Introduction to Design Thinking
Explore design thinking principles and methodologies to incorporate a user-centered and empathetic design approach that relates to your target audience's current and unmet needs. Design and present solutions with the mindset that your learning objectives are actually the instructional products marking your target audience your consumer. Utilizing design thinking in your developmental process allows you to develop for your future customers (learners) and their challenges instead of relying only on past or historical challenges. Students will develop design thinking activities and processes specifically tailored for use in instructional product design.
Courses Include
Lectures
Upcoming Term Schedule
- 21/HPMA: Monday, March 15th
- 21/HPMY: Monday, May 24th
How This Course Work
Courses are completely online: lectures, discussion boards, and even group projects.
You’ll be able to view course materials a full week before the class starts.
Once courses begin, assignments are due each week.
Need help or have questions? In addition to instructor access, every student receives support from an advisor.
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