DESB12 Introduction to design thinking

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Synchronous online teaching
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Hřebecký (lecturer)
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Bc. Eliška Janečková (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Simona Kramosilová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Ladislava Zbiejczuk Suchá, Ph.D.
Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Alice Lukavská
Supplier department: Department of Information and Library Studies – Faculty of Arts
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 32 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 31/32, only registered: 2/32
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Understanding what design thinking is
- as a mindset. - as a process. - as a set of tools. - as a language linking different disciplines. - as a management approach. Understanding the context of the design process and its basic phases
- research,
- ideation
- prototyping
- implementation
Understanding the differences between optimization, adaptation, innovation and speculation
- Learning design terminology,
- Awareness of the role of the design process in the operation of an organization and the ways in which it can be introduced into an organization
Learning outcomes
Student after completing the course
- can discuss with designers at a professional theoretical level after completing the course,
- takes a critical view of what can be achieved through design thinking,
- can justify the contribution of each stage of the design process,
- can communicate feedback.
Syllabus
  • **Outline**
  • - Design thinking as a process
  • - Overview of the main approaches to DT
  • - Cognition
  • - Defining
  • - Designing
  • - Testing
  • - Communication and Implementation
  • - Critique of design thinking
Literature
  • STICKDORN, Marc, Markus HORMESS, Adam LAWRENCE a Jakob SCHNEIDER, ed., 2018. This is service design doing: applying service design thinking in the real world ; a practitioners’ handbook. First edition. Sebastapol, CA: O’Reilly. ISBN 9781491927182.
Teaching methods
Workshop, e-learning, paper, test
Assessment methods
- active participation in the workshop
- going through e-learning (e-learning includes small interactions directly in the course),
- submission of a case study describing the design process,
- passing a written test in the exam period
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: in blocks.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023.
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