2024 Faculty Courses School of Life Science and Technology Department of Life Science and Technology Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
Field Works for Creative Design
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Human Centered Science and Biomedical Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Tohru Yagi / Shunichiro Ogura / Satoshi Nasu / Takeshi Hata / Tomohiro Hayashi / Nobuhiro Nakamura / Masayoshi Tanaka / Shoichi Hasegawa / Akihiro Ohkubo / Yuuka Yamaguchi / Osamu Kano
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise (Others)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - Internship
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- HCB.C403
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2024
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Mar 14, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
In this course, you are supposed to deeply dig into the issues that the organization faces. Using the design thinking method based on the user-centered viewpoint, students are supposed to define a problem and to make a project plan, which leads to new innovation. The proposal will be used in the next semester.
Course description and aims
By taking this course, you will acquire the following abilities:
1) To be able to define a problem based on the user's point of view.
2) To be able to present solutions based on the actual physical product(s) based on design thinking.
3) To be able to communicate well with users and team members.
Keywords
Design thinking, Project-Based-Learning (PBL), Internship, Learning by doing, Team learning, Communication skills
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
1. Learn how to proceed with field work.
2. Practice field work. Alternatively, pick up the voices of the site through interviews, etc., and dig deeper into the issues.
3. Create and submit the final report.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Orientation, Field work methodology, Information search regarding field work topics | Get to know the brief summary of this course. |
| Class 2 | Advanced interview method, Design of individual interview, Choosing FW topic | Start searching information regarding a chosen topic. |
| Class 3 | Update report | Report with Zoom, Slack, etc. |
| Class 4 | Mid-term presentation | PowerPoint file for presentation |
| Class 5 | Update report | Report with Zoom, Slack, etc. |
| Class 6 | Update report | Report with Zoom, Slack, etc. |
| Class 7 | Update report | Report with Zoom, Slack, etc. |
| Class 8 | Final presentation | PowerPoint file for presentation |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Necessary materials will be provided in the class.
Reference books, course materials, etc.
It is introduced from the course staff.
Evaluation methods and criteria
You will be evaluated by weekly and final report.
Related courses
- HCB.C402 ： Fundamentals of Creative Design
- HCB.C501 ： Practical Creative Design
- ESD.H401 ： Disciplined Entrepreneurship
- LST.A413 ： Career Development Seminars
- HCB.C502 ： Management for Business Creation
- TIM.D516 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development I
- TIM.D517 ： Entrepreneurship and Business Development II
- ESD.D404 ： Design of Medical and Welfare Device
Prerequisites
It is preferable to take HCB.C402 "Design Creation Foundation".