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Design for Social Innovation (5 cr)

Code: HY00BR14-3001

General information


Enrollment
23.11.2020 - 14.02.2021
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
01.01.2021 - 31.07.2021
Implementation has ended.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Local portion
3 cr
Virtual proportion
2 cr
RDI proportion
3 cr
Mode of delivery
Blended learning
Campus
Laurea Leppävaara
Teaching languages
English
Seats
20 - 40
Degree programmes
Complementary competence, master’s studies in English (CYJ2), Generic studies
Teachers
Virpi Kaartti
Melanie Wendland
Päivi Tossavainen
Adriana Santamaria Portilla
Study unit
HY00BR14

Learning outcomes

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

Location and time

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

Materials

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.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, individual work

International connections

International student group

Student workload

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

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

Content scheduling

Pre-assignment
Course assignment

Evaluation scale

Approved/Failed

Further information

Instructors of the course:

Melanie Wendland
Designer / Co-Founder at Sonder Design Collective

Adriana Santamaría P.
Design Strategist for Social Impact

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