Module overview
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Analyse the design product to establish its sustainability and usability for the identified user group.
- Use appropriate literature to support the design concept and identify potential risks and risk management strategies.
- Demonstrate creative problem solving, ergonomic and occupational analyses to identify a design issue within an organisation, which impacts service user occupational engagement, health and/or wellbeing.
- Work with peers and an external organisation (national or international) to create a system/environment/artefact which will enable or enhance occupational engagement by service users to improve health and wellbeing.
- Demonstrate effective team working with peers and collaborative approaches with your external partner organisation to design a system, environment or artefact, ensuring a participative design process where possible.
- Evaluate the design process and design product using relevant outcome measures where appropriate, to identify the impact of the design for the target service user group.
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
| Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Lecture | 12 |
| Independent Study | 154.5 |
| Practical classes and workshops | 9 |
| Project supervision | 12 |
| Total study time | 187.5 |
Resources & Reading list
General Resources
You may find these journal resources useful (available from the library). Architectural Design Wiley online library Journal of Urban Design Taylor Francis online journal Journal of Design History Oxford Journals online British Journal of Occupational Therapy Ergonomics Applied Ergonomics Access by Design: The Journal of the Centre for Accessible Environments
Internet Resources
Inclusive Design for Getting Outdoors (I’DGO) at:.
The Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design at:.
University of Cambridge Inclusive Design Toolkit University of Cambridge Engineering Design Centre.
Textbooks
Conway, M (2008). Occupational therapy and inclusive design: Principles for practice. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Farrelly L (2014). Designing for the Third Age: Architecture Redefined for a Generation of ‘Active Agers’. New Jersey: Wiley.
Karwowski, W (2011). Human factors and ergonomics in consumer product design. Boca Raton: Taylor and Francis.
Jacobs K (2007). Ergonomics for Therapists. Mosby.
Christiansen, CH., Baum, CM., & Bass-Haugen, J. (2015). Occupational therapy: Performance, participation and well-being. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated.
Assessment
Assessment strategy
If an attempt is taken in the supplementary period, the submission will follow the referral method.Formative
This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.
Group Poster Presentation
- Assessment Type: Formative
- Feedback: Feedback on the risk assessment and timeline will be provided to each project group ahead of the showcase. Verbal feedback from showcase visitors.
- Final Assessment: No
- Group Work: Yes
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Poster Presentation | 100% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
| Method | Percentage contribution |
|---|---|
| Essay | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: External