Opinto-opas

Osaamistavoitteet

The students will be able to
• explain the role of design and innovation in fostering positive social and (environmental) impact
• recognize opportunities to solve societal problems through design and critically analyse their impact
• use design methods to develop and manage social innovation processes together with the (future) beneficiaries

Toteutustapa

Lectures, group work, individual work

Aika ja paikka

Contact sessions at Laurea Leppävaara campus or online (will be confirmed later)

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Anderson, T., Curtis, A., & Wittig, C. (2014). Definition and theory in social innovation. Krems, Austria: Danube University.
Manzini, E. (2014). Making things happen: Social innovation and design. Design issues, 30(1), 57-66.
Mulgan, G., Tucker, S., Ali, R., & Sanders, B. (2007). Social innovation: what it is, why it matters and how it can be accelerated.
Murray, R., Caulier-Grice, J., & Mulgan, G. (2010). The open book of social innovation (p. 2). London: National endowment for science, technology and the art.
Nicholls, A., & Murdock, A. (2012). The nature of social innovation. In Social innovation (pp. 1-30). Palgrave Macmillan, London.
Nicholls, A., Simon, J., & Gabriel, M. (2015). New frontiers in social innovation research. Springer Nature.
Nilsson, W., & Paddock, T. (2014). Social innovation from the inside out. Standford Social Innovation Review, 46-52.
Phills, J. A., Deiglmeier, K., & Miller, D. T. (2008). Rediscovering social innovation. Stanford Social Innovation Review, 6(4), 34-43.
Sharra, R., & Nyssens, M. (2010). Social innovation: An interdisciplinary and critical review of the concept. Université Catholique de Louvain Belgium, 1-15.

A complete literature list will be provided in Canvas.

Kansainvälisyys toteutuksella

International student group

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

5 ects credits = 135 hours (1 credit = 27 hours of work)

Lectures and group work during the contact sessions
Reading the literature
Assignments

Sisältö ja sen jaksotus

Pre-assignment
Course assignment

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

Instructors of the course:

Melanie Wendland
Designer / Co-Founder at Sonder Design Collective

Adriana Santamaría P.
Design Strategist for Social Impact

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The evaluation criteria of a study unit (master level) is applied.
Evaluation methods and criteria will be discussed in the first contact session.