Interdepartmental 316 - [CRIT] DESIGN THINKING STUDIO
Fall
2017
L01
0.00
Zaza Kabayadondo
F 01:10-02:30
Smith College
10979-F17
CAPENA
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 will learn design thinking skills such as: user-experience research, rapid idea generation techniques, prototyping and iterative implementation. This learning will happen 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 Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Apply at tinyurl.com/IDP316-Fall2017. (E)
Special Application Required. Not open to first-years, sophomores
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.
You must also register for a Lecture section.