Innovation Design

Code: VIS12865L

6 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/156 hours

Scientific Area: Design

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese, English

Regime de Frequência: Presencial

Sustainable Development Goals

3. Saúde de qualidade - Assegurar uma vida saudável e promover o bem-estar para todos, em todas as idades.

4. Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

10. Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

11. Cidades e comunidades sustentáveis - Tornar as cidades e os assentamentos humanos inclusivos, seguros, resilientes e sustentáveis.

12. Produção e consumo sustentáveis - Assegurar padrões de produção e de consumo sustentáveis.

13. Ação climática - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Learning Goals

The aim of the curricular unit is to develop knowledge that promote potentially innovative design solutions, from analysis and understanding of work processes that relate technological, social, organizational and environmental factors. Provide students with capabilities to create a innovative design product or servisse solution.
Competence to be acquired:
- Understand the concept of innovation and its application to design;
- Identify and understand the main principles of successful innovation in design;
- Understand the relationship between the different stages of the innovation process by Design;
- Learn, explore and know how to apply different methods of promoting innovation through design.

1. Contextualization of Innovation Design concept
2. Success Principles for Process Innovation by Design Innovation and Experience
Innovation as a System
Innovation as a Culture
Innovation as a process
3. Phases of Innovation process by Design Set Intent
Knowing the Context
Meet people
Set Structure Explore Concepts set Solutions perform Value
4. Methods of exploitation of innovation by Design.
5. Case Studies.

Teaching Methods

The classes will be based on the exposure and critical analysis of theoretical and practical content by use of: literature and physical and audiovisual media; exploration of collaborative working methods; the debate on cross-cutting issues to the learning process.

Assessment

In the REGULAR SESSION period, students can choose between two assessment methods: Continuous Assessment or Final Assessment.

1. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT METHOD

Assessment components:

Class participation: 20%;
Work developed during time with teacher supervision, which must be submitted to at least one periodic assessment with public disclosure of grades: 40%;
Presentation and defense of the work developed during class, which takes place during the "Regular Session Assessments" period: 40%.

2. FINAL ASSESSMENT METHOD

Work developed during time with teacher supervision: 40%;
Taking an exam based on the content taught: 60%.