Design Thinking: Empathy & Synthesis

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.

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c) Analyse and critique own capacities and dispositions in relation to processes of innovation.,

d) Apply high-level research and communication skills to investigate synthesise and analyse information from multiple perspectives (including users and scholarship).

Submission By 11:55 pm AEST/AEDT Sunday at the end of Module 4.2

Design Thinking: Empathy & Synthesis

Weighting 40%

Total Marks 100 marks

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.

Please refer to the Instructions for details on how to complete this task.

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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.

Design Thinking: Empathy & Synthesis

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:

• Knowledge of the design thinking process in 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.