IA20090 Design Thinking for Life
Academic Year 2019/2020
**** Please note that this module will run twice in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 and once in Trimester 3 - one offering will be run in the evenings and Saturday and the second offering will be a block week - For exact dates and times please copy and paste this link into your web browser to view the schedule for the Innovation Academy undergraduate elective modules - http://bit.ly/InnovationAcademy2019-20 - if you are having any issues registering please contact deirbhle.carroll@ucd.ie ****
The aim of this module is to enable students to plan and reflect upon their learning, career and life goals using a Design Thinking approach.
Design Thinking, is a human-centric creative problem-solving process. It offers a proven methodology and repeatable approach that can be used to identify new opportunities, solve problems, and develop innovative solutions. While it has usually been applied to the development of products and services, in this module, participants will apply the approach to design their own career and life goals.
Over the course of the module, participants will reflect on their life so far, their values and sense of purpose. Using a combination of creative and analytical tools they will work to develop insights into themselves and to map out their way ahead, acquiring a toolkit that can be used at any point in life to identify, evaluate and make informed career and life choices. Along with this, participants will meet guest speakers from a wide range of sectors who will share their own journeys and lessons learnt. Participants will also develop a community of peers in which to share ideas and hear how others are thinking about their own life and career questions.
Our team of Entrepreneurial Specialists will introduce the students to the processes and tools that will enable the students to make creative and informed life and career choices for themselves.
Timetable and Schedule
This module runs 5 times in the 2019/20 Academic Year, including one module in early January before Trimester Two begins and one module in the Summer Trimester. It consists of a series of full-day and evening workshops.
For exact dates and times please copy and paste this link into your web browser to view the schedule for the Innovation Academy undergraduate elective modules - http://bit.ly/InnovationAcademy2019-20
UCD Innovation Academy
At the UCD Innovation Academy, we are a group of Educator Practitioners with extensive real-world experience as academics, business and social entrepreneurs, tech thinkers, creative professionals and design thinking practitioners.
We take an action-oriented approach to learning, with a combination of individual, group and class tasks and activities, including discussions, presentations and reflection. All of our teaching is grounded in academic rigor, but our focus is on ‘learning by doing’ in a real-world context.
**Enrolment in an Innovation Academy module means a commitment to active participation and engagement, which necessitates attendance at all scheduled classes.**
www.innovators.ie
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Curricular information is subject to change
Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module students should be able to:
• Develop an understanding their philosophies for career and professional life
• Plot a path to defining personal meaning and success
• Generate ideas for evaluating diverse career paths and multiple careers
• Demonstrate practical skills through exercises for investigating career alternatives and prototypes
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of the fundamentals of design thinking as they apply to Designing Your Life and other aspects of your life
• Communicate and network with peers to effectively share ideas and exchange perspectives on career choices
Indicative Module Content:
Student Effort Hours:
Lectures |
5 |
Small Group |
20 |
Conversation Class |
10 |
Practical |
5 |
Specified Learning Activities |
40 |
Autonomous Student Learning |
40 |
Total |
120 |
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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
All Innovation Academy modules take a ‘learning by doing’ approach, combining individual, group and often team activities, tasks and projects including presentations, discussions and reflection.
• Activity/Task-based Work
• Group Work and Peer Discussion
• Reflective Writing
• Student Presentations
Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Not applicable to this module.
Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Incompatibles:
IA40460 -
Design Your Life (PG)
Assessment Strategy
Assignment: Reflection Report |
Throughout the Trimester |
n/a |
Pass/Fail Grade Scale |
Yes |
20 |
Attendance: This module requires active participation and engagement, which necessitates attendance at ALL scheduled classes (80% attendance is required to pass this component). |
Throughout the Trimester |
n/a |
Pass/Fail Grade Scale |
Yes |
40 |
Continuous Assessment: A combination of online and off-line tasks and activities |
Throughout the Trimester |
n/a |
Pass/Fail Grade Scale |
Yes |
20 |
Presentation: Participants will present their plan and options to their class |
Throughout the Trimester |
n/a |
Pass/Fail Grade Scale |
Yes |
20 |
Carry forward of passed components Yes
In-Module Resit |
Prior to relevant Programme Exam Board |
Feedback Strategy/Strategies
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
How will my Feedback be Delivered?
Feedback will be given to students upon request. This will include feedback on their participation during the module and their deliverables.
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
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Sat 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Sat 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Sat 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Tues 17:00 - 19:50 |
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Fri 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Mon 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Thurs 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Tues 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Mon 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Fri 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Tues 09:00 - 16:50 |
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Wed 09:00 - 16:50 |
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