Design, Creativity and Innovation
2013-2014
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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