Ethics of Design (5 cr)
Code: KM00EI75-3002
General information
Enrollment
28.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Timing
20.01.2023 - 17.03.2023
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
School of Media, Design and Conservation
Campus
Hämeentie 135
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Seats
0 - 20
Degree programmes
- Design
Teachers
- Juhana Kokkonen
Teacher in charge
Juhana Kokkonen
Groups
-
KXE21S1DMDigital Design
Objective
The student understands the ethical challenges of digital design. The student understands the importance of values ??in the work of a designer and can make and justify their choices. The student is familiar with the current topics of ethical discussion related to digital design and is also familiar with general ethical principles such as the principle of sustainable development.
Content
- Ethical challenges of digital design
- Ethical design and designer responsibility
- Values ??as part of the digital designer's work
- Ethical debate in the field
- General ethical principles, e.g. sustainable development
Evaluation scale
0-5
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student can name the ethical challenges in the field. The student is able to outline the guidelines for ethical design and the responsibility of the designer for their work. The student can evaluate their values ??about the work of a digital designer. The student is familiar with the current ethical debate in the field and general ethical principles.
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student can analyse ethical challenges in the field. The student has internalised the principles of ethical design and can independently consider the responsibility of the designer from their perspective. The student is aware of their values ??and is able to reflect upon their meaning in the work of a digital designer. They will be able to evaluate the current ethical debate in the field and general ethical principles.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student can reflect on the ethical challenges of the field in many ways. The student can apply and develop the principles of ethical design and can think critically about issues of designer responsibility as part of their work. The student is able to critically examine their values ??and to understand the complicated relationship between the values and the work of a digital designer. The student can contribute to the current ethical debate in the field and is able to evaluate general ethical principles reasonably.
Assessment criteria, approved/failed
The student can name the ethical challenges in the field. The student is able to outline the guidelines for ethical design and the responsibility of the designer for their work. The student can evaluate their values ??about the work of a digital designer. The student is familiar with the current ethical debate in the field and general ethical principles.