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ENGS 12 - Design Thinking

Description

A foundation course on the cognitive strategies and methodologies that form the basis of creative design practice. Design thinking applies to innovation across the built environment, including the design of products, services, interactive technology, environments, and experiences. Topics include design principles, human need-finding, formal methodologies, brainstorming, heuristics, thinking by analogy, scenario building, visual thinking, and study of experienced thinkers. Weekly projects and exercises in a variety of media provide practice and development of students' personal creative abilities. Enrollment is limited to 20 students.

Distribution Code

TAS

Offered

Term
Time
Location / Method
Instructor(s)
Term: Winter 2024
Time: 2A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Rafe H. Steinhauer


Term: Winter 2024
Time: 10A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Rafe H. Steinhauer


Term: Spring 2024
Time: 2A
Location:

MacLean 132

Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Spring 2024
Time: 2A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Elizabeth Murnane


Term: Spring 2024
Time: 10A
Location:

MacLean 132

Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Fall 2024
Time: 2A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Eugene Korsunskiy


Term: Fall 2024
Time: 10A
Location:

MacLean 132

Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Winter 2025
Time: 2A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Rafe H. Steinhauer


Term: Winter 2025
Time: 10A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Rafe H. Steinhauer


Term: Spring 2025
Time: 2A
Location:

MacLean 132

Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Spring 2025
Time: 10A
Location:

MacLean 132

Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Spring 2025
Time: 2A
Location:

ECSC B09

Instructors:

Elizabeth Murnane


Term: Fall 2025
Time: 10A
Location: –
Instructors:

Peter J. Robbie


Term: Fall 2025
Time: 2A
Location: –
Instructors:

Eugene Korsunskiy