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BAPD1300 Introduction to design - form and designprocess in context Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Introduksjon til design – form og designprosess i kontekst
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Product Design
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
FALL 2025
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

None.

Required preliminary courses

After completing the course, the student should have the following overall learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has

  • thorough knowledge of main social science philosophy topics relevant to social welfare and health policy studies
  • knowledge of theories and concepts enabling systematic reflection on social science

Skills

The student can

  • analyse, discuss and evaluate social science from the viewpoint of philosophy of science

General competence

The student has

  • thorough understanding of the relation between actual research and theories about research
  • a well developed understanding of the foundations of research results and design

Learning outcomes

The teaching consists of lectures on campus and digital lectures, seminars and tutorials related to the coursework requirements. Students are expected to play an active role.

Content

In this module, students are introduced to how a product designer works to develop a concrete product. Through a structured design process with various tools, methods, and processes, students develop understanding, sensitivity, and critical thinking around the design process.

The module is structured around parallel activities, where creativity, collaboration, and effort are central. The main activities include lectures, workshops, reading seminars, tutorials both individually and in groups, as well as presentations.

Teaching and learning methods

The following required coursework must be approved in order for the student to take the exam:

  • Coursework 1: Essay of 500 words (+-10%).
  • Coursework 2: Essay of 500 words (+-10%).
  • Coursework 3: Essay of 500 words (+-10%).

All required coursework must be completed and approved by the given deadline in order for the student to take the exam. If one or more coursework requirements have not been approved, the student will be given the opportunity to submit an improved version one time by the given deadline. Coursework that is not approved on the second submission will disqualify the student from taking the exam.

Course requirements

The exam in the course is an individual supervised exam of 6 hours.

Assessment

The examination consists of two parts: a digital part and a physical part.

The individual written digital report should include:

  • Research, documented design process, individual sketches, renderings, and mock-up models.
  • Written reflection on the learning process and results.
  • Length between 20 and 40 A4 pages.
  • Word count between 1500 and 2500.

The physical submission should include the design proposal with sketches, renderings, and mock-up models.

The examination can be appealed.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Grade scale A - F.

Grading scale

The exam papers are assessed by an internal and an external examiner.

A random selection consisting of at least 25% of the exam papers will be graded by both an internal and external examiner. This will inform the grading of the remaining exam papers.

Examiners

Dag Jenssen

Erika Gubrium

Course contact person

Angeliki Dimaki-Adolfsen