DG4S33 - Design Thinking Lab 05 Dec 2019 - 31 Aug 2026 | Version 1
Associated Module Information
| Module Code: | DG4S33 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Module Title: | Design Thinking Lab | ||
| Faculty: | Faculty of Business and Creative Industries | ||
| Faculty Group: | Games and Design | ||
| Faculty Sub Group: | Design | ||
| Module Leader: | Philip Harfield | ||
| Module Team: | Steven Wright | ||
| First Intended Intake: | SEP 2020 | Final Year of Intake: | 2025 |
| Date Closed: | |||
| Credit Value: | 20 | Credit Level: | 7 |
| Language: | English | ||
| Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: | 0 | ||
| Equivalent Module: | |||
| HECOS codes: | 100811 - creative management | ||
| HECOS Code Weighting: | 100 | ||
Document Version Information
| Version | 1 |
|---|---|
| Valid From | 05 Dec 2019 |
| Valid To | 31 Aug 2026 |
Module Aims
To enable advanced understanding of the ‘design thinking’ processes and creative methods for complex problem-solving.
Specific aims:
- To develop professional skills in the use of design thinking methods and tools to ‘design the right thing’ and ‘design things right’
- To enable students to develop a design thinking mindset, demonstrating critical intent and personal agency in the application of design thinking
- To facilitate conceptual, experimental and iterative approaches to the application of design thinking to real-world challenges. Explore radical and incremental innovation outcomes
- To provide students with a platform to share insights from different disciplines, bring together multiple stakeholder perspectives and citizen-centered thinking
Content Summary
Content within this module will develop advanced understanding through :
- Applying a considered methodological approach to: problem setting and framing; identifying opportunities from insights; generating ideas; prototyping concepts; validating and testing outcomes
- Drawing on contemporary and future contexts of business practice (examined in the Global Contexts and Systems’ module), to critically appraise Design Thinking processes and methods to derive solutions to organisational challenges
Within the module students will explore ‘designerly’ approaches to framing and responding to challenges (brief setting, brainstorming, ideation, prototyping etc.), alongside social science derived techniques (empathy mapping, personas, ethnographic interviews etc) and business orientated approaches (value propositions, innovation strategy, business modelling etc).
Through seminar and workshop activities, content within this module will provide opportunities to explore design process where divergent and convergent thinking and iterative experimentation drive innovation.
Learning and Teaching Methods
| Activity Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Seminar | 20 |
| Tutorial | 8 |
| External visits | 4 |
| Independent Study | 100 |
| Directed Study | 60 |
| Groupwork | 8 |
| Total Hours Selected | 200 |
Learning Outcomes
| # | Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| LO1 | Advanced understanding of design thinking process and articulate the role of creative thinking in the direction of innovation projects. |
| LO2 | Apply creative thinking techniques to problem solving with critical reflection in the synthesis of complex (incomplete, contradictory or systemic) areas of knowledge. |
Module Requisites
N/A
Assessment Criteria
| Assessment Category | Assessment Type | Description | Duration | Word Count | Weight (%) | Best of? | Pass Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Synchronous Onsite Oral Assessment | Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | Presentation of insights: Communication of Design Thinking rationale applied to a multi-iteration design thinking process | 15 | N/A | 40 | No | 40 |
| Asynchronous Assessment | Portfolio 1 | Design thinking workbook: A personal resource portfolio of ways of working and illustrative of critical pathways through a full design thinking process | 0 | N/A | 60 | No | 40 |
Assessment Matrix
| Assessment Type | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| LO1 | LO2 | ||
| Presentation (Synchronous Onsite) 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |
| Portfolio 1 | ✔ | ✔ | |