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DECO2016: Design Thinking
2025 unit information
This unit of study provides an introduction to design thinking and its application in a human-centred design process. Students carry out a semester-long project that follows the typical phases of an iterative design process; consisting of user-centred research, ideation, prototyping and evaluation. Hands-on tutorial exercises develop their experience in appropriately applying design thinking methods, against the theoretical background offered by lectures. Students will learn to build empathy with users, identify the problem space, develop design concepts driven by user needs, and persuasively communicate design proposals using visual storytelling.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Design Lab |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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DECO1006 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. appreciate the principles and methodology of human-centred design
- LO2. engage in research and inquiry to identify the need for a design
- LO3. show imagination and competence in design ideation
- LO4. communicate information, ideas and concepts visually
- LO5. evaluate design ideas and proposals from stakeholder perspectives
- LO6. reflect upon and critique design proposals from ethical principles
Unit availability
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Important enrolment information
Additional advice
Not available to students in the Bachelor of Design Computing and the Bachelor of Architecture and Environments except by special permission. Students who do not successfully complete DECO1006 may take DECO2016 as a replacement.
