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Design Thinking (5 cr)

Code: A9299-3008

General information


Enrollment

22.05.2023 - 28.05.2023

Timing

21.08.2023 - 31.10.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual proportion

2 op

Mode of delivery

60 % Contact teaching, 40 % Distance learning

Unit

Korkeakouluyksikkö D, Leppävaara, liko

Campus

Laurea Leppävaara

Teaching languages

  • English

Seats

20 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design (HYA2), Laurea Leppävaara

Teachers

  • Virpi Kaartti

Groups

  • HYA223SJ
    Degree Programme in Service Innovation and Design, yamk, S23, 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, assignment in pairs, 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 final literature list will be published in Canvas e-learning environment.

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 pre-assignment and the coursework
Writing the coursework (a blog post)

Further information for students

The instructor of the course during the contact sessions is Daniela Marzavan.

It is compulsory to attend the contact sessions.

This course is for the master degree students only.

Grading scale

H-5

Evaluation methods and criteria

Passing the Design Thinking study unit requires:
1) Presence and constructive activity on the contact days AND 2) pre-assignment and coursework