FACULTY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
Department of Sociology
SOCIAL MEDIA
GEIN 314 | Course Introduction and Application Information
| Course Name |
Service Design Project
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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GEIN 314
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Fall/Spring
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2
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2
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3
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4
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| Prerequisites |
None
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| Course Language |
English
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| Course Type |
Service Course
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| Course Level |
First Cycle
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| Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
| Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
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| Assistant(s) | - | |||||
| Course Objectives | The main purpose of this course is to strengthen the knowledge regarding service design approaches and methods. In other words, the general aim of the course is to provide students with a set of techniques that will enable to design new services. |
| Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Description | This course entails the theoretical knowledge and practical application of service design approaches and methods. In this case; students are expected to design their own service design projects. Students will produce visual presentations of their design concepts. |
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Core Courses | |
| Major Area Courses | ||
| Supportive Courses | ||
| Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
| Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
| Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
| 1 | Introduction (general overview) | None |
| 2 | Lecture: General principles of service design, changing roles of designers | Reading: Daniela Sangiorgi & Sabine Junginger (2015) Emerging Issues in Service Design, The Design Journal, 18:2, 165-170. |
| 3 | Introduction to the service design project; information about the project theme | Reading: Nicola Morelli (2009). Service as value co-production: Re-framing the service design pro-cess, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, 20(5), 568-590. |
| 4 | Lecture: Service design methods and tools; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research) |
| 5 | Lecture: Service design and social innovation; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 6 | Lecture: Service interactions, encounters and experience; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 7 | Lecture: The role of service design in shaping systems and organizations; Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Research on service design project (desk research & field research) |
| 8 | Lecture: Service design projects at different levels and sectors; Studio critiques of service design projects | Service design project development (scenario building) |
| 9 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (storyboard + stakeholder map) |
| 10 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization) |
| 11 | Presentation 1: Research and project outcomes | None |
| 12 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization - version 2) |
| 13 | Studio critiques of service design research and projects | Service design project development (service prototype/visualization - final version) |
| 14 | Presentation 2: Service design project outcomes | None |
| 15 | Submission | Submission of related project documentation (project logbook) |
| 16 | Review of the semester | None |
| Course Notes/Textbooks | |
| Suggested Readings/Materials |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
| Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
| Participation |
1
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10
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| Laboratory / Application | ||
| Field Work | ||
| Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
| Portfolio | ||
| Homework / Assignments |
7
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30
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| Presentation / Jury |
2
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30
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| Project |
1
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30
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| Seminar / Workshop | ||
| Oral Exams | ||
| Midterm | ||
| Final Exam | ||
| Total |
| Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
11
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100
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| Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
| Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
| Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
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4
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64
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| Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
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0
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| Study Hours Out of Class |
0
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| Field Work |
0
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| Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
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| Portfolio |
0
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| Homework / Assignments |
7
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2
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14
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| Presentation / Jury |
2
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4
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8
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| Project |
1
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24
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24
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| Seminar / Workshop |
0
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| Oral Exam |
0
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| Midterms |
0
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| Final Exam |
0
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| Total |
110
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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| 1 | To have the knowledge of classical and contemporary theories in sociology, and be able to comparatively analyze these theories. |
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| 2 | To have the knowledge of main methodological approaches in sociology as well as social research and data analysis methods. |
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| 3 | To have knowledge in the fields of general sociology, sociology of institutions, social structure and change, and applied sociology. |
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| 4 | To be able to determine the appropriate methods in the design of the planning stage and conclusion of a sociological project, individually or as part of a team. |
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| 5 | To be able to diagnose the social dynamics behind personal problems by using sociological imagination. |
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| 6 | To be able to define social problems at local, national, and global level, and offer new policies for solutions. |
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| 7 | To be able to apply commonly-used computer programs for data collection and analysis in sociological research. |
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| 8 | To be able to develop a socially responsible, scientific and ethical perspective regarding the collection, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. |
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| 9 | To be able to analyze different aspects of the social world by drawing on the knowledge produced by other disciplines of the social sciences. |
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| 10 | To be able to constantly renew herself/himself professionally by following scientific and technological developments in sociology and social research. |
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| 11 | To be able to collect sociological data and communicate with sociologists and other social scientists in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). |
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| 12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. |
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| 13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise. |
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