Fall 2018  |  PA 5190 Section 002: Topics in Public and Nonprofit Leadership and Management -- Design Thinking for Public Affairs (32039)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
1.5 Credits
Repeat Credit Limit:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
Topics Course
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
09/04/2018 - 10/22/2018
Thu 06:00PM - 08:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Hubert H Humphrey Center 35
Enrollment Status:
Open (9 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Selected topics.
Class Notes:
This class is the same as Fall 2016's PA 5190: Human-Centered Public Service Redesign. Students who took that class should not take this one. http://classinfo.umn.edu/?ongxx068+PA5190+Fall2018 http://classinfo.umn.edu/?cowan036+PA5190+Fall2018
Class Description:

How can the public and non-profit sector respond to society's problems with innovative solutions?

What does it take for the creativity in all of us to emerge in a participatory, engaging process?

How can we ensure that the solutions are relevant, co-created by and are meaningful to those that are using it and are impacted by it?

How can we make these solutions sustainable and flexible enough to adapt to changing needs?

PA5190 Design Thinking for Public Affairs is a course that provides you the space and opportunity to explore these questions and paradigms that may get us closer to the answers. The course is guided by the human-centered design approach to problem solving, commonly known as design thinking. Using this approach in the public and non-profit sector requires nuanced understanding of its fit and relevance. When done well, a human-centered design approach creates the space for authentic engagement in problem-solving, thus building and sustaining key relationships, resulting in solutions that are people-driven, adaptive, and meaningful.

This course is an intensive deep dive into the intersection of human-centered design and the need for innovative, sustainable solutions in the public and non-profit sector. This course will be interactive and immersive. By choosing to be in this course, you will be a participant, and not an observer. You can expect case studies and practical examples, and the opportunity to apply the human-centered design approach to a real-world project.

Selected topics. prereq: Grad student or instr consent. Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Course was formerly PA5190 Human-Centered Service Redesign in Spring 2016 and Fall 2016. That course name is now a different course.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/32039/1189
Past Syllabi:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/cowan036_ongxx068_PA5190_Fall2017.pdf (Fall 2017)
http://classinfo.umn.edu/syllabi/bloom004_huest001_myhre044_ongxx068_PA5190_Spring2016.pdf (Spring 2016)
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
12 April 2017

ClassInfo Links - Fall 2018 Public Affairs Classes Taught by Janene Cowan

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