and design processes in a scientific context.
 
 
 
 
 
 

Learning outcomes

After completing the course student shall be able to:
1. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, and ability to critically discuss, key trends in both design history in relation to information design and contemporary scientific theory (basic concepts and problems)
2. demonstrate knowledge and understanding of, and ability to critically discuss and evaluate, different design processes
3. show practical and theoretical skills regarding elementary features of design processes in the main field based on scientific approach
4. write as well as orally verbalize information design processes based on scientific approach

Course content

During the course, particular emphasis is placed on developing students' critical analysis and discussion of the basic features of information design processes integrated with scientific thinking. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and source criticism and management. The course as a whole gives the students the opportunity to reflect on the scientific aspects of information design processes. The course is both theoretical and practical and consists of lectures, seminars and teamwork.

Specific requirements

30 credits completed courses in Information Design, of which 7.5 credits from specialization courses and 15 credits from general information design.

Examination

Group assignment (GRU1), 1,5 credits, (examines the learning objective 1), Marks Fail (U) or Pass (G) 
Written assignment (INL1), 2,5 credits, (examines the learning objectives 2-4), Marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG) 
Seminar (SEM1), 3,5 credits, (examines the learning objectives 3 and 4), Marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with Distinction (VG) 

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 with distinction, Pass, Fail

Interim Regulations and Other Regulations

The course overlaps compeltely with ITE219 Science and design.