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Challenges and Perspectives in Service Design Curricula: The Case of the Service Systems Design Master of Aalborg University in Copenhagen

Amalia De Götzen
Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Nicola Morelli
Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

Francesco Grani
Department of Architecture, Design and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark

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Published in: ServDes.2014 Service Future; Proceedings of the fourth Service Design and Service Innovation Conference; Lancaster University; United Kingdom; 9-11 April 2014

Linköping Electronic Conference Proceedings 99:39, p. 394-400

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Published: 2014-06-25

ISBN: 978-91-7519-280-2

ISSN: 1650-3686 (print), 1650-3740 (online)

Abstract

In this paper the new Master program on Service Systems Design at Aalborg University in Copenhagen will be presented; focusing on the challenges of building such a curriculum and on its peculiar approach to Service Design through the Problem Based Learning methodology. All the semesters will be described.

Keywords

Teaching; service design; case study; learning; problem based learning

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