Paper Info
Title
Life-based design as an extension of problem-based learning — A tool for understanding people and technology
Abstract
Global conditions are changing at such a rate that foreseeing trends in technological development, economic fluctuations and climatic conditions is ever more difficult. When developing technologies, there is one constant factor that practitioners and researchers should be aware of, and that is people. This is not to say that people, culture and social conditions remain stagnant, for these too evolve with the surrounding circumstances. Rather, appropriate tools and capabilities for investigating people, their lives and life situations, are integral to understanding what people need in terms of technology, how these technologies will be used, and more importantly how they will be valued in the scheme of a person's life. This paper describes the process and outcomes of a course in Cognitive Science focused on developing the tools needed for Life-Based Service Design (LBSD). The course is implemented via problem-based learning (PBL), and students are guided through the process by charting an explanatory method adhering to the Life-Based Design (LBD) ontology. This ontology comprises: 1) Form-of-life analysis; 2) service concept and requirements; 3) fit-for-life analysis; and 4) innovation design. Results show heightened awareness and sensitivity of life conditions, values and needs, revealing design concept strengths and weaknesses in the pre-development phase.
Year
Venue
Keywords
2015
Frontiers in Education Conference
life-based design,problem-based learning,cognitive science,service design,interaction design
Field
DocType
ISSN
Service design,Ontology (information science),Ontology,Interaction design,Computer science,Knowledge management,Cognition,Strengths and weaknesses,Problem-based learning
Conference
0190-5848
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Rebekah Rousi175.85
Jaana Leikas2409.27