2021/22 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
DESN2175 Design for Sustainability
20 creditsClass Size: 50
Module manager: Dr Tang Tang
Email: t.x.tang@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2021/22
Module replaces
DESN2500 Eco-Design: Understanding Design's Role in Global EcologyThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
In this module the students will learn about the three basic cornerstones of sustainability: environment, economy and society. The module will introduce you to emerging business and innovation strategies, eco-design services, principles and approaches, socially responsible design, design activism, responsive art and design, sustainable consumption and marketing. The module will involve working on projects where students will develop a range of skills and explore methods and approaches used in the design industry and academia to achieve sustainable design.Objectives
This module is intended to provide students with an understanding of the role that designers play in determining the sustainable impacts of their practice. It aims to broaden student's understanding of sustainable design strategies and current practice within industry and encourage students to employ a range of tools and techniques to their future work.Learning outcomes
On completion of the module students should be able to:
1. Demonstrate awareness of the ecological, social, economic and cultural context within which design operates;
2. Understand how the concepts, thinking and techniques specific to sustainable design are employed by businesses to improve their performance;
3. Use tools to identify areas for improvement and assess new design work;
4. Explore and critically appraise the tensions between industrial practice and advocated strategies and the role of design in supporting sustainable Twenty-first Century societies;
5. Apply learning to support a practical design project in order to address a range of issues associated with sustainability.
Syllabus
The first unit of the module develops students an understanding of the current sustainable design practice and implementation within industry. The second unit of the module focuses around the principles and practice for designers pursuing socially sustainability outcomes. In the last unit, the students will be introduced to sustainable products and service, current tools and techniques used for successful sustainable design, approaches to design for durability and sustainable behaviour.
Teaching methods
Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
Lecture | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Seminar | 9 | 2.00 | 18.00 |
Tutorial | 1 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
Independent online learning hours | 10.00 | ||
Private study hours | 169.00 | ||
Total Contact hours | 21.00 | ||
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 |
Private study
- Group activity and work-in-progress session research and preparation: 50 hours- Literature search and reading: 40 hours
- Portfolio preparation and development: 79 hours
- Pre-recorded Lectures: 10 hours
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Student progress is monitored through weekly lecture activities and (non-compulsory) tutorial attendance, group activity seminar/workshop and Q&A board participation. Progress will also be monitored through the weekly formative assessment of group reflective log submission.Methods of assessment
Coursework
Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
Reflective log | 4 (x 250-300 words with at least 2 images) Reflective logs | 20.00 |
Portfolio | Portfolio detailing Brief/problem/aim, Design Process, Final design solution | 80.00 |
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 30/06/2021 16:21:14
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