Course - Design 6 - Futures - TPD4144
Design 6 - Futures
About
About the course
Course content
Design 6 - Futures focuses on futures in two ways. Students become conscious of future roles designers can have in society. Students undertake a project or collaboration with an external partner
Students will complete and document an external project and participate in workshops. There will be lectures on design processes, thinking, and values. The designers way of thinking and work practice is discussed Designers future roles and the way the field is changing is discussed. There wil be reflection tasks and discussions.
Topics: Designer competency, design methodology, client and stakeholder involvement.
Grades are based on project documentation in addition to design process description and reflection on the process.
Learning outcome
Knowledge:
The candidate
- is familiar with several theoretical perspectives on design practice and the design process.
- is able to formulate their own professional standpoint on the role they want to play in society and how this role reflects in the design assignment they will carry out in D6.
- can plan, manage, and deliver appropriate documentation for a design project in a realistic context.
Skills:
The candidate
- is able to put together what has previously been learnt in the study program, in new contexts.
- can deliver a proposal for a realistic collaboration or project
- can document the design process in a way that is relevant to the theme and principal needs.
General competence:
The candidate
- is able to describe their professional competence in relation to theories of design and process
- can plan and carry out a design project with an external partner on their own.
Learning methods and activities
Weeksly lectures, workshop exercises, project with external partner and tutoring. It is possible for students to propose project topics within limitations and deadlines communicated through the Design 6 Teams group before the course.
Lectures will be in english if there are exchange students parttaking.
Compulsory assignments
- Obligatory assigment
Further on evaluation
In order to take the exam, the student has to complete the obligatory assignment, a reflection note. For the exam, students will create a project delivery (70%) and a work book (30%).
For a re-take of an examination, both assessments during the course must be delivered again.
Specific conditions
Admission to a programme of study is required:
Industrial Design Engineering (MTDESIG)
Required previous knowledge
TPD4156 Design 5 - Service Design or similar foundatioal education in design
Course materials
Design is a job by Mike Monteiro.
Articles are handed out during the course.
Subject areas
- Product Design Engineering - Integrated Product Development
- Product Design Engineering - Design Methodology
- Design Methodology
- Interaction Design
- Product Design - EcoDesign
- Product Design - Man/Machine
Contact information
Course coordinator
Lecturers
- Andre Liem
- Ashis Jalote Parmar
- Gunnar Eidsvik Tvedt
- Jon Herman Rismoen
- Marikken Høiseth
- Ole Andreas Alsos