LEARNING OBJECTIVES

The course expands the techno-anthropological repertoire and makes it more applicable through the teaching of a series of practical tools and methodological concepts that will enable the students to facilitate and contribute to participatory processes of techno-anthropological change.

KNOWLEDGE

• explain different techno-anthropological transformations concepts, methods, and tools

• explain how people participation can affect the design of technology or of products

• explain models for assessment of techno-anthropological transformations

• explain concepts for understanding the user-designer relations

SKILLS

• draft a participatory design strategy

• plan and conduct participatory design research activities

• identify appropriate tools, materials and techniques for facilitating and documenting participatory design processes

• produce a mock-up, prototype, scenario, sketch or other kind of material intermediary outcome of a design process

COMPETENCES

• plan, facilitate and organize participatory design processes

• communicate the results of the design process