Design, Creativity and Innovation
2013-2014 - IMT4182 - 10sp

Anbefalt forkunnskap

IMT1431 "Designmetoder" or equivalent course.

Forventet læringsutbytte

Knowledge

After completing this course, the student should have knowledge about:

Methods for idea creation/brainstorming
Methods for analyzing digital media
Research by design, design as object and method of research
Innovation theory
Communication theory
Media aesthetics

Skills

After completing this course, the student should be able to:

Work systematically with developing creative and innovative design ideas and concepts
Work systematically with refining a design idea from rough sketch to more elaborate proof-of-concept or prototype
Analyze and evaluate different designs according to their creative and innovative contribution
Analyze and extract knowledge contribution from a design process (design as research)

General competence

Through this course, the student should develop his/her general competence in the following areas:

Innovation
Cross-disciplinarity

Emnets temaer

Idea creation/Brainstorming
Iterative design
Design as research
Rapid prototyping
Communication design
Media aesthetics
Synthetic-analytic media research
Analytical writing

Pedagogiske metoder

Essay
Forelesninger
Obligatoriske oppgaver
Samling(er)/seminar(er)
Veiledning

Pedagogiske metoder (fritekst)

The course will normally be taught through a series of intensive seminars. There will be 2-4 compulsory seminars throughout the semester.

Vurderingsformer

Mappevurdering (utfyllende opplysning i tekstfelt)

Karakterskala

Bokstavkarakterer, A (best) - F (ikke bestått)

Sensorordning

External and internal examiner.

Utsatt eksamen (tidl. kontinuasjon)

Next time the course is run.

Læremidler

Books:
Colborne, Giles (2011) Simple and usable Web, Mobile and Interaction Design. Berkeley, CA: New Riders. (180 pages)
Gray, Dave; Sunni Brown; and James Macanufo (2010) Gamestorming. Sebastopol, CA: O'Reilly. (258 pages)
Krippendorff, Klaus (2006) The Semantic turn. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press. Kap. 2 og 7 (100 pages)
Schön, Donald A. (1983): The Reflective Practitioner: How Professionals Think in Action. London, UK: Ashgate. Kap. 1-3 (102 pages).

Articles:
Asaro, Peter M. (2007) “Transforming Society by Transforming Technology: The Science and Politics of Participatory Design”. Accounting, Management and Information Technologies, Vol 10, No. 4. (33 pages)
Hevner, Alan R., et al (2004) “Design Science in Information Systems Research”. MIS Quarterly, Vol 28, No. 1. (30 pages)
Liestøl, Gunnar (2010) “On Mobility, Localization, and the Possibilty of Digital Genre Design.” In: Ida Wagner et al (eds) Exploring Digital Design: Multi-Disciplinary Design Practices. London: Springer-Verlag. (30 pages)

Total 733 pages