System Design for Sustainability by Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Week 1: Basics - What is sustainability, sustainable development and why do we need it?
Week 2: Basics - Evolution of sustainability within Design
Week 3: Product Life Cycle Design – Methods & Strategies
Week 4: Product Life Cycle Design – Software Tools
Week 5: Sustainable Product-Service System Design – Definition, Types & Examples
Week 6: Sustainable Product-Service System – Transition Path and Challenges
Week 7: Designing for Sustainable Product-Service System – Methods and Tools
Week 8: Designing for Sustainable Product-Service System – Methods and Tools
Week 9: Designing for Sustainable Product-Service System – Methods and Tools
Week 10: Other Design for Sustainability Tools and approaches
Week 11:Design for Sustainability – Engineering Design Criteria and Guidelines
Week 12:Summary - Connecting the threads
Design for Sustainability is a design thinking process for widening the boundaries of the objective of design so as to contribute positively to sustainable development. It encompasses four approaches: 1. Selection of resources with low environmental impact; 2. Design of products with low environmental impact; 3. Product-Service System Design for eco-efficiency; 4. Design for social equity and cohesion. This course will discuss these Design approaches, methods and tools alongwith case examples
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Bdes (final year) and Mdes students
PREREQUISITES: Prefered courses but not mandatory - System Design
INDUSTRY SUPPORT: Product/ Industrial Design and Manufacturing Companies System Design and R&D Industry Strategic Design Groups of Industry Industries interested in Sustainability Bdes (final year) and Mdes students
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