Sustainability in Design

Course Code:

INDD 333

Course Type:

Area Elective

Theory:

3

Practice:

0

Lab:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

İngilizce

Course Coordinator:

Ayşem G. BAŞAR

Courses given by:

Ayşem G. BAŞAR

Course Assistants :

Melis KARACA SERT

Course Objectives:

The general intend of this course is to explore the concepts of green and sustainable design, features and benefits from an interdisciplinary, critical and philosphical perspective.

Course Content:

The general intend of this course is to explore the concepts of green and sustainable design, features and benefits from an interdisciplinary, critical and philosphical perspective. Through lectures, readings and discussions students will learn the concepts of sustainability, ecology and sustainable design from interdisciplinary perspective and create awareness among students about the role of sustainability in design and development process. Students will obtain knowledge about enviromental impacts related to product, sustainable use of energy and material sources throughout the design process and how to design a new product with the lowest enviromental footprint.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 4: Practice

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing B:Homework C: Project Development D:Presentation

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To understand and constitute the relation of Industrial Design within the related disciplines.	1,4,7,8,9	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
2) To evaluate and discuss the relation between product-and user.	1,2,4,7,9	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
3) To visualise the analyses and relations by using the required drawing methods.	1,2,4,7	1,3,4	A, B, C, D
4)To develop the research and observation skills.	1,4,7	1,3,4	A, B, C, D

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction, to declare the content of the lecture and talk about the “sustainability” concept and other disciplines.
2	Concept of ecology and sustainability Basic principles and applications abou sustainabilityr concept
3	The role and responsibility of designer through the sustainable design process. Sustainability design tools
4	Eco materials
5	Bio-Plastics and 3D print –New sustainable design trends
6	Sustainable architecture -Earthship
7	MID TERM
8	Sustainable furniture design & urban furniture
9	Sustainable packaging design
10	Bio-Mimicry and Sustainability
11	Renewable energy sources and design principles
12	Recycle & Upcycle
13	Circular economy –Design from food waste
14	Sustainability concept and appllications – Examples from global brands

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Additional Resources

1)Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, by Janine Benyus, 2003

2)Blueprint for a Green Economy: by David Pearce, Anil Markandya and Edward B. Barbier, 1989

3) Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things

by Michael Braungart and William McDonough

4) The Eco-Design Handbook: A Complete Sourcebook for the Home and Office

by Alastair Fuad-Luke

5) Design for Enviroment; A Guşide tu Sustainable Product Development

Joseph Fiksel

6) Design for Sustainability, A Practical Approach

Tracy Bhamra, Vicky Lofthouse

7)From Bauhaus to Ecohouse ; A History of Ecological Design

Peder Anker

8) Ders notları

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	25
Assigment –Research sustainability goals of a global brand	1	25
Final (Design of a sustainable product using waste materials)	1	50
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		50
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		50
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Learn to use the different disciplines’ methods within the concepts and theories of design field and also to determine and solve the encountered problems of design.				x
2	To constitute contemporary technological knowledge that is required in the field of design and to access the level of managing.				x
3	To constitute and interpret the historical knowledge required in the field of art and design.		x
4	To be sufficient to design product, system and processes within the discipline of Industrial Design.					x
5	To study interdisciplinary.				x
6	To have and to implement the knowledge of materials and production techniques within the field of design.			x
7	To be able to think 2D and 3D and also to be able to expose visually.				x
8	To achieve the knowledge of different disciplines such as Management, Law, Communication, Engineering, Sociology, Physics, Anthropology and Human Sciences in order to be able to understand, interpret and utilize within the field of Industrial design.					x
9	To have the ethical consciousness and responsibility in design.					x

From ENTAK Program Outcomes correspond to PO8, PO9, and PO10

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 14x Total course hours)	14	3	42
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	5	70
Mid-terms	1	3	3
Assigment	1	5	5
Final examination	1	3	3
Total Work Load			123
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			4,84
ECTS Credit of the Course			5
Assigment To choose a brand that will have a sustainability mission and vision. You'll prepare a report of the brand's activities, innovations, products and their sustainability stories. Final "Product design from waste materials." The aim of the final project of this course is to design a product from waste materials. The percentage of waste materials used in the product must %80. The photo of the product from different views should be uploaded (at least 3 views). Products should be kept for the exhibition

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