DESIGN AND SUSTAINABILITY

GİT507

Course Code: GİT507
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 10

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Master's Degree With Thesis

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Have knowledge about sustainability and design concepts,
Use the aforementioned concepts for the benefit of the world in a way that provides applicable and functional solutions,
Can offer innovative approaches by considering sustainability in design.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

Course Description

The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and awareness about the decrease and disappearance of the resources in the world day by day and the irreversible nature of this process. For our future, it is important to replace every value consumed and/or damaged by people, and in this context, it is a necessity to discuss the philosophy of sustainability. Sustainability is also a remarkable primary element in terms of design in today's world. Therefore, within the scope of the course, it is aimed to discuss the concept of sustainability in design in a physical, cultural and global context. Thus, for the future, more effective use of world resources for the production and service sector will be made possible by researching with an interdisciplinary approach.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Meeting and general information about course content/operation
2^nd Week	The basic principles of sustainable product and service design, the role and responsibilities of the designer
3^rd Week	Readings on sustainable product and service design project discussions and selection of topics
4^th Week	Sustainable product and service design sample article selections and presentations
5^th Week	Sustainable product and service design selected article presentations
6^th Week	Best practices from around the world in sustainable product and service design
7^th Week	Ideas and materials in sustainable product and service design
8^th Week	Original article selection research process
9^th Week	Article research process on sustainability
10^th Week	Article discussions
11^th Week	Article previews
12^th Week	Project selection
13^th Week	Project presentations
14^th Week	Article and Project submission

Recommended or Required Reading

Textbooks:

-Allen P., Bonazzi C., Gee D. Metaphors for Change, Partnerships, Tools and Civic Action for Sustainability, The Greenleaf Publishing, 2001.
-Burall P. Green Design, Issues in Design, The Design Council, London, 1991.
-Fiksel J. Design for Environment, Creating Ecoefficient Products and Processes, McGrawHill, 1996.
-Mackenzie D. Green Design, Design for the Environment, Laurence King Ltd., 1991.
-Morris J. Green Goods? Consumers, Product Labels and the Environment, IEA Studies on the Environment, London, 1997.
-Papanek V. The Green Imperative, Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture, Thames and Hudson, 1995.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Practice
Project
Presentation
Report Preparation
Other

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Project	1	90
Attendance	1	10
Total(%)		100
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		0
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	3	3
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work	15	10	150
Preparation for Final exam	1	10	10
Course hours	15	3	45
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	3	3
Homework	8	6	48
Presentation (including preperation)	2	1	2
Field Research	2	15	30
Total Work Load			301
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			10.03
ECTS Credit of the Course			10

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

	LO1	LO2	LO3
K1
K2
K3
K4
K5			X
K6
K7
K8
K9
K10	X
K11	X
K12	X
K13
K14
K15