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| Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 | ||
| Course Code: | UNI336 | ||||
| Course Name: | Design Thinking | ||||
| Semester: | Spring | ||||
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| Language of instruction: | Turkish | ||||
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| Does the Course Require Work Experience?: | No | ||||
| Type of course: | University Elective | ||||
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| Mode of Delivery: | E-Learning | ||||
| Course Coordinator: | Prof. Dr. HATİCE ÖZ PEKTAŞ | ||||
| Course Lecturer(s): | MELDA GÖKNEL | ||||
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| Course Objectives: | Course Objectives This course introduces the basic principles of interaction, service, product and system design with the first and foremost focus on people’s needs, choices, and experiences rather than anything else. The course addresses the underlying framework for understanding and practicing fundamental concepts, tools, and design processes with a broad focus on all stakeholders rather than only end-users. Various tools and techniques such as co-designing, envisioning, testing and prototyping, role-playing and touchpoints are introduced throughout the course. Students, individually and as a team, experience a series of hands-on, class-based exercises on the methodology of creating products and services. |
| Course Content: | Course Content To introduce students to theoretical knowledge, conceptual approaches, and practical skills of Design Thinking to understand and learn human-centered design methodology. |
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The students who have succeeded in this course;
1) Recognize the basic principles of Design Thinking and human-centered design methodology. 2) Define exemplary business and design problems by using various tools and techniques of the methodology. 3) Apply the principles of the methodology to develop solution proposals considering various stakeholders. 4) Prepare an innovative project proposal in line with the main requirements of the methodology as a team. |
| Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 1) | Meet and Greet, Forming Final Project Groups, Fundamentals of the course and needed equipment | - |
| 2) | What is Human Centered Design? | - |
| 3) | Empathy Methods– field work | - |
| 3) | Empathy Methods– field work | - |
| 4) | Persona – in class exercise | - |
| 5) | Defining the problem | - |
| 6) | Mad Lib and HMWQ – in class exercise | - |
| 7) | Ideation Methods – in class exercise | - |
| 8) | MID SEMESTER PRESENTATION OF THE FINAL PROJECT | - |
| 9) | Feed-back on projects and strategies for further development | - |
| 10) | Prototype and Test – in class exercise | - |
| 11) | Project evaluation with RWW – in class exercise (may be holiday) | - |
| 12) | Making a design budget and production timeline | - |
| 13) | Storytelling for design | - |
| 14) | Final presentation | - |
| Course Notes / Textbooks: | The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 1988. Tasarım Odaklı Düşünce-Design Thinking, Emrah Kozan, 2021. |
| References: | The Design of Everyday Things, Don Norman, 1988. Tasarım Odaklı Düşünce-Design Thinking, Emrah Kozan, 2021. |
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| 1) They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems. | ||||||||||||||
| 2) They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development. | ||||||||||||||
| 3) They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations. | ||||||||||||||
| 4) They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions. | ||||||||||||||
| 5) They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | ||||||||||||||
| 6) They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication. | ||||||||||||||
| 7) They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally. | ||||||||||||||
| 8) They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | ||||||||||||||
| 9) They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them. | ||||||||||||||
| 10) They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| 11) They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits. | ||||||||||||||
| 12) They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles. | ||||||||||||||
| 13) They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| 14) They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications. | ||||||||||||||
| No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Average | 3 Highest |
| Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
| 1) | They will have the theoretical and practical knowledge to comprehend, evaluate and direct the operation of the health systems and its subsystems. | |
| 2) | They will have the knowledge of factors about society-individual health and its development. | |
| 3) | They will apply the theoretical and practical knowledge of health management in related institutions and organizations. | |
| 4) | They will analyze, evaluate the developments in health management by using scientfic methods and techniques and develop solutions. | |
| 5) | They will follow the developments in the field by using a foreign language at least at the level of European Language Portfolio B1. | |
| 6) | They will use health terminology and grammar according to the rules in spoken and written communication. | |
| 7) | They will share their thoughts about health management and solution proposals with internal and external parties written and orally. | |
| 8) | They will use information and communication technologies with computer software at least at the level of European Computer Driving License required by the field. | |
| 9) | They will constantly develop professional knowledge and skill; know ways to access information and apply them. | |
| 10) | They will show mangement philosophy and management functions in health management applications. | |
| 11) | They will behave sensitve to health problems in the country and around the world with sociak responsibility and sustainability and they will evaluate solution suggestions to maximize social benefits. | |
| 12) | They will act in accordance with legal regulations in the field of health management and with social, scientific and professional ethical principles. | |
| 13) | They will show leadership characteristics in health management applications. | |
| 14) | They will take responsibility individually and as a team member in health management applications. |
| Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
| Midterms | 1 | % 40 |
| Final | 1 | % 60 |
| total | % 100 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 40 | |
| PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 60 | |
| total | % 100 | |
| Activities | Number of Activities | Workload |
| Course Hours | 5 | 10 |
| Application | 16 | 32 |
| Special Course Internship (Work Placement) | 5 | 10 |
| Field Work | 2 | 4 |
| Study Hours Out of Class | 3 | 4 |
| Presentations / Seminar | 3 | 6 |
| Project | 16 | 32 |
| Quizzes | 5 | 10 |
| Midterms | 4 | 8 |
| Final | 1 | 2 |
| Total Workload | 118 | |