教學大綱 Syllabus

Week

Topic

Instructional Objectives

Content and Activities

1

Introduction of design thinking (DT)

Become familiar with the process, mindsets and tools of DT

Get engaged in the team-based innovative process with team members

Lecture: introduction of DT - process, mindsets and tools

Hands-on activities: immersion into the collaborative atmosphere of DT

Group discussion: reflection on the pros and cons of DT activities in comparison with the past learning experiences

2

“Empathize” in DT

Gather information and map the correlation to better understand users

Reframe problems and identify hidden pain points

Lecture: the importance of “empathize”

Hands-on activities: interview users, extract critical information and form unique perspective

3

“Define” in DT

Identify several needs from the “empathize” session

Finish users’ need statement after prioritization

Lecture: the art of “define”

Hands-on activities: write down several need statements and discuss with peers

4

“Ideate” in DT

Become familiar with the mindset and process of idea generation in DT

Generate ideas and solutions for a certain topic

Lecture: the magic of “ideate”

Hands-on activities: brainstorming activities to generate tons of ideas

5

“Prototype & Test” in DT

; Group formation

Cultivate the mindset of “Fail fast, cheap and often”

Implement the iterative process of prototyping in DT

Lecture: the implementation of “prototype and test”

Hands-on activities: build prototype with team effort and test it with potential users

6

Life and career design- who you are & what you have

Empathize with yourself and discover who you are and what you have in the past and now

Lecture: principles of life and career design

Hands-on activities: explore self identities and interact with peers to broaden one’s perspective on the relationship among self, others and the world

7

Life and career design- where you go & why

Define where you want to go and the why behind it

Lecture: application of life and career design

Group activities: design one’s future trajectory of life, with the assistance and company of peers

8

Celebration party for LCD

Celebrate the devotion of the life and career design process for every student

Group discussion and reflection: students share what they have experienced and learned during the life and career design process

9

Teamwork with DT- explore and empathize

Allocate responsibilities and assign roles within teams to maximize team momentum

Explore potential topics, issues and users’ needs in a specific field and empathize with the users with DT tools

Facilitation from teachers: effectively form teams according to students’ backgrounds and interests

Hands-on activities: meet team members and explore possible trajectories of the team project

10

Teamwork with DT- prioritize and define

Prioritize and define a critical need to address in the following sessions for each team

Allow back-and-forth discussions and decision makings during the innovative process

Lecture: strategies and tactics that promote prioritization and definition of users’ real needs.

Hands-on activities: use 2 by 2 tables and post-it to practice prioritization

11

Teamwork with DT- brainstorm and ideate

Ideate to generate adequate amount of ideas and solutions for team members to discuss

Converge to form less than three solutions for team members to build

Lecture: the mindsets and tools of ideation

Hands-on activities: drills that facilitate the generation of ideas

Group discussion: discussion on the process of idea generation and the benefit from the huge amount of ideas

12

Teamwork with DT- make a prototype and test it

Make prototype with available resources and materials

Test the artifact with the potential users

Lecture: the mindsets and tools of prototype / test

Hands-on activities: make prototype with team effort

Group discussion: present the artifact to other groups, gain insights from feedbacks and reflect the whole process

13

Prototype of team presentation

Teams present their primitive ideas and plans

Students learn and discuss with each other when walking through every projects

Group presentation

Discussion in Q&A sessions

14

Booster session:
(1) High performance and teamwork- Go beyond limits
(2) High performance and happiness- enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose

Communicate and collaborate with team members to reach consensus when facing decision-making points

Establish effective strategies and meaningful activities to foster enjoyment, satisfaction and purpose in personal life

Lectures, hands-on activities & Group discussion for team and talent

15

Group presentation week (I)

Students are empowered to effectively present their creative works and demonstrate their progress

Knowledge, mindsets and tools of DT are utilized to solve a problem / challenge that is pertinent to the real world needs

Group presentation (I)

16

Group presentation week (II)

Students are empowered to effectively present their creative works and demonstrate their progress

Knowledge, mindsets and tools of DT are utilized to solve a problem / challenge that is pertinent to the real world needs

Group presentation (II)

17

Individual final report week

Students are capable of integrate their learning experiences and generate meaningful reflections

Individual final report: formats are flexible and not limited to PDF or PPT files

18

Individual final report week

Students are capable of integrate their learning experiences and generate meaningful reflections

Individual final report: formats are flexible and not limited to PDF or PPT files

Week

Topic

Instructional Objectives

Content and Activities