AANB11070U CANCELLED - Anthropologists at work in Design and Innovation Agencies

Volume 2015/2016
Content

The course introduces students to the workflows in design and innovation agencies and shows what anthropological methods and analysis have to offer as an important element in product development and service design projects. The students will learn how to prepare and conduct user studies, how to visualize and present findings and how to translate insights into useful design objectives for co-workers and strategic business opportunities for clients. The course make use of case studies and plan to let students work on problems presented by agencies based in Denmark

Learning Outcome

Will be uploaded very soon

BSc-, Credit-, Open Education and all international students: 500 pages obligatory literature.
MSc students: 500 pages obligatory literature + 200 pages of literature chosen by students.
Course literature consist of articles and a supplementary monograph, and will be available in Absalon on the course website.

Seminar, student presentations, peer feedback, presentation for and discussion with agencies
  • Category
  • Hours
  • Class Instruction
  • 28
  • Exam
  • 35
  • Preparation
  • 147
  • Total
  • 210
Credit
7,5 ECTS
Type of assessment
Written examination
Written report including recommendations and oral presentation of results for the involved agencies
Aid
All aids allowed
Marking scale
7-point grading scale
Censorship form
No external censorship
There is appointed a second internal assessor to assist with the assessment
when the first assessor finds this necessary.
Re-exam

1. re-exam:

A new report with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date. The students are automatically registered for the 1. re-exam. Please note that the re-exam is an essay even for courses, where the ordinary exam is a portfolio exam.

2. re-exam:

A new report with a revised problem statement must be submitted at the announced date next semester. The students must sign up for the 2. re-exam.

Criteria for exam assesment

See description of learning outcome. Formalities for Written Works must be fulfilled, read more: MSc Students/ BA students (in Danish)/ exchange, credit and Open University students