SINV 4402 - Human-Centred Design for Social Impact

Credit(s): 3
Lecture Hour(s): 3
Lecture Hours Schedule Type: Blended, Lecture, Online
Using a solutions economy mindset, students will gain an understanding of the principles, techniques and processes of ‘Design Thinking’ and ‘Human Centred Design’ (HCD) for generating community prosperity. Students will use methods, cases, written and on-line resources, and their communities as springboards to develop their HCD practice for a specific social issue. They will create, prototype, and measure scalable solutions that attract and engage relevant communities and networks in challenging the status quo and making change.

Prerequisite(s): SINV 3303 or SINV 3305 or the consent of the department.
GNED Cluster 2 - Tier 3