Design Thinking: from Ideas to Action
2023/2024
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
"From Ideas to Action" will teach you how to generate creative ideas and bring those ideas into life so others can engage with your vision for the future.
The course takes 'design thinking' as a point of departure. We will both read theory on approaching the world as a designer and engage in actual design processes.
At this course, you will gain insights into and practice three skills aimed at bringing ideas to action:
- Ideation: We go beyond brainstorming - learn techniques to come up with innovative ideas
- Rapid Prototyping: Make your ideas tangible, so you can gather feedback from others
- Iterations: Get results faster by developing your idea so that it meets the right needs, is feasible and viable
The background is theories of design that inform the processes in the course. Throughout the course, the student will undergo a design process reflecting on this, so that the student will later be equipped to manage and facilitate creative processes.
Throughout the course, we work with design challenges that relate to real world issues in groups.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Through the module, the student must gain knowledge and understanding of:
theories and methods of particular relevance for design and design thinking
scientific issues within design and design thinking
Skills
The student must through the module acquire skills in:
selecting appropriate scientific methods and tools within the area design and design thinking
assessing and choosing between appropriate scientific theories, methods and tools and, on this basis, discussing analysis and/or solution models within design and design thinking
Competences
The student must through the module acquire competences for:
independently applying theoretical and methodological knowledge which is relevant for understanding and solving specific issues within design and design thinking
Type of instruction
Reference is made to §17
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Design Thinking: from Ideas to Action |
| Type of exam | Written exam
The exam takes form of a given 7-day homework assignment, where the
student, based on the module, answers the question(s) within the
subject area. The assignment must not exceed 15 pages and must be
prepared individually.
The assignment is assessed by the examiner and an internal co-assessor. |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Permitted aids | All written and all electronic aids |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Additional information
Electives are updated on our website:
https://www.kdm.aau.dk/studiehaandbog/uddannelsen/kandidat/valgfag/
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Designtænkning: fra idéer til handling |
| Module code | KAKDMVM2040 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Spring
KA elective 2. semester |
| ECTS | 10 |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Copenhagen |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Communication and Digital Media |
| Department | Department of Communication and Psychology |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities |
