Course syllabus - Information Design in Practice

Objectives

The course aims to deepen the student's experience of how information design is applied in practice. This is done through collaboration with partners, through internships or through design projects. In addition, the aim is for the student to develop his/her ability to work with and reflect on design choices and processes based on purpose, industry practice, context, users, resources, sustainability and ethics. 

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student should be able to:  
1. Motivate and discuss design choices based on purpose, context, users, resources, sustainability and ethics
2. Identify and reflect on industry-specific practices and processes in a specific context   
3. Plan, implement and reflect on user involvement and collaboration in a design work 

Course content

The course focuses on industry practices in information design as well as practical collaboration with organizations and users. A particular focus is on reflecting on the making in the design process from these perspectives. The course includes internship or project work with supervision to support the design process. Within these, design choices are addressed based on practices, needs, resources and time, users, context, sustainability and ethics. The course also includes lectures and seminars, mainly focusing on industry practice, user involvement and collaboration. 

Specific requirements

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

Examination

Seminar (SEM1), 2.5 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), examines learning outcomes 1-3
Assignment (INL1), 5 credits, marks Fail (U), Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG), examines learning outcomes 2 and 3
Project (PRO1), 7.5 credits, marks Fail (U) or Pass (G), examines learning outcomes 1 and 3

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 12,5 credits with ITE351 Information Design in Organizations and ITE340 Information Design in Organizations, 7,5 credits with ITE329 Multimodal Information Design, 5 credits with ITE305 Supervised Placement and 2,5 credits with KIT106 Information Design in Practice.