Academic Catalog

ID561 PRODUCT DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABILITY

Course Code: 1250561
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(2-2)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Industrial Design
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÇAÐLA DOÐAN
Offered Semester: Fall and Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Exploring various approaches. concepts and insights related to product design. sustainability and contemporary issues by addressing three strands of sustainability. including ecological. economic and ethical. Reviewing different design-based and systems-thinking approaches as they pertain to sustainability and design. Designing and facilitating projects by examining the nature of objects and their relationship to sustainability within a design-centred approach.