Design Plugin Workshop

About

Curiosity, creativity, and empathy are key elements of design, and they are very much needed in surviving and thriving in an ever-changing world.

Design Plugin Workshop offers an effective and fun way for designer-attitude, design methods, design thinking and service design. The course includes introduction lectures, workshops with hands-on team working on real challenges, and independent reflection. The lecturers and coaches are experienced design teachers.
Learning outcomes

Methods: Lectures, workshops, group & project work, presentations, and independent studying (reflection).

Date: 1 August – 30 August. Contact teaching in Turku 4-15 August 2025. The finish of the course is completed independently (reflection).

https://turkuabosummerschool.utu.fi/course-selection/design-plugin-intensive/

Course leader

Turku University of Applied Sciences

Target group

Undergraduate students who have completed at least of two years of Bachelor’s studies in any field. Graduate and postgraduate students are also welcome.

Course aim

The student will be able to…

- understand the possibilities of design
- approach various phenomena and challenges with a designer’s attitude
- use basic design methods for different development needs
- gather user-information and find relevant needs from that by using design methods
- ideate, create, prototype and present alternative design/service design concepts based on found needs

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