Assessment context: Eportfolios
For the 2021/22 cohort, the PG Diploma in Innovation through Design Thinking Students were asked to work in teams and use design thinking to solve the following challenge:
Direct link to ED6076 Design Challenge (PDF).
Assessment Task
For the eportfolio assessment task, students were required to:
- Curate the evolution of the Team’s Design Challenge on a designated e-portfolio site.
- Present the completed team-work for each stage of the design process (Understand, Observe, Point of View, Ideate, Prototype and Test).
- Highlight where the team have used the D3 Literacies of design, data and digital.
- Add value by presenting anything that may have inspired the team to take a particular course of action during the design challenge (readings, art, podcasts, etc…).
- Provide a clear map of the e-portfolio to help the viewer/reader follow the team’s learning journey easily.
Required format:
- 3000 words (excluding references)
- Designated e-portfolio platform
- All external sources of information must be referenced
Assessment Rubric:
Team 1 and Team 5 from the 2021/22 cohort for the PG Diploma in Innovation through Design Thinking demonstrated excellent work in all areas of the rubric. [Please note: students have edited their work for the purposes of this publication and as such it may not reflect the actual final work submitted for assessment.]
As you look at both examples, look back at the rubric and the assessment requirements. Ask yourself the following as you consider the two examples:
- How has each team documented their learning journey?
- Where do you see evidence of all group members contributing to the work?
- What can you learn about the overall application of design thinking from these examples?