Outline

Overview

This unit is an introduction to human-centred design methods, specifically in the context of future challenges of the type you will face in careers health and medicine. You will learn co-design principles and practices through evaluating current health and medical devices, processes and systems. Through the analysis of real-world case studies, you will apply co-design methods to address the complex health and medical issues facing society. The unit will also introduce you to how design-led strategies can support healthy behaviour or be used to improve medical technologies and processes. You will develop your skills by using design exercises to demonstrate the strategic and practical applications of such methods and approaches.

Unit details and rules

Unit code	DESN3000
Academic unit	Design Lab
Credit points	6
Prohibitions ?	None
Prerequisites ?	None
Corequisites ?	None
Assumed knowledge ?	None
Available to study abroad and exchange students	No

Teaching staff

Coordinator	Naseem Ahmadpour, naseem.ahmadpour@sydney.edu.au

Type	Description	Weight	Due	Length
Assignment	Case study report Case study report	25%	Week 05	Up to 10 pages
Outcomes assessed:
Small continuous assessment	Co-creating with stakeholders Co-creating with stakeholders	25%	Week 07	3 hours
Outcomes assessed:
Presentation	Presentation of Design Proposal Presentation of Design Proposal	10%	Week 13	10 min
Outcomes assessed:
Assignment	Health design project Design Proposal	40%	Week 13	up to 30 pages, visual report
Outcomes assessed:
= group assignment ?

Assessment summary

Case study report: The aim of this assessment is to develop your understanding of the role of co-design in the context of health and medicine. In order to do this you will individually conduct a case study research. Through literature research, you will explore three instances where co-design was utilised in health and medicine (e.g. to solve a problem in relation to a technology, product or service). You will elaborate on and compare the role of co-design activities in the selected cases, and reflect on their implications for your own project.
Co-creating with stakeholders: Following the exercises and workshops on novel co-creation techniques with stakeholders, in this assessment you will develop activities and tools to engage with guest stakeholders in the unit in order to co-create solutions relevant to the given design brief in class. Efficacy of the designed co-creation activities and tools will be assessed in class and a brief written reflection must be submitted (follow the instructions provided on Canvas).
Design proposal: This is a report on the co-design project specified in class based on a design brief. The proposal should demonstrate the introduction to the problem space, co-design process and activities followed, reflections on the co-creation technique, how it was iterated and its efficacy, implications for the solutions space and testing. More details will be provided in class.
Design proposal presentation: You will present your design proposal in class.

Detailed information for each assessment can be found on Canvas.

Assessment criteria

The University awards common result grades, set out in the Coursework Policy 2014 (Schedule 1).

As a general guide, a high distinction indicates work of an exceptional standard, a distinction a very high standard, a credit a good standard, and a pass an acceptable standard.

Result name	Mark range	Description
High distinction	85 - 100	Work of outstanding quality, demonstrating mastery of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows significant innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or exceptional skill.
Distinction	75 - 84	Work of excellent quality, demonstrating a sound grasp of the learning outcomes assessed. The work shows innovation, experimentation, critical analysis, synthesis, insight, creativity, and/or superior skill.
Credit	65 - 74	Work of good quality, demonstrating more than satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed, or work of excellent quality for a majority of the learning outcomes assessed.
Pass	50 - 64	Work demonstrating satisfactory achievement of the learning outcomes assessed.
Fail	0 - 49	When you don’t meet the learning outcomes of the unit to a satisfactory standard.

For more information see sydney.edu.au/students/guide-to-grades.

For more information see guide to grades.

Late submission

In accordance with University policy, these penalties apply when written work is submitted after 11:59pm on the due date:

Deduction of 5% of the maximum mark for each calendar day after the due date.
After ten calendar days late, a mark of zero will be awarded.

This unit has an exception to the standard University policy or supplementary information has been provided by the unit coordinator. This information is displayed below:

Penalties for late submissions: 5% of the awardable mark per day for submitted work, 10% of the awardable mark per day for in-class assessments

Academic integrity

The Current Student website provides information on academic integrity and the resources available to all students. The University expects students and staff to act ethically and honestly and will treat all allegations of academic integrity breaches seriously.

We use similarity detection software to detect potential instances of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breach. If such matches indicate evidence of plagiarism or other forms of academic integrity breaches, your teacher is required to report your work for further investigation.

You may only use artificial intelligence and writing assistance tools in assessment tasks if you are permitted to by your unit coordinator, and if you do use them, you must also acknowledge this in your work, either in a footnote or an acknowledgement section.

Studiosity is permitted for postgraduate units unless otherwise indicated by the unit coordinator. The use of this service must be acknowledged in your submission.

Learning support

Simple extensions

If you encounter a problem submitting your work on time, you may be able to apply for an extension of five calendar days through a simple extension.  The application process will be different depending on the type of assessment and extensions cannot be granted for some assessment types like exams.

Special consideration

If exceptional circumstances mean you can’t complete an assessment, you need consideration for a longer period of time, or if you have essential commitments which impact your performance in an assessment, you may be eligible for special consideration or special arrangements.

Special consideration applications will not be affected by a simple extension application.

Using AI responsibly

Co-created with students, AI in Education includes lots of helpful examples of how students use generative AI tools to support their learning. It explains how generative AI works, the different tools available and how to use them responsibly and productively.

Weekly schedule

WK	Topic	Learning activity
Week 01	Introduction	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 01	Introducing assessment items, getting started on case study analysis	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 02	Co-design in health: engage, plan and explore with stakeholders	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 02	Workshop on community engagement	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 03	Guest lecture	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 03	Stakeholder visit: Workshop on novel and creative techniques to explore the problem space with stakeholders	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 04	Co-design in Health: how to co-create and develop solutions with (rather than for) stakeholders?	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 04	From data to knowledge: clustering and thematic analysis	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 05	Using tangible, embodied and speculative methods in co-design	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 05	Workshop on novel techniques to co-create and develop solutions with stakeholders	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 06	Feedback on co-creation sessions ahead of stakeholder visit	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 06	Workshop on analogue co-creation methods	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 07	Stakeholder visit	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 07	Run a co-creation workshop with stakeholders	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 08	Co-design in Health: testing solutions with stakeholders	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 08	Workshop on techniques to test solutions with stakehodlers	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 09	Co-design in health: navigating the path to design requirements	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 09	Workshop on collaborative testing	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 10	Guest lecture	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 10	Workshop on ethics of co-creation	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 11	Ethics of engaging with stakeholders	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 11	Workshop on assessing ethical risk factors	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 12	Guest lecture	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 12	Feedback session	Seminar (2 hr)
Week 13	Final presentations	Lecture (1 hr)
Week 13	Final presentations	Seminar (2 hr)

Attendance and class requirements

Please refer to the Resolutions of the University School: http://sydney.edu.au/handbooks/architecture/rules/faculty_resolutions.shtml

Study commitment

Typically, there is a minimum expectation of 1.5-2 hours of student effort per week per credit point for units of study offered over a full semester. For a 6 credit point unit, this equates to roughly 120-150 hours of student effort in total.

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes are what students know, understand and are able to do on completion of a unit of study. They are aligned with the University's graduate qualities and are assessed as part of the curriculum.

Outcomes
Graduate qualities

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. demonstrate expertise in assessing the requirements of a design problem
LO2. understand methods for ideation, prototyping, and evaluation, and their application in the different stages of a co-design project
LO3. understand how to co-create solutions that respond to stakeholder needs
LO4. demonstrate proficiency in prototyping designs that address complex problems through innovative ideas
LO5. evaluate the performance and experience of a design solution
LO6. work effectively in teams and in an interdisciplinary context.

Graduate qualities

The graduate qualities are the qualities and skills that all University of Sydney graduates must demonstrate on successful completion of an award course. As a future Sydney graduate, the set of qualities have been designed to equip you for the contemporary world.

GQ1	Depth of disciplinary expertise Deep disciplinary expertise is the ability to integrate and rigorously apply knowledge, understanding and skills of a recognised discipline defined by scholarly activity, as well as familiarity with evolving practice of the discipline.
GQ2	Critical thinking and problem solving Critical thinking and problem solving are the questioning of ideas, evidence and assumptions in order to propose and evaluate hypotheses or alternative arguments before formulating a conclusion or a solution to an identified problem.
GQ3	Oral and written communication Effective communication, in both oral and written form, is the clear exchange of meaning in a manner that is appropriate to audience and context.
GQ4	Information and digital literacy Information and digital literacy is the ability to locate, interpret, evaluate, manage, adapt, integrate, create and convey information using appropriate resources, tools and strategies.
GQ5	Inventiveness Generating novel ideas and solutions.
GQ6	Cultural competence Cultural Competence is the ability to actively, ethically, respectfully, and successfully engage across and between cultures. In the Australian context, this includes and celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, knowledge systems, and a mature understanding of contemporary issues.
GQ7	Interdisciplinary effectiveness Interdisciplinary effectiveness is the integration and synthesis of multiple viewpoints and practices, working effectively across disciplinary boundaries.
GQ8	Integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity An integrated professional, ethical and personal identity is understanding the interaction between one’s personal and professional selves in an ethical context.
GQ9	Influence Engaging others in a process, idea or vision.

Outcome map

Learning outcomes	Graduate qualities
Learning outcomes

Responding to student feedback

This section outlines changes made to this unit following staff and student reviews.

Students thought the hackathon assessment was overwhelming to do online due to limitations in group work, therefore I am changed that assessment item to include engagement with stakeholders.

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Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

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DESN3000: Co-Design in Health

Semester 1, 2021 [Normal day] - Remote

Overview

Overview

Unit details and rules

Teaching staff

Assessment

Assessment

Assessment summary

Assessment criteria

Late submission

Academic integrity

Learning support

Learning support

Simple extensions

Special consideration

Using AI responsibly

Weekly schedule

Weekly schedule

Attendance and class requirements

Study commitment

Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes

Graduate qualities

Outcome map

Responding to student feedback

Responding to student feedback

Disclaimer

On this page

Useful links

Media

Student links

About us

Connect