Research Paper
How AI Structures Access to Help
Artificial intelligence is becoming an integral part of higher
education. This paper investigates how different forms of AI support
influence learning experiences and outcomes in programming education.
Details
By comparing ChatGPT, an AI tutoring system, and a no-AI learning
environment, the study examines how students access support while
learning to program.
The results suggest that AI is not a neutral intervention: the way
support is structured can affect learning differently across student
groups and may contribute to more inclusive learning environments.
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Course Design
Responsible, Sustainable & Inclusive Digital Product Creation
Creating digital products means making decisions that affect people,
communities, and the environment. This interdisciplinary course equips
students with methods and tools to navigate these decisions consciously.
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Students learn methods of Conscious Service Design and apply them in
interdisciplinary teams to develop their own digital product concepts.
Developed and taught at the Technical University of Munich, the course
featured guest experts from Apple, Storybrooks Studio and
Die ProduktMacher.
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Research Paper
Ethical Responsibility in Design Education
This paper explores how short educational interventions can help
students develop awareness of their responsibilities as future designers.
Details
Through workshops conducted at three German universities, students
engaged with sustainability, privilege, inclusion and ethical
decision-making in design practice.
The findings show that interactive workshops can successfully increase
awareness of social and environmental responsibilities while
encouraging critical reflection and discussion.
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Methods & Article
'Conscious' Service Design Methods
To create products, services and platforms with positive impact,
designers need tools that consciously consider stakeholders,
consequences and contexts.
Details
This publication introduces redesigned service design methodologies
that make social and environmental responsibility visible throughout
the design process.
It provides practical guidance on how conscious design principles can
be integrated into everyday design work.
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Project
hers* – More Safety for FLINTA* in Public Spaces
hers* is an app concept for safer public mobility. Users can explore
routes, share locations and choose safer options in public space.
Details
The project investigates how digital tools can support collective care,
increase awareness and contribute to safer public environments.
Developed within the context of gender-sensitive urban design and
public space research.
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Project
Topics of Social Relevance in Design Education
Many topics in design education provide opportunities to address social,
ecological and ethical challenges.
Details
Using a design-based research approach, five workshop formats were
developed and tested to support students in integrating socially
relevant topics into their design process.
Topics included responsible design, anti-racist design,
gender-sensitive design, accessibility and sustainability.
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