Kursusnavn (dansk): | Co-design and Qualitative Methods |
Kursusnavn (engelsk): | Co-design and Qualitative Methods |
Semester: | Efterår 2016 |
Udbydes under: | Bachelor i digitale medier og design (bdmd) |
Omfang i ECTS: | 15,00 |
Kursussprog: | Engelsk |
Kursushjemmeside: | https://learnit.itu.dk |
Min. antal deltagere: | 12 |
Forventet antal deltagere: | 68 |
Maks. antal deltagere: | 80 |
Formelle forudsætninger: | This course is part of the third semester of the bachelor's degree in digital media and design. |
Læringsmål: | After this course the students should be able to:
• define participatory approaches in their historical and societal context, and their relation to other design approaches
• plan and conduct co-design projects including understanding a specific context, engaging people in this context, and suggest 2-3 product or service concepts grounded in an understanding of the specific context,
• select, motivate, combine, and apply relevant theories and methods for explorative co-design projects,
• reflect on practical and theoretical aspects of explorative co-design processes based on experience from the specific co-design project, and
• communicate relevant aspects of co-design processes in oral and written form including use of physical co-design materials, video and other media. |
Fagligt indhold: | In this course the students will be introduced to and trained in a repertoire of qualitative methods for understanding professional and/or everyday contexts and for engaging participants in co-design of products and services. In particular the focus is on how to develop an understanding of a context, including people, their practices and values, and how to transform this understanding into relevant products and services through co-design encounters. |
Læringsaktiviteter: | 14 ugers undervisning bestående af forelæsninger, øvelser og vejledning The course starts with a 2-week ‘rapid co-design’ project in 'safe' environments to introduce fundamental perspectives, methods and tools. This is followed by a 9-week co-design project in real-life context, divided into three similar phases, each with a co-design encounter in the live setting. Each phase starts with introduction to theory, methods and tools, followed by rehearsing and preparation of the co-design encounter, under supervision from teachers and TA's. The co-design encounter is then carried out with external participants, followed by reflection on and documentation of the encounter. The phase ends with presenting the co-design encounter, with video-documentation and reflections in class. After the third phase, an exhibition of proposed product or service concepts is arranged by the students for class and external participants. |
Obligatoriske aktivititer: | Attendance at the three class presentations.
Be aware: The student will receive the grade NA (not approved) at the ordinary exam, if the mandatory activities are not approved and the student will use an exam attempt. |
Eksamensform og -beskrivelse: | D2G Aflevering med mundtlig eksamen der supplerer projekt. Delt ansvar for projekt., (7-scale, external exam) Group report (15 – 20 pages) documenting the main co-design project. The group has a shared responsibility for the content of the report. Harvard system is used for referencing.
Group presentation of the co-design project.
During the group examination: individual presentations reflecting on the theoretical and practical aspects of applied co-design methods. Group discussions of relevant issues.
The duration of the oral exam is 20 minutes pr. student including evaluation and feedback.
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Litteratur udover forskningsartikler: | Robertson, T. and J. Simonsen (2012). Routledge International Handbook of Participatory Design. Routledge |
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