User Participation and Social Innovation

2023/2024

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The purpose of this module is to provide students with advanced knowledge and methods to interact with users and involve them in a process of co-design and participation. In this module, exercises and theoretical reflections will also be proposed to analyse and evaluate design action on innovation in specific social contexts. The students will learn to use methods and techniques from different disciplinary contexts and adapt them in order to stimulate and support users’ participation and the interpretation of their needs, behaviour and attitudes in relation to their social and cultural context.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the course module will obtain:

  • knowledge about the potential of methods and tools deriving from different disciplines for the development of a design process
  • knowledge about theories and practice of innovation in social contexts
  • extensive knowledge about participatory design and co-design theories and methodological approach
  • knowledge about the relevance of participatory design approach on specific applications of services in the public and private sector

Skills

Students who complete the course module will be able to:

  • apply advanced knowledge about user-, human-, and planet-centred techniques to support users’ co-creation and participation
  • apply specific methods and tools to engage with users and support their participation, also by developing prototypes that simulate and provide evaluation elements on user interaction and participation
  • evaluate the social-technical implications of design intervention in social contexts

Competences

Students who complete the course module will be able to:

  • plan and develop user-, human-, planet-oriented design activities in relation to a specific design task and context 
  • plan and facilitate the involvement and the participation in the design process of multiple actors

Type of instruction

See general description of the types of instruction described in § 17.

Exam

Exams

Name of examUser Participation and Social Innovation
Type of exam
Written or oral exam
ECTS5
Permitted aids
With certain aids:
See semester description.
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleBrugerinvolvering og social innovation
Module codeMSNSSDM2233
Module typeCourse
Duration1 semester
SemesterSpring
ECTS5
Language of instructionEnglish
Location of the lectureCampus Copenhagen
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Education ownerMaster of Science (MSc) in Service Systems Design
Study BoardStudy Board of Media Technology
DepartmentDepartment of Architecture, Design and Media Technology
FacultyThe Technical Faculty of IT and Design