MAPD4210 Design and Culture Emneplan

Individual or group portfolio examination. The portfolio consists of:

• design process documentation. Various medias if possible. Students can choose to work in groups. Maximum 3 students per group.

The examination result can be appealed.

No restrictions.

Grade scale A-F.

• Design in a cultural context. Discuss the overall ideas of product design and culture in relation to the chosen focus area and expected value creation.
• Activate aesthetic practice-based methods for creative and analytical processes.
• Combine design skills with theoretical knowledge to enhance the development of the design project.
• Activate various forms of articulation (material, visual, text) to explore and communicate your research fields.
• Use critical reflection (or its equivalent) to give depth and to problematize issues and your choices in the project.

Two internal. External examiner is used periodically.

• Emotional factors in design/psychological mechanisms in design
• Experimentation and fieldwork
• Service experience
• User behavior
• Task analysis
• Human to human, human to product interaction
• Mastery, resilience, motivation
• Different forms of user engagement

Individual or group portfolio examination. The portfolio consists of:

• Product in optional/relevant media.
• Research-based design project/proposal (2500-3000 words and visualizations integrated in the text).

The examination result can be appealed

No restrictions.

Grade scale A-F.

Two internal examiners. External examiner is used periodically.