Course syllabus

Welcome to TEK495 Design thinking and innovation!

Sessions are held on-site at Vasa 6 unless otherwise noted (see schedule below). For eventual Zoom sessions:

Information about course content and learning goals can be found in the Syllabus. The schedule for this course is displayed below, with all course activities (sessions) linked. Please note that session contents (e.g. lecture slides) will typically be made available after the sessions.


Schedule

Week

Date

Time

Location

Course Activity

35

1/9

10.00-17.00

On-site, Veras Gräsmatta

01_Intro

36

6/9

08.00-12.00

On-site

02_Sketching, Reflection, Empathy, Ethnography

36

8/9

10.00-12.00

13.00-17.00

Zoom

On-site

03_Synthesis, Digital Tools

37

13/9

08.00-12.00

On-site

04_Ideation, Prototyping, Testing

37

15/9

10.00-15.00

15.00-17.00

On-site

Zoom

05_End Project I, Start Project II, Teams

38

20/9

08.00-12.00

On-site

06_Literature Seminar, Data Collection

38

22/9

10.00-17.00

On-site

On-site project session

39

27/9

08.00-12.00

On-site

07_Unpack Data, Story Share

39

29/9

10.00-17.00

On-site

08_Synthesis

40

4/10

08.00-12.00

On-site

09_Ideation, Prototyping Exercise

40

6/10

10.00-17.00

On-site

10_Prototyping, Testing ctd.

41

11/10

08.00-12.00

On-site

On-site project session

41

13/10

10.00-17.00

On-site

11_Peer Feedback, TEJM and Presentation Techniques

42

18/10

08.00-12.00

On-site

12_Dry Runs

42

20/10

10.00-17.00

On-site

Final Presentations, Check-Out


Course literature

There is very little mandatory course literature, but some recommended reading to make the most of the course, and to strengthen the theoretical argumentation in the home exam. Please refer to the Syllabus as well as the Literature list for more information and access to the files.


Contact details

Name Role Email
Maria Elmquist Examiner, Lecturer, Coach maria.elmquist@chalmers.se
Anna Rylander Eklund Lecturer, Coach annaryl@chalmers.se
Jessica Litzel Lecturer, Coach litzel@chalmers.se
Constantin Bremer Teaching assistant constantin.bremer@chalmers.se