Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for
participation in the module
Bachelor degree in Sustainable design or similar qualifications,
with knowledge of methods within the areas of user-centred design,
participatory design and co-design
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
A student who has completed this course:
Learning objectives
Knowledge
- has knowledge of rapid rural appraisal and participatory rural
appraisal used by various NGO’s as approaches to international
development and critically reflect in their value in design
processes
- has insight user-centred design, participatory design and
co-design methods and can reflect on the possibilities of using
these in people centred design processes in an international
context
- has insight into theories on cultural differences and the
management of these
- has a broad insight into product design and marketing
strategies in different countries and be able to identify the
differences in design as well as argue for the background behind
these differences
- has an understanding of design ethics, as well as fair trade
and sustainability
Skills
- is able to plan a people centred design process in an
international context
- is able to design a simple product, service of system for a
different culture than his/her own and argue for which aspects
address this culture
- is able to develop a strategy for managing a multi-cultural
design team
Competences
- is able to take part in professional people centred design
projects in international context
- can reflect critically on the role of designers in the context
of globalization and with relation to ethics, fair trade and
sustainability
Type of instruction
Reading and analysing texts, lectures and cases, facilitating
exercises etc.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | People centred design |
Type of exam | Written and oral exam |
ECTS | 5 |
Permitted aids | |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria for evaluation are stated in the Framework
Provisions |