ADD101 - Design Thinking

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Russell Kennedy
Trimester 2: Russell Kennedy
Trimester 3: Russell Kennedy
Cohort rule:Nil
Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:Nil
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2-hour seminar per week

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

Online independent and collaborative learning activities including 11 x scheduled online seminars

Online students must attend/review online seminars and participate in discussions and activities as required for assessment.

Content

This unit will investigate 'design thinking' as a strategic methodology and problem solving process. Taking a multi-discipline, interdisciplinary approach, students will be required to use 'design thinking' as a problem solving process. 'Design thinking' methods will require students to adopt a human-centered approach to innovation that draws on their skills to integrate the needs of people, the possibilities of technology, and the requirements of business and society as a whole. Students will work individually and in workshop teams, the final assessments will be a combination of research and practice outcomes. Students will use 'Design thinking' methods to address a 'wicked problem'.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Display an understanding of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required for visual communication design practice

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Demonstrate an ability to effectively communicate ideas using specific language, concepts and media to transmit ideas in response to design briefs

GLO2: Communication

ULO3

Demonstrate an understanding of theoretical knowledge and practical skills with digital technologies to achieve user experience design outcomes

GLO3: Digital literacy

ULO4

Apply design thinking methods to empathise, analyse, ideate, prototype and test complex and ill-defined problems

GLO5: Problem solving

ULO5

Collaborate effectively professional team to deliver industry standard outcomes

GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Research exercise (Presentation) 1400 words 35% Week 4
Assessment 2 (Group of 4-5 students): Collaborative Workshop 1000 words
or equivalent
25% Week 9
Assessment 3: Final Report of Process 1600 words 40% Week 11

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via ADD101
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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