Week

T

Date

Topics

1

1

19/2

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2

22/2

Course overview: modern design approaches, course strategy
Project overview: example projects, project goals, project evaluation

2

1

26/2

Reflection in action: exploration cycle, frames, anomalies, knowledge moments, reflection-in-action, reflection-on-action

2

29/2

Problem framing: problem-solution cycle, conflict-consensus cycle, problem frameworks, building a problem framework

3

1

4/3

Needfinding 1: primary and secondary sources, contact with sources, ethical issues

2

7/3

Needfinding 2: data collection techniques

4

1

11/3

Needfinding 3: process

2

14/3

Needfinding 4: data analysis

5

1

18/3

Empathizing 1: empathy maps
Empathizing 2: affinity maps

2

21/3

Design competency: knowledge, skills, dispositions

6

1

25/3

Solution framing: reframing, solution framework

2

28/3

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7

1

1/4

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2

4/4

Evaluation 1: ext ante and ex post evaluation, naturalistic and artificial evaluation

8

1

8/4

Evaluation 2: evaluation methods, peer reviews

2

11/4

Prototyping 1: why, when

9

1

15/4

Prototyping 2: how

2

18/4

Wicked problems: sensemaking, cynefin framework, opportunity space

10

1

22/4

Design science: design framework, design cycles, rigor and relevance, projectability

2

25/4

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11

1

29/4

Design processes: google design sprints, innovation sprints

2

2/5

Storytelling 1: storytelling theory, anatomy of a story

12

1

6/5

Storytelling 2: visual narrative, storyboarding

2

9/5

DesignOps: Agile, DevOps, BizDevOps, DesignOps, DesignOps pipeline, practices, tools

13

1

13/5

Design artifacts: technical artifacts, sociotechnical artifacts, boundary artifacts 

2

16/5

Design projects: decisions, information, choice, innovation, cost

14

1

20/5

Slot allocated for demos

2

23/5

Slot allocated for demos

15

1

27/5

Slot allocated for demos

2

30/5

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