Design for Social Impact

University of Sydney - Direct Enroll Program
Sydney, Australia

Dates: 2/12/25 - 6/22/25

University of Sydney - Direct Enroll

Design for Social Impact

Design for Social Impact Course Overview

OVERVIEW

CEA CAPA Partner Institution: University of Sydney
Location: Sydney, Australia
Primary Subject Area: Business
Instruction in: English
Course Code: DESN3003
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 4
Prerequisites: Design Process or Design Thinking

DESCRIPTION

This unit gets students to consider the broader application of design thinking as a way of informing and creating social outcomes. Design for social impact aims to design solutions to meet social needs in a better way than the existing solution. Students will have the opportunity to develop their design thinking competency through the application of a real-world social problem. Students will address prevailing or emerging social issues through the design of products, services and experiences. Students will be guided through the design thinking process of understanding user and stakeholder needs, defining problems, ideating solutions, prototyping and testing design solutions. This unit gives students the opportunity to tackle the challenges of 21st Century life through the exploration of new technology and current practices to design the future they want to live in.


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