Undergraduate Courses 2024-25
UCOP
Undergraduate Global Challenges and Opportunities Program
- UCOP 3200Design for Global Health3 Credit(s)Previous Course Code(s)ENGG 4930Mode of Delivery[EXP] Experiential learningDescriptionA project-based, experiential course that exposes students to tackle global health problems using design thinking as an innovation process. The goal of this course is to develop students’ critical thinking, understand about the needs of different communities around the world, and improve communication, design skills through a multi-disciplinary, team-based design experience. Each team will set objectives at the beginning of the semester after getting the needs of communities via the project partners. There will be several task-based assessments throughout the semester to check the progress of each project team evaluated by teaching team, faculty advisors and project partners. At the end of semester, students need to showcase their output in a form of roadshow. This is a common core course open to students from any academic background who are looking for practical experience in design thinking and motivate to tackle global health issues. Instructor's approval is required for enrollment in the course.Intended Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the course, students will be able to:
- 1.State and explain the process modules of design thinking
- 2.Apply design thinking mindset to identify and analyze user needs in the global health context
- 3.Collaborate and communicate effectively in a multi-disciplinary team
- 4.Define the scope of the problem and develop innovative ideas to address the user needs
- 5.Engage in iterative prototyping processes and evaluate solutions to effectively tackle global health challenges