Graduate School

4-step BK21 Service Design-based Social Innovation Education Research Team

Introduction

DONGSEO University launched service design curriculum in 2010 for the first time in the Republic of Korea. Since then, we have developed and implemented diverse projects and educational models. In 2020, especially, we were named under the topic of ‘Service Design’ by the 4-step BK21 Service Design-based Social Innovation Education Research Team. We target to nurture research talent for 7 upcoming years.

We aim to help students build basic competencies as service designers such as empathy, analytical and planning skills, coordination ability and expressiveness, perform research with local authorities and companies to handle diverse problems and develop corporate service strategies and produce top academic papers and talent by developing a successful service model.

Research

Service Design for Social Innovation

For the past decade, there have been diverse social innovations across our society. In particular, a regional innovation model through a nonprofit organization and community network has been more productive and sustainable under the government- and business-led social structure. In other words, a social innovation model has spread in social complexity. Since social innovation is led by the local community and citizens in a down-top, not top-down, approach, this course studies service design methods and models to resolve diverse community issues, using designers’ creative thoughts.

Product Service System (PSS)

Develops and examines diverse business models in cooperation with local authorities and businesses to handle local issues under four different categories: Result-oriented Service, Sharing Service, Continuity Service, Demand Management Service

Service Design for Social Innovation

Discovers diverse contents for regional regeneration and develops and examines diverse business models in cooperation with local residents and administrators

Support and Inquiry

• Aids for BK-participating graduate students
• Research scholarship (Master’s degree: KRW 1 million/month, Ph.D. degree: KRW 1.6 million/month, Ph.D. degree completed: KRW 1.3 million/month)
• Published on domestic and international academic journals; academic conference expenses and publication fees
• Priority to participate in the academia-industry cooperation project led by a participating professor
• Incentives for great graduate students
• Priority to join global training programs such as an overseas research program
• Participation in seminars through research society activities

BK21 Service Design-based Social Innovation Education Research Team

Room 703, 7F, New Millennium Bldg.

TEL: 051-320-2672, EMAIL: grlee92@gdsu.dongseo.ac.kr