Course Title: Design Thinking Challenge: Develop & Deliver

Part A: Course Overview

Course Title: Design Thinking Challenge: Develop & Deliver

Credit Points: 12.00

Flexible Terms

Course Code

Campus

Career

School

Learning Mode

Teaching Period(s)

BUSM4748

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

JanJun2021 (KP2)

BUSM4748

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

JulDec2021 (KP6)

BUSM4748

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

JulDec2022 (KP4)

BUSM4748

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

JanJun2023 (KP2)

BUSM4748

RMIT Online

Postgraduate

660H Graduate School of Business and Law

Internet

JulDec2023 (All)

Course Coordinator: Dr Kevin Argus

Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 1457

Course Coordinator Email: kevin.argus@rmit.edu.au

Course Coordinator Location: B013. 02.18

Course Coordinator Availability: kevin.argus@rmit.edu.au


Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

050974 Design Thinking for Business 

053398 Design Thinking Challenge: Discover and Define 


Course Description

This course will equip you with an understanding of the mindset, key capabilities and collaboration tools required to engage in iterative processes of ideation, prototyping and testing, and refinement of product and service design solutions.

In this course you will engage in a project for a real-world organisation. You will act as a consultant applying Design Thinking based on the ‘Double Diamond’ methodology, with a focus on the Develop and Deliver stages. Your focus will be on finding desirable, feasible and viable solutions.




Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development

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You will build on existing knowledge, and on successful completion of this course you will be able to:

CLO1: Research, synthesise and critique design thinking resources.

CLO2: Apply design thinking principles to develop opportunities and deliver desirable, feasible and viable user outcomes.

CLO3: Prototype and test solutions to address user needs.

CLO4: Communicate design solutions professionally and effectively to users.




Overview of Learning Activities

In this course, you will be encouraged to be an active and collaborative learner. Your learning will be supported through various online activities comprising individual and group work. These may include presentations; assignments; recommended readings; researching and analysing specific information; solving problems; producing written work and collaborating with peers on set tasks or projects




Overview of Learning Resources

Various learning resources are available online through MyRMIT Studies\Canvas. The lecture notes and workshop notes are posted on Canvas.

Resources are also available online through RMIT Library databases and other facilities. Visit the RMIT library website for further details. Assistance is available online via our chat and email services, face to face at our campus libraries or via the telephone on (03) 9925 2020.

Additional resources and/or sources to assist your learning will be identified by your course coordinator and will be made available to you as required during the teaching period. 


Overview of Assessment

The assessment tasks, their weighting and the course learning outcomes to which they are aligned are as follows:

Assessment Task 1: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 1, 4

Assessment Task 2: 30% 
Linked CLOs: 2, 3, 4

Assessment Task 3: 40%
Linked CLOs: 2, 3, 4