Design Thinking
Facilitator: Christopher Kitts, Mechanical Engineering
Design thinking provides a holistic approach to the development of new products and processes, emphasizing the creative, interdisciplinary synthesis of new systems that can lead to solutions for real problems. Important aspects of design thinking include the innovative application of technology as well as the need to harness such innovation in a sustainable enterprise. Design thinking may be applied to a vast range of problems, from designing a new consumer product, to adapting a device for low-cost and local production in the developing world, to solving global issues such as climate change and health care. This pathway is open to all students and invites them to discover the many elements of design thinking. The topic may be explored from a wide range of perspectives, such as those characteristic of the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, business, and engineering.
Associated Courses
Foundations Courses
(Please note that only the specific Foundation course topics qualify for the Pathway requirements, and only one Foundations course may be applied to a Pathway)
ENGL 2A Composing a Sustainable World (effective 3/25/19)
ENGL 2A Science, Ethics, & Society (effective 9/1/09)
ENGL 2A Science, Technology, Self (effective 9/1/09)
ENGL 2A/H Technology & Cultural Knowledge (effective 9/1/09)
ENGL 2A/H Writing about Sustainability (effective 9/1/09)
Arts
ARTS 32 Two-Dimensional Design (effective 3/25/18)
ARTS 36 Ditto! The Technology of Print (effective 1/1/19)
*ARTS 70 Graphic Design: Typography (effective 9/1/21)
ARTS 72 Digital Art and Design Basics (effective 9/1/09)
ARTS 74 Basic Digital Imaging (effective 9/1/09)
*ARTS 75 Brand Identity: Basic Graphic Design (effective 9/1/09)
*ARTS 155 Photography in the Community (effective 1/1/21)
*ARTS 174 Intermediate Digital Imaging (effective 9/1/09)
*ARTS 175 Graphic Design II (effective 9/1/09)
*ARTS 177 Website Graphic Design (effective 9/1/09)
Anthropology
ANTH 50 World Geography (cross-listed with ENVS 50; effective 9/1/19)
Art and Art History
ARTH 66 Fabricating Nature (effective 1/1/19)
*ARTH 167 Cityscapes, Past and Present (effective 03/25/22)
Bioengineering
BIOE 194 Design Project I (effective 9/1/09)
BIOE 195 Design Project II (effective 9/1/09)
BIOE 196 Design Project III (effective 9/1/09)
Biology
BIOL 18 Exploring Biotechnology L&L (effective 9/1/09)
BIOL 135 Biofuels: Sustainable Energy for the Future? (effective 9/1/09)
BIOL 171 Social & Ethical Dimensions of Biotechnology (effective 9/1/09)
Business Administration
BUSN 144 Entrepreneurship: Bringing New Ideas to the Marketplace (effective 9/1/09)
BUSN 170 Contemporary Business for Non-Majors (effective 9/1/09)
Child Studies
CHST 75 Technology and Education (effective 9/1/09)
Civil Engineering
CENG 119 Designing for Sustainable Construction (effective 9/1/09)
CENG 128 Engineering Economics and Business (cross-listed with CENG 208; effective 9/1/09)
CENG 148 Structural Systems (cross-listed with CENG 248; effective 9/1/09)
CENG 192A Civil Engineering Project Development (effective 9/1/09)
CENG 193 Detailed Project Design (effective 9/1/09)
CENG 208 Engineering Economics and Project Finance (cross-listed with CENG 128; effective 9/1/09)
CENG 248 Structural Systems (cross-listed with CENG 148; effective 9/1/09)
Classics
CLAS 173 Bath and Body Works (effective 9/1/22)
Computer Engineering
COEN 10 Introduction to Programming (effective 1/1/16)
COEN 20 Introduction to Embedded Systems (effective 9/1/09)
COEN 20L Embedded Systems Lab (COEN 20 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
COEN 21 Introduction to Logic Design (effective 9/1/09)
COEN 21L Logic Design Lab (COEN 21 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
*COEN 123 Mechatronics (cross-listed as MECH 143 and COEN 123; ELEN 123L is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
COEN 150 Introduction to Information Security (effective 9/1/09)
*COEN 194 Design Project I (effective 9/1/09)
COEN 195 Design Project II (effective 9/1/09)
COEN 196 Design Project III (effective 9/1/09)
COEN 250 Information Security Management (effective 9/1/09)
Communication
COMM 12 Technology and Communication (effective 9/1/09)
COMM 30 Introduction to Digital Filmmaking (effective 9/1/09)
COMM 160A Silicon Valley Communication Technology (effective 9/1/2009)
COMM 161B Communication Media and Technology in Education (effective 9/1/09)
COMM 162A Communication Technology and Policy (effective 9/1/2009)
Dance
DANC 49 Dance Composition (effective 9/1/09)
Economics
ECON 1 Principles of Microeconomics (effective 9/1/09)
ECON 1E Principles of Microeconomics (effective 9/1/09)
ECON 101 Resources, Food, and the Environment (cross-listed with MGMT 173; effective 3/25/19)
ECON 134 African Economic Development (effective 1/1/24)
ECON 139 American Economic History (effective 9/1/09)
ECON 184 The Economics of Intellectual Property (effective 1/1/23)
ECON 185 The Economics of Innovation and Intellectual Property (effective 9/1/09)
Electrical Engineering
ELEN 21 Introduction to Logic Design (effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 21L Logic Design Lab (ELEN 21 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 50 Electric Circuits I (effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 50L Electric Circuits I Lab (ELEN 50 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 123 Mechatronics (cross-listed with MECH 143 and COEN 123; ELEN 123L is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 123L Mechatronics Lab (ELEN 123 is a co-requisite; cross listed with MECH 143L; effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 194 Design Project I (effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 195 Design Project II (effective 9/1/09)
ELEN 196 Design Project III (effective 9/1/09)
English
ENGL 109 Information Culture and Information Society (effective 9/1/09)
ENGL 181 Engineering Communications: Practical Writing and Presentation Skills for Engineers (effective 9/1/09)
Engineering
ENGR 19 Ethics in Technology (effective 9/1/09)
ENGR 60 Sustainable Electric Energy (effective 9/1/09)
ENGR 110 Engineering Projects Community (effective 9/1/09)
ENGR 140 Diversity & Innovation in STEM (effective 03/25/18)
ENGR 141 Innovation Theology: An Introduction (effective 3/25/19)
ENGR 145 Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and the Evolution of Silicon Valley (effective 3/25/20)
ENGR 161 Globalization and the Cultures of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (cross-listed with MGMT 177; effective 9/1/09)
ENGR 165 Creativity: The Art of Innovation (effective Spring 2022)
ENGR 166A Introduction to Design Thinking I (effective 1/1/21)
ENGR 166B Introduction to Design Thinking II (effective 1/1/21)
ENGR 166C Introduction to Design Thinking III (effective 1/1/24)
ENGR 169 Social Entrepreneurship (effective Spring 2023)
ENGR 169A Social Entrepreneurship I: Technology and Social Innovation (effective Fall 2021)
ENGR 169B Social Entrepreneurship II: Technology and Social Innovation (effective Winter 2022)
ENGR 169C Social Entrepreneurship III: Technology and Social Innovation (effective Spring 2022)
ENGR 171A Product Opportunity Assessment (effective 1/1/23)
ENGR 176 Marketing Strategy: Positioning and Messaging (effective Winter 2022)
ENGR 178 IP For Engineers (effective Winter 2022)
ENGR 179 Intrapreneurship - Innovation From Within (effective Spring 2022)
Environmental Studies & Sciences
ENVS 20 The Water Wars of California L&L (effective 1/19/2016)
ENVS 21 Introduction to Applied Ecology L&L (effective 9/1/09)
ENVS 50 World Geography (cross-listed with ANTH 50; effective 9/1/19)
ENVS 80 Energy and the Environment (effective 9/1/09)
*ENVS 84 Spirituality and Sustainability (cross-listed with TESP 84; effective 9/1/09)
ENVS 120 Introduction to Environmental Law and Regulation in the United States (effective 9/1/09)
*ENVS 122 Environmental Politics and Policy (cross-listed with POLI 157; effective 9/1/09)
*ENVS 145 Environmental Technology (effective 9/1/09)
ENVS 146 Agriculture, Environment and Development: Latin America (effective 9/1/09)
Experiential Learning for Social Justice
ELSJ 134 Seminar in Social Entrepreneurship (effective 3/25/19)
ELSJ 135 Research in Social Entrepreneurship (effective 3/25/19)
Finance
FNCE 150 Intro to FinTech: Innovations and Disruptions to Traditional Finance (effective 1/1/25)
History
HIST 27/127 Digital History (effective 1/1/21)
HIST 79/179 History of Technology: Steam to Cyborgs (effective 03/25/18)
HIST 85 Introduction to United States Environmental History (effective 9/1/09)
HIST 183 American Capitalism
HIST 184 American Historical Geography (effective 4/1/17)
Management
MGMT 6 Business Ethics (effective 9/1/09)
MGMT 6H Business Ethics: Honors (effective 9/1/09)
*MGMT 8 Constructing a Nonprofit Organization (four units) (please note if MGMT 8 (Business Ethics in Practice) was completed prior to Fall 2015, additional courses may be needed to reach the 12 or 16 unit minimum; effective 9/1/09)
MGMT 40 Foundational Knowledge of Managing for Sustainability (effective 9/1/17)
MGMT 41 Foundational Skills of Managing for Sustainability (effective 1/1/18)
MGMT 42 Leading from the Triple Bottom Line (effective 3/25/18)
MGMT 110 Global Microfinance for Entrepreneurial Development (effective 1/1/22)
MGMT 164 Introduction to Entrepreneurship (effective 9/1/09)
*MGMT 172 Social Entrepreneurship (effective 9/1/19)
MGMT 173 Resources, Food, and the Environment (cross-listed with ECON 101; effective 3/25/19)
MGMT 175 Flourishing at Work (effective 03/25/23)
MGMT 176 Sustainable Food Systems (effective 1/1/22)
MGMT 177 Globalization and the Cultures of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (cross-listed with ENGR 161; effective 9/1/18)
*MGMT 180 Negotiation Skills in Business (effective 1/1/19)
Marketing
*MKTG 187 Innovation & New Product Marketing (effective 3/28/14)
Mathematics and Computer Science
CSCI 3 Intro to Computing & Applications (effective 9/1/09)
CSCI 10 Introduction to Computer Science (effective 9/1/09)
*CSCI 10B Introduction To Computer Science B (effective 1/1/15)
Mechanical Engineering
MECH 10 Graphical Comm in Design (effective 9/1/09)
MECH 10L Graphical Comm in Design Lab (MECH 10 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
MECH 143 Mechatronics (cross-listed as ELEN 123 and COEN 123; ELEN 123L is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
MECH 143L Mechatronics Lab (MECH 143 is a co-requisite; cross listed with ELEN 123L; effective 9/1/09)
MECH 144 Smart Product Design (effective 9/1/09)
MECH 144L Smart Product Design-Lab (MECH 144 is a co-requisite; effective 9/1/09)
MECH 194 Advanced Design I : Tools (effective 9/1/09)
MECH 195 Advanced Design II : Implementation (effective 9/1/09)
MECH 196 Advanced Design III: Completion and Evaluation (effective 9/1/09)
Modern Languages & Literatures
*ITAL 102 Made in Italy (effective 1/1/20)
Music
MUSC 115 Experimental Sound Design (effective 9/1/09)
Operations and Management Information Systems
*OMIS 105 Database Management Systems (effective 9/1/12)
*OMIS 107 Systems Programming (effective 9/1/09)
*OMIS 120 Web Programming (effective 3/25/19)
*OMIS 137 Object-Oriented Programming (effective 9/1/09)
Philosophy
PHIL 3 Ethical Issues in Computing
PHIL 3A Ethics in the Digital Age (effective 1/9/2017)
PHIL 3H Ethics in the Digital Age (effective 1/9/2017)
PHIL 22/H Ethics in the Digital Age/Honors (effective 3/30/17; formerly PHIL 3A)
PHIL 26 Ethics in Business (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 6)
PHIL 40 Science, Technology and Society (effective 9/1/09; formerly PHIL 80)
*PHIL 174 Uncertainty, Conflict & Self Development: Chinese Perspectives (effective 01/01/18)
Political Science
POLI 123 Global Environmental Politics (effective 9/1/09)
POLI 157 U.S. Environmental Policy (cross-listed with ENVS 122; effective 9/1/09)
*POLI 163 State and Local Politics (effective 3/25/19)
POLI 167 Making Public Policy (effective 9/1/09)
Public Health
PHSC 157 Social Innovation in Public Health (effective 1/9/2017)
Religious Studies
TESP 16 Religion, Science and Ecology (effective 9/1/18)
*TESP 26 Sustainable Theologies (effective 3/25/18)
*TESP 84 Spirituality & Sustainability (cross-listed with ENVS 84; effective 9/1/09)
*TESP 86 Spirituality and Engineering (effective 9/1/09)
*TESP 113 Design Theory, Innovation, and Jesuit Principles (effective 1/1/19)
*TESP 152 Faith, Ethics & Biodiversity (effective 3/25/18)
*TESP 176 Nature, Humanity, Spirituality (effective 9/1/09)
Sociology
*SOCI 49 Tech, Social Media, and Society (effective 9/1/09)
SOCI 60 Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship---Leading Change (effective 9/1/21)
SOCI 130 Social Entrepreneurship: Leading Change (formerly SOCI 60; effective 9/1/11)
SOCI 149 Business, Technology and Society (effective 9/1/09)
Theatre
THTR 30 Introduction to Design (effective 9/1/09)
THTR 32 Costume Construction (effective 9/1/09)
THTR 33 Stage Lighting (effective 9/1/09)
*THTR 131 Sound Design (effective 9/1/09)
THTR 133 Scene Design (effective 9/1/09)
THTR 134 Costume Design (effective 9/1/09)
THTR 137 Pattern Drafting and Draping (effective 9/1/09)
* Indicates Course Has Prerequisites