Design for sustainability II

HUM-398 / 3 credits

Teacher(s): Laperrouza Marc, Mélo Michka Sylvain

Language: English

Withdrawal: It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.

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Summary

This course explores and practices some of the fundamental tools of designing for sustainability with a focus on the sustainability, desirability, and economic viability of solutions.

Content

See the full description in the autumn semester course - HUM-397: Design for sustainability I.

During the spring semester, research will be leveraged to design, develop and prototype a solution.

There will be a workshop aimed at working in teams.

Keywords

design process, desirability, viability, sustainability, prototyping, interdisciplinarity

 

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

HUM-397: Design for sustainability I

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

  • Develop an innovative, sustainable and viable project
  • Apply an iterative prototyping approach to test the sustainability, functionality, desirability, economic viability of a project
  • Estimate the potential impact of a sustainability-driven project

Transversal skills

  • Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
  • Take account of the social and human dimensions of the engineering profession.
  • Demonstrate the capacity for critical thinking

Teaching methods

  • Group work under weekly lecturer supervision

Expected student activities

 

  • Design a solution through prototyping
  • Engage with stakeholders
  • Reframe the problem according to project development
  • Document the project
  • Work in interdisciplinary teams
  • Partake and contribute to weekly project consultations at ECAL

Assessment methods

  • Project and presentation (75%, groupwork)
  • Note on process and individual contribution (25%, individual)

Supervision

Office hours No
Assistant.e.s No
Forum No

Resources

Bibliography

  • Bourg, D., & Papaux, A. (2015). Dictionnaire de la pensée écologique. Paris: Puf.
  • Ceschin, F., & Gaziulusoy, I. d. (2020). Design for sustainability : a multi-level framework from products to socio-technical systems. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY: Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group.
  • Manzini, E. (2015). Design, when everybody designs : an introduction to design for social innovation. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
  • Papanek, V. J. (1972). Design for the real world; human ecology and social change. New York,: Pantheon Books.
  • Verganti, R. (2016). Overcrowded : designing meaningful products in a world awash with ideas. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.
  • Wizinsky, M. (2022). Design after capitalism : transforming design today for an equitable tomorrow. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press.

Ressources en bibliothèque

Moodle Link

Videos

In the programs

  • Semester: Spring
  • Number of places: 60
  • Exam form: During the semester (summer session)
  • Subject examined: Design for sustainability II
  • Project: 3 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
  • Type: mandatory

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