DFM: Global Innovation & Interdisciplinary Collaboration 2
Duration
- One semester
Contact hours
- 72 hours per semester
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Justify research methods to develop design outcomes that address a complex problem in a global context.
2. Evaluate relevant prototyping innovation techniques, to refine and resolve design solutions towards implementation.
3. Support an innovation culture through inclusive decision making, open mind-set and empathetic approaches to collaboration activities across different cultures.
4. Develop holistic design proposals that create value by integrating technical, human and economic considerations.
5. Articulate project outcomes to effectively communicate value and design intent to relevant stakeholders.
6. Choose appropriate project management and communication tools for collaboration involving global partnerships.
7. Apply stakeholder management techniques to global collaboration partnerships.
Courses with unit
Unit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This Unit will involve up to 300 hours of work including:
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Design Studio
| 2 x 3 | 12 | 72 |
Online Contact (Only for activities where there is synchronous contact with students eg online seminar, Blackboard Collaborate)
| n/a |
|
|
Specified Learning Activities Readings Group work meetings
| 2 6 | 12 12 | 24 72 |
Unspecified Learning Activities (includes independent study, assignment preparation, revision) | Recommended |
| 132 |
TOTAL |
|
| 300 hours/25cp |
Assessment
Types | Individual or Group task | Weighting | Assesses attainment of these ULOs |
Documentation | Group | 25% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
Presentation | Group | 20% | 5, 7 |
Prototypes | Group | 40% | 1, 2, 4 |
Collaboration reflection | Individual | 15% | 3, 6 |
General skills outcomes
• Teamwork Skills
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
Content
- Innovation culture, low hierarchy and mind-set
- Global communities of design innovation practice
- Prototyping techniques for creative problem solving
- Iterative design development and user testing processes
- Detail design and implementation approaches
- Value proposition and business model canvas tools
- Innovation tools and design thinking processes
- Divergent and convergent thinking
- Interdisciplinary teamwork and self-awareness
- Co-creation, empathy and inclusive collaboration approaches
- Low hierarchy and project management practices
- Stakeholder management techniques
- Synchronous and asynchronous communication
- Ethical and responsible conduct
- Design research strategies
- Professional project documentation and presentation techniques
Study resources
- Reading materials.