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
Definition of approaches, concepts and insights into product design, sustainability and contemporary issues by addressing three strands of sustainability,ecological, economic and ethical. Review of various systems thinking and design-based approaches as they relate to sustainability and product design. Design and conduct of research projects by students through examining the nature of objects and their relationship to sustainability within a design-centered approach.