Design Innovation Courses

Design Innovation courses are the entry point to collaborative, design-infused problem-solving. Our goal is to grow our cross-disciplinary course offerings to include project-based learning that relies on multiple perspectives and studios that will engage stakeholders and industry.

Design Thinking to Design Innovation Courses: Opens ways to imagine and create and think critically.
Design Innovation Studio(s) + Electives: The history and techniques of Design Innovation.
Grand Challenge Project Studios: Interdisciplinary teams of students and faculty take on complex challenges both small and large.

To view our current list of approved Design Innovation Courses, view them in the University Course Catalog.

Bring Your Course to DI

Bring Your Course to DI

Are you interested in enhancing your course with human-centered design, design thinking, and hands-on making? Then consider bringing your course to DI!

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Collaborative Teaching Proposals

Collaborative Teaching Proposals

Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) is a project and problem-based learning course, where student teams collaborate with faculty, community and industry partners to innovate novel solutions to real-world problems.

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Previous Course Offerings

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Intro to DI

This project-based cross-disciplinary course blends analytical skills, intuition and creative thinking to develop practical solutions to real world problems; you will gain a high-level understanding of the design process through team-based projects tackling challenges.
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Intergenerational Long-term Care Mobility Project

In collaboration with the Long-term Care Administration program, this semester-long project connects students to work with elders and eldercare facilities to rethink strategies around the question: "How can we improve the lives of residents and staff in long-term care by addressing mobility concerns?"
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Children's Lit in Augmented Reality

In this course, student teams will learn how to develop AR experiences connected to children's storytelling with a focus on social justice and inclusivity.
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Warren, OH Revitalizing Communities Project

Student teams will create strategies on how we might propose some community-partnered challenges to support Warren, OH in addressing some big problems: "How might we help to stimulate and revitalize communities in the city in an inclusive, equitable and visionary manner?"
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Hands of Gratitude: Service Learning in the Dominican Republic

Embark on a transformative journey where compassion meets innovation as we design and deliver 3D-printed prosthetic hands, forge meaningful connections with local communities in the Dominican Republic, and explore the rich cultural tapestry and natural wonders of this captivating country. Dare to make a difference and become a catalyst for positive change as you experience the power of service, human-centered design, and social entrepreneurship.