Industrial Design BA (A), Creativity and Problem Solving, 7.5 credits
Syllabus:
Industridesign GR (A), Kreativitet och problemlösning, 7,5 hp
Industrial Design BA (A), Creativity and Problem Solving, 7.5 credits
General data
- Code: IU159G
- Subject/Main field: Industrial Design
- Cycle: First cycle
- Progression: (A)
- Credits: 7,5
- Progressive specialization: G1N - First cycle, has only upper-secondary level entry requirements
- Education area: Design 100%
- Answerable faculty: Faculty of Science, Technology and Media
- Answerable department: Natural science, Design, and Sustainable Development
- Approved: 2020-11-09
- Date of change: 2023-11-15
- Version valid from: 2024-01-01
Aim
The course aims to provide the student with knowledge about processes and methods that provide increased creative ability.
Course objectives
The student shall be able to
- describe and problematize the meaning of creativity
- describe different creative processes
- explain and analyze how individual, societal, structural, and cultural conditions affect creativity and problem solving.
- apply design thinking that relates to different psychological aspects in individual design work
- apply relevant creative methods in a design process
Content
- background and orientation around creative processes
- psychological aspects in design and design thinking
- prerequisites of creativity and problem solving
- how scientific methods are used to solve problems
- individual, societal, structural, and cultural prerequisites for creativity and problem solving
- practical development of individual creative ability
Entry requirements
At least 60 credits (ECTS) in Industrial Design or equivalent.
(Äldre gymnasiebetyg)
Selection rules and procedures
The selection process is in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance and the local order of admission.
Examination form
I103: Assignments and presentation, 7.5 Credits
Grade scale: Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Grading system
Fail (U) or Pass (G)
Other information
This course cannot be included in the same degree as PS010G, PS054G eller IU130G.
Course reading
Reference literature
- Author: Teresa M Amabile.
- Title: Creativity in context
- Edition: 1997
- Publisher: Westview Press
- Author: Simon Herbert
- Title: The science of the artifial
- Edition: 1969
- Author: McKim Robert H
- Title: A Strategy Manual for Problem Solving
- Edition: 1980
- Author: Kaufmann James C., Sternberg Robert J.
- Title: The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity
- Edition: 2010
- Author: Colin Ware
- Title: Visual thinking for design
- Edition: 2008