This unit of study provides an introduction to design methods and their application in a human-centred design process. The unit structure follows the stages of a typical design process, which are: define, understand, ideate, prototype, evaluate and reflect. A series of lectures and tutorial sessions are dedicated to each of these stages, allowing students to gain a deep understanding of and experience with design thinking methods. Students will learn how to balance convergent and divergent thinking at various stages throughout the design process, and how to use these methods to respond to a design brief requiring both analysis and synthesis. Students will learn to build empathy with users, identify the problem space, develop value-driven design concepts and persuasively communicate design proposals with an emphasis on the user experience through visual storytelling.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Design Lab |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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DECO1006 |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Madeleine van Venetie, madeleine.borthwick@sydney.edu.au |
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Tutor(s) | Melinda Gaughwin, melinda.gaughwin@sydney.edu.au |
Sarah Craig, sarah.craig@sydney.edu.au |