DECO2016 Design Thinking (University of Sydney): rated 3.8/5 overall, difficulty 5.0/5 (higher is harder), would-recommend 2.0/5 across 5 reviews collected on USYD Wall.
DECO2016 is a University of Sydney course taught by the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning in Design Lab. This page brings together its handbook details and what USYD students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 设计思维
Type: Undergraduate
Credit points: 6
Subject area: Design Lab
Faculty: Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
This unit of study provides an introduction to design thinking and its application in a human-centred design process. Students carry out a semester-long project that follows the typical phases of an iterative design process; consisting of user-centred research, ideation, prototyping and evaluation.
DECO2016 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.8/5 · usefulness 2.0 · difficulty 5.0 · would-recommend 2.0 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 1 review by USYD students on USYD Wall (1.3/5 overall); 4 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 4.4/5).
On Reddit: "I'd recommend you to take Design Thinking. I took Design Thinking (but it was postgraduate unit) last year, highly enjoyed it. Expect a lot of teamwork and be open to various design research activities. Most importantly, Design Thinking is the most talked about process in design…"
On Reddit: "I’d you’ve only got room for one Design unit and you’re not explicitly angling for a career in or adjacent to web stuff, definitely do 2016. The into to human-centred design will be way more useful to you."
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Q: Is DECO2016 hard?
A: Students rate DECO2016's difficulty 5.0/5 on average (higher is harder), which makes it one of the harder courses.
Q: Is DECO2016 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 5 reviews: would-recommend 2.0/5, usefulness 2.0/5, overall 3.8/5.
Q: Which faculty teaches DECO2016, and when is it offered?
A: DECO2016 is taught by the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Check the official handbook for the current year.
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