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Sustainable Strategies, 6 ECTS credits.
/Strategier för hållbarhet/
For:
DES
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Prel. scheduled
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Rec. self-study hours: 160
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Design
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): A
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Aim:
The main objective is for students to develop knowledge about and skills for different perspectives on sustainability and associated design strategies. Sustainable strategies implies a close relation to and understanding of technical knowledge of materials, production as well as systems.
After the completed course the student shall be able to
- Articulate the differences between visions on sustainability and their associated design strategies
- Argue for the selection of a specific strategy in light of a given challenge, while articulating its limitations
- Independently apply one of the strategies to a design challenge
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Three years of completed university studies. Admission to master programme in Design. Knowledge of design for sustainability.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
The course will be organized around lectures, discussion seminars, analytic workshops, cases, and a condensed design assignment. Recent output will be presented by researchers and mutually critically assessed.
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Course contents:
Contemporary perspectives on sustainability and associated design strategies, such as, applied eco-design, cradle to cradle, biomimicry, circular economy. The course will cover underlying sustainability visions, associated design strategies, technology consequences and business rationale. Critical and reflective reading, tools and methods.
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Course literature:
Recent books, articles and conference papers provided by staff.
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Examination: |
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Visions essay (U,G)
Design assignment (U,3,4,5)
Reflection document (U,G)
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3 ECTS
2 ECTS
1 ECTS
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Course language is English.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Peter Hallberg
Examiner: Renee Wever
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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