STUDY PROGRAMME
Design

AFAM CODE
ABPR17

DISCIPLINARY AREA
Design

DISCIPLINARY FIELD
Design

CREDITS
6

APPROACH
Theoretical/project based

Service design is today a relevant part of the design world. In recent years, new services are increasingly replacing the manufacturing of objects and products that are not always necessary. Goods, tools and space sharing is a social transformation key-point of our era. A tool against the economic crisis, twisting the western-society idea of ownership as a staple, the idea of sharing is transforming the designers’ work. The course aims at opening new ways of the design world, suggesting different and innovative projects.

The programme consists of one single module, which grants 6 CFA credits.

Successful students will be able to:

• Develop design projects that suit the consumers’ needs

• Make service projects user friendly

• Complete service design projects from concept to final study

• Study of consumers’ services

• Service design as an alternative to the manufacturing of goods

• Design methods and project development

• Service design scenarios

This is a theoretical/project based course.

Students will take part in the following activities, which may vary depending on the development of different projects:

• Classroom lectures

• Use of tutorials, videos or other media tools

• Exercises and revisions

• Workshops

• Individual or group projects

• Individual or group study and research

Assessment tools may include:

• Oral exams

• Completion of comprehensive projects

• Submission of exercises, projects or research works

Further details about the exams will be provided by the professors.

Books and resources might be requested or suggested by the professors.