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.