LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing the course students are able to:
- Work in a team on a design project.
- Understand and manage design process phases.
- Assess importance and methods of background research.
- Identify stakeholder needs and requirements.
- Develop and justify design solutions.
- Communicate and present design ideas professionally.
Credits: 9
Schedule: 22.10.2024 - 28.11.2024
Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Markus Joutsela
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):
Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):
Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
valid for whole curriculum period:
The student works with a visual communication design project in a small group. The student becomes acquainted with the double diamond design process and understands the importance of user-centered design, background research, testing, and iteration for a successful design outcome.
The comprehensive course provides the theoretical, methodological, and practical ability to work as a designer in client projects. The design project that all students will undertake varies each year, but it is typically related to visual identity design and its applications.
English language teaching is integrated into the course, and collaboration with the Language Center provides students with professional communication and presentation skills that also support project work.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
valid for whole curriculum period:
Participation in teaching, completed assignments. Minimum 80% attendance. See MyCourses for more detailed information on evaluations methods and criteria.
Workload
valid for whole curriculum period:
9 ECTS ≈ 243h
contact teaching 88h/Other 155h
Project work and presentations, independent and group work, lectures, discussions, and reflection
1 Actual project work based on a client brief (PBL)
2 Double diamond process. Activities are divided according to the phase of the project
3 Students present the insights they have found in the background research phase
4 Students present alternative design concepts and directions at the interim critique
5 Students develop and iterate the selected design based on feedback and testing
6 In the final presentation students present a fully developed design concept with its applications and justify the design solutions
DETAILS
Substitutes for Courses
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals
12 Responsible Production and Consumption
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
valid for whole curriculum period:
Teaching Language: English
Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn II
2025-2026 Autumn IIRegistration:
Only Visual Communication Design major students and exchange students of the major are admitted to this course. The order of priority is as follows
- Students of the major whose program / major studies include the course
- Exchange students in the major for whose study plan the course has been approved
Minimum amount of participants 8
Maximum amount of participants 36.