SS 3630 - Design Thinking

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

Course Description
This course introduces students to the foundations of design thinking as a human-centered approach to solving complex problems. Design thinking is approached as a methodology that drives innovation and creativity across diverse fields: from user experience, business, to engineering and beyond. The course draws on the design thinking theory and best practices. Additionally, students learn about design thinking approaches adopted by top technology and business companies, health care providers, social innovation, and hospitality services. The course emphasizes leveraging the designing thinking framework for problems with a significant human element to them. Course projects provide students with hands-on experience of how to apply the design thinking process, tools, and methods in the discovery phase of a project. (Students who received credit for UX 241H may not receive credit for this course). (prereq: GS 1001 or GS 1010H, GS 1002 or GS 1020H, GS 1003 or GS 1030H, and sophomore standing)

Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Describe how design thinking drives innovation and change across disciplines and industries
Demonstrate key steps and techniques of design thinking, especially in brainstorming, re-framing, sketching, and iterative prototyping
Apply design thinking to solve human-centered problems
Implement design thinking in individual and group projects
Adopt and exhibit a design thinking mindset
Communicate a design thinking process to stakeholders

Prerequisites by Topic

None

Course Topics

What is design thinking?
Design thinking process
Framing and reframing problems
Sketching
Prototyping
User research
Design sprints
Design testing and critique
Presentations
Reflections

Coordinator
Dr. Katherine Panciera

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