Interdepartmental 316 - [CRIT] DESIGN THINKING STUDIO
Spring
2016
01
4.00
Zaza Kabayadondo
M 01:10-04:00; W 01:10-04:00; F 01:10-02:30
Smith College
41605-S16
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zkabayadondo@smith.edu
This interdisciplinary project-based course emphasizes human-centered design process as well as critical social theory on the relationships between humans and designed things. Through hands-on, individual and collaborative making, students learn design-thinking skills such as: user-experience research, rapid idea generation techniques, prototyping and iterative implementation. This learning happens alongside rich class discussions of both seminal and contemporary scholarly work on design's role in shaping the lived experience. Perspectives include archaeology, critical psychology, civil engineering, postcolonial studies, cognitive science, sociology, and art history. Enrollment limit of 15.Course application due Mon 25 January at 11.59pm. Apply at tinyurl.com/IDP316-Spring2016. (E)
Instructor permission. Not open to first-years, sophomores