DECO1100 Design Thinking

DECO1100 Design Thinking (University of Queensland): rated 3.2/5 overall across 5 reviews collected on UQ Wall.

DECO1100 is a University of Queensland course taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology in Design Computing. This page brings together its handbook details and what UQ students say about it.

Review data updated 2026-10-24.

Course details

Chinese title: 设计思维

Type: undergraduate

Credit points: 2

Subject area: Design Computing

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology

Level: Undergraduate Level 1

Handbook year: 2026

Overview

This course introduces students to the design thinking process, working through each of the phases; Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test. Through collaborative design projects, students develop essential design skills of researching background information, being creative and communication in order to generate, iterate and evolve design concepts.

DECO1100 student reviews, difficulty and workload

DECO1100 has 5 scored reviews: overall 3.2/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).

Sources: 5 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 3.2/5).

On Reddit: "Oh don’t worry this shall be definitely one of the easiest course you will be doing in Uni"

On Reddit: "We were marked for attendance last year and were told it would be 10% of our final grade (this is for the practicals). Then, at the end the removed that part of the grading system and redirected that 10% to the final project. The whole course was really easy. Nobody went to the …"

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DECO1100 FAQ

Q: Is DECO1100 worth taking?

A: Averaged over 5 reviews: overall 3.2/5.

Q: Which faculty teaches DECO1100, and when is it offered?

A: DECO1100 is taught by the Faculty of Engineering, Architecture and Information Technology. Check the official handbook for the current year.

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