Assignment Task:
Learning Outcomes: The Subject Learning Outcomes demonstrated by successful completion of the task below include:
a) Articulate and apply the concepts and processes of Design Thinking.
b) Identify and evaluate complex problems in a professional context.
c) Analyse and critique own capacities and dispositions in relation to processes of innovation.
d) Apply high-level research and communication skills to investigate, synthesize, and analyse information from multiple perspectives (including users and scholarship).
Assessment Task:
Create a folio to demonstrate your knowledge of innovation and creativity about the first two stages of the design thinking process: empathy and synthesis. Need Assignment Help?
Please refer to the Instructions for details on how to complete this task.
Context:
This assessment task provides an opportunity for you to demonstrate how your understanding of the design thinking process and concepts has developed through your engagement in the subject so far. The task requires you to establish a folio of posts, where you will respond to key aspects of the first two stages (empathy and synthesis) of the design thinking process. This folio further extends your learning through design thinking in terms of identifying and evaluating complex problems in a professional context. It also provides a space for you to reflect on your developing understanding of design thinking.
Instructions
As you work through the design thinking process in this subject, you will submit TWO (2) folios:
Folio A (Empathy and Synthesis) and Folio B (Ideation and Prototyping).
This assessment (Assessment 2) is Folio A, which covers the first two stages of the design thinking process. In Folio A, you will respond to the Discussion Forum activities undertaken in the first two stages (empathy and synthesis) and reflect on the mindset (in terms of disposition) and the skills and knowledge you have applied. You will also include specific evidence of using the tools generated through the activities in Modules 2 and 3 to support your discussion.
Consider the following elements:
I. Knowledge of the design thinking processin Module 2 - Empathy and Module 3 - Synthesis
o You should read widely (including scholarly and non-scholarly sources) and incorporate this reading into your folio. You should explicitly reference resources consulted and activities undertaken in the subject.
II. Take part in the weekly Discussion Forum
o Write posts and engage with the design thinking tools as prompted in the Discussion Forum activities in Modules 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 and 3.2. Your reflections should be written in the first person.
III. Apply the skills of academic writing and infographics outlined in the Academic Skills webpage.
IV. Format and Structure:
o Part 1: Empathy (750 words equivalent)
1. Participate in the weekly Discussion Forum by writing at least one post responding to the activities in Module 2.1 (Week 3) and Module 2.2 (Week 4).
2. Provide evidence of your engagement with the tools (e.g. empathy map) as stated in the activities.
3. Explicitly identify the target people you empathize with.
4. Then, transfer your posts to your Assessment 2: Folio A document, revise and edit it, add more ideas if necessary, update references and use in-text citations.
o Part 2: Synthesis (750 words equivalent)
1. Participate in the weekly Discussion Forum by writing at least one post responding to the activities in Module 3.1 (Week 5) and Module 3.2 (Week 6).
2. Provide evidence of your engagement with the tools (e.g. problem statement, 5 whys) as stated in the activities.
3. Then, transfer your posts to your Assessment 2: Folio A document, revise and edit it, add more ideas if necessary, update references and use in-text citations.
Note: Alternatively, you can present your Assessment 2: Folio A as a video recording.
Please refer to the Submission Instructions on pages 4-5 of this assessment brief for more details.
V. Referencing - add in-text citations and a reference list according to APA 7th style, using publications within the last 5-10 years wherever possible.
- Your submission will be assessed against the following criteria as detailed in the marking rubric on pages 6-10 of this assessment brief:
o Knowledge of, and engagement with, the design thinking process, skills and tools.
o Depth and analysis in critiquing potential applications and limitations of design thinking.
o Depth and analysis of reflection relating to the design thinking disposition.
o Clarity of communication and integration of ideas (including spelling, punctuation and grammar).
o Citation and referencing according to APA 7th conventions.
Referencing:
You must use the APA 7th referencing style for this assessment. Please see more information on referencing in the Academic Skills webpage.