Advanced Certificate in Design Play: Transformative Strategies

• Advanced Design Thinking: This unit will cover the advanced principles and methods of design thinking, including problem-framing, ideation, prototyping, and testing. Students will learn how to apply design thinking to complex, real-world challenges. • Play-Based Learning: This unit will explore the role of play in learning and how it can be used as a tool for innovation and creativity. Students will learn about different types of play, such as free play, structured play, and guided play, and how to design playful learning experiences. • Gamification: This unit will cover the concept of gamification, which is the application of game design elements and principles to non-game contexts. Students will learn how to use gamification to engage and motivate learners, and how to design gamified learning experiences. • User-Centered Design: This unit will focus on the principles and methods of user-centered design, which is an approach to design that puts the needs, wants, and limitations of the user at the forefront of the design process. Students will learn how to conduct user research, create personas, and design user-centered solutions. • Materials and Fabrication: This unit will cover the properties and uses of different materials, including traditional and digital materials, and the various fabrication techniques and tools that can be used to create prototypes and final products. • Design for Social Impact: This unit will explore the role of design in creating positive social change. Students will learn about different design methods and approaches that can be used to address social issues, such as participatory design, co-creation, and design for accessibility. • Design for Sustainability: This unit will focus on the principles and methods of sustainable design, which is an approach to design that aims to minimize the negative environmental and social impacts of products and services. Students will learn how to design for resource efficiency, recycling, and reuse. • Design for Emotion: This unit will cover the role of emotions in design and how to design for emotional response. Students will learn about different emotional design strategies, such as persuasive design, affective design, and emotive branding. • Design for Cognition: This unit will focus on the principles and methods of cognitive design, which is an approach to design that takes into account the cognitive