Ethics of Design (5 cr)

Code: KM00EI75-3002

General information

Enrollment: 28.11.2022 - 08.01.2023
Registration for the implementation has ended.

Timing: 20.01.2023 - 17.03.2023
Implementation has ended.

Number of ECTS credits allocated: 5 cr

Mode of delivery: On-campus

Unit: (2019-2024) School of Media, Design and Conservation

Campus: Hämeentie 135 D

Teaching languages: Finnish

Seats: 0 - 20

Degree programmes: Design

Teachers: Juhana Kokkonen

Teacher in charge: Juhana Kokkonen

Groups: KXE21S1DM
Digital Design

Course: KM00EI75

Implementation has 1 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 7 h 0 min.

Time	Topic	Location
Fri 17.03.2023 time 09:00 - 16:00 (7 h 0 min)	Muotoilun etiikka KM00EI75-3002	AR421 Digitila Kuusi

Changes to reservations may be possible.

Objective

The student
• understands the ethical challenges of digital design
• understands the importance of values in the work of a designer and can make and justify their choices
• is familiar with the current topics of ethical discussion related to digital design
• is familiar with general ethical principles such as the principle of sustainable development.

Content

• Ethical challenges of digital design
• Ethical design and designer responsibility
• Own 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
• is able to outline the guidelines for ethical design and the responsibility of the designer for their work
• can evaluate their own values in relation to the work of a digital designer
• 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
• understands the principles of ethical design and can independently consider the responsibility of the designer from their perspective
• is aware of their own values and is able to reflect upon them in relation to the work of a digital designer
• is 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
• can apply and develop the principles of ethical design and can think critically about issues of designer responsibility as part of their work
• is able to critically examine their own values and to understand the complicated relationship between the values and the work of a digital designer
• can contribute to the current ethical debate in the field and is able to make a reasoned assessment of general ethical principles of the field.