Design Thinking and Digital Innovation

• • Introduction to design thinking and digital innovation
  • Understanding ‘you’ and design
  • Creativity and innovation
  • Design thinking framework – Stage 1 – Empathy
  • Design thinking framework – Stage 2 – Problem definition
  • Design thinking framework – Stage 3 – Ideating
  • Design thinking framework – Stage 4 – Prototyping
  • Design thinking framework – Stage 5 – Usability testing
  • Pitching

No eligibility requirements

Special requirements

No special requirements

Challenge your comfort zone. Get creative by brainstorming ideas and possibilities for a viable digital innovation using contemporary design thinking approaches. Work your way through each of the five stages of the design thinking process (empathy, problem definition, ideation, prototyping and testing).

Design thinking is about placing the consumer first. Digital innovation is asking ‘what do consumers want?’. As part of your major project, you will develop an app that helps consumers achieve their goals – whether that be through developing solutions for real-time in-store pricing or mobile-centric biometric authentication.

Enhance your problem-solving skills and tackle problems from a range of perspectives. Gain the skills to employ innovative approaches to tackle organisational problems. 

At the end of your course, you’ll learn to plan, structure and deliver a winning pitch that could lead to a business opportunity.

UniSA Online’s 10-week short courses give you the flexibility to upskill in a certain area, stay current with developments in your field, diversify your knowledge, or even explore a new direction in your career – without having to commit to the time and cost of a full university degree. 

Delivered 100% online, you’ll be able to study where and when it suits you. Access online academic and student support seven days a week, fit study around work and life commitments, view learning resources 24/7, and log in to the interactive online environment anywhere, any time and on any device.

This is a first-year course from UniSA Online’s Bachelor of IT and Data Analytics degree.

• Continuous Assessment (50%)
• Portfolio (50%)