DES 217
Design Thinking
Design
College of Fine Arts and Communications
Course Description
Students will unpack each step of the design thinking process while honing critical thinking, conceptual development, and craft through readings and projects.
When Taught
Fall and Winter
Grade Rule
Grade Rule 8: A, B, C, D, E, I (Standard grade rule)
Min
1.5
Fixed
1.5
Fixed
3
Fixed
0
Title
Design Practice
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to understand the diverse methods employed in design thinking and establish a workable design thinking framework to use in their practices.
Title
Design Theory and Criticism
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to examine critical theories of design, systems thinking, and design methodologies.
Title
Design Thinking
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to demonstrate sound thinking, creative inquiry, and diverse modes of reasoning-visual, perceptual, conceptual, inductive, deductive, analytical, logical, critical, organizational, and creative-through discussion and writing.
Title
Creative Discovery
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to solve problems and address social concerns with innovative approaches to design and exploratory methodologies.
Title
Communication, Beliefs, and Ethics
Learning Outcome
Students will be able to recognize the role of the individual designer in delivering meaning through design thinking and discuss the central role of beliefs and ethics in visual communication through art and design.
