2022/23 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 2022/23

Module replaces

DESN2500 Eco-Design: Understanding Design's Role in Global Ecology

This 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
Practicals	4	2.00	8.00
Lecture	1	1.00	1.00
Seminar	5	2.00	10.00
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

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	2 (x 500-550 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 website

Last updated: 29/04/2022 15:23:15

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