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MUO-E8041 - Collaborative and participatory techniques for design, Lecture, 3.9.2024-9.10.2024

Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Participants who successfully complete the course should be:

  • Capable to identify translation and facilitation challenges of collaborative design processes;
  • Able to critically discuss and apply various collaborative and participatory techniques for facilitating design, together with other members of a team;
  • Comfortable with designing and facilitating interactive and collaborative design sessions with care, effectiveness and purpose.

Credits: 6

Schedule: 03.09.2024 - 09.10.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Andrea Botero Cabrera

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:

    A hands-on course that builds participants’ design competencies for a collaborative and participatory practice. The collective learning journey includes exercises in facilitation, managing of co-creative activities, agenda setting, and translating to design. Techniques and skills introduced are useful in choreographing design projects for creative sustainability and will help build a personal repertoire of collaborative design practices.

Assessment Methods and Criteria

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Assessment based on:
    • Active participation during lectures, exercises and group work (meassured via self reflection and peer evaluation)
    • Learnind Diary = an entry per day of aprox 400 words (assessed via ability to incorporate reflections on the course discussions, exercises, reading materials and group work)
    • Completion of the group exercise where participants -in teams- will design, organize and facilitate and interactive collaborative design event (formats can vary, ranging from play session to workshop and will be assessed based on quality of the documentation delivered and clarity of the final presentation)

Workload

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    The course includes:

    • Contact teaching (lectures, workshops, tutoring, and presentations)
    • Individual and group work (during sessions and independently)
    • Learning diary (including time for own thinking)
    • Feedback and peer-evaluation (includes time to fill course feedback).

    Overall workload 6 ECTS = 162 hours.

    • Contact teaching (lectures, workshops, tutoring, and presentations) 40h
    • Individual and group work (during sessions and independently) 60h
    • Preparing final group exercise 30h
    • Learning diary (including time for own thinking) 27h
    • Feedback and peer-evaluation (includes time to fill course feedback form) 5h

    85% attendance Required

DETAILS

Study Material

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Supporting and reading materials will be provided through MyCourses.

    Intro reading: Botero, A., Hyysalo, S., Kohtala, C., & Whalen, J. (2020). Getting Participatory Design Done: From Methods and Choices to Translation Work across Constituent Domains. International Journal of Design, 14(2), 17–34.

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

    17 Partnerships for the Goals

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Autumn I
    2025-2026 Autumn I

    Registration:

    Registration for courses Sisu. Minimum number of students 5, maximum 30.

    The order of priority for admitting students:
    1. Creative Sustainability major students;
    2. Creative Sustainability minor students;
    3. Department of Design masters students;
    4. Students for whom the course is part of his/her major's or programme's alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year;
    5. All other master students. 

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