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Wayfinding Systems (10 cr)

Code: AM00CA98-3002

General information


Enrollment

21.11.2022 - 24.02.2023

Timing

01.01.2023 - 31.07.2023

Number of ECTS credits allocated

10 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Institute of Design and Fine Arts (LAB)

Campus

Lahti Campus

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Degree programmes

  • Experience and Service Design (in Finnish), (2018, 2019, 2020)

Teachers

  • Harri Heikkilä
  • Sara Bengts

Scheduling groups

  • Luennot (Size: 0. Open UAS: 0.)

Groups

  • MLTIKOP20S
  • MLTIGR20S
  • MLTIPAL21K
  • MLTIMES21S

Small groups

  • Luennot 1

Learning outcomes

The course comprises 2 sets of learning outcomes:

Creating and Assessing Wayfinding Systems
The student is able to
- understand the principles of designing easily navigable spaces and can apply this know-how in creating designs for spatial and linear wayfinding, orientation and signage elements
- assess existing designs of wayfinding systems
- base her/his own work on UCD-research.

Information Design Project
The student is able to
- use her/his competence in information design to solve the challenges of an assignment
- design user-centric visual and structural solutions.

Assessment scale

1-5