Design Thinking (5 cr)
Code: A9299-3004
General information
Enrollment
18.05.2020 - 24.05.2020
Timing
01.08.2020 - 31.12.2020
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Virtual proportion
1 op
Mode of delivery
80 % Contact teaching, 20 % Distance learning
Unit
Korkeakouluyksikkö D /YAMK
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
- English
Seats
20 - 35
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design (HYA2), Laurea Leppävaara
Teachers
- Päivi Pöyry-Lassila
- Peppi Ylläpito
Groups
-
HYA220SJDegree Programme in Service Innovation and Design, yamk, S20, Leppävaara
Learning outcomes
The student is able to
- classify the principles of design thinking
- apply design thinking approach and basic tools in innovation processes
- develop the skills required in creative thinking
Teaching methods
Lectures, hands-on workshop, group work, individual assignment
Learning materials and recommended literature
Brown, Tim 2009. Change by design: how design thinking can transform organizations and inspire innovation. New York: HarperCollins Publishers.
Creating desired futures: how design thinking innovates business 2010. Edited by Shamiyeh, Michael. Basel: Birkhäuser.
Cross, Nigel 2011. Design thinking: understanding how designers think and work. Oxford: Berg Publishers.
Kelley, David and Kelley, Tom (2013) Creative Confidence: Unleashing the Creative Potential Within Us All. Crown Business. (http://www.creativeconfidence.com/)
Design thinking: integrating innovation, customer experience and brand value 2010. Edited by Lockwood, Thomas. New York: Allworth Press.
Liedtka, Jeanne & Ogilvie, Tim 2011. Designing for growth: a design thinking tool kit for managers, New York: Columbia University Press.
Meinel, Christoph 2011. Design Thinking: understand - improve – apply. Dordrecht: Springer.
Michlewski, Kamil 2015. Design Attitude. Farnham, Surrey: Gower.
Mootee, Idris (2013) Design Thinking for Strategic Innovation: What They Can't Teach You at Business or Design School. Wiley.
Sangiorgi, D. & Prendiville, A. 2017. Designing for service. Key issues and new directions. Bloomsbury.
The literature list will be updated.
Forms of internationality
International student group and instructor
Students workload
5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)
Contact sessions
Reading the literature for the coursework
Writing the coursework (a blog post or a report)
Further information for students
The instructor of the course during the contact sessions is Katja Tschimmel.
It is compulsory to attend the contact sessions.
This course is for the master degree students only.
Grading scale
Approved/Failed
Evaluation methods and criteria
Passing the Design Thinking study unit requires:
1) Presence and constructive activity on the contact days AND 2) coursework