ID438 DESIGN FOR SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR CHANGE
| Course Code: | 1250438 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 5.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Undergraduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Lecturer Dr. DİLRUBA OĞUR |
| Offered Semester: | Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to enable students to:
- gain knowledge towards current approaches and strategies for sustainable behavior change, as well as emerging roles and responsibilities of designers towards driving change,
- equip skills and knowledge in planning, designing and facilitating user research and design activities tailored to specific design challenges,
- learn techniques for translating research findings into ideation phase of the design process through critical analysis,
- gather knowledge for developing design interventions for sustainable behavior change with a critical reflection on the design solutions’ relevance with the defined design problem,
- acquire knowledge and skills for effectively communicating their design processes and design interventions with the audience.
Course Content
Multifaceted approach involving behavioral and sustainability aspects with a particular emphasis on promoting sustainable behavior change. Practice-oriented structure including literature review and user research for a comprehensive understanding of user behaviors and design challenges in relation to sustainability. Design and facilitation of an ideation workshop for generating diverse ideas to foster sustainable behavior change. Development, presentation, and evaluation of design interventions in relation to diverse problem areas.
Course Learning Outcomes
On the completion of this course the students will be able to:
- gain a deeper understanding about the approaches towards sustainable behavior change, and recognize their roles and capabilities as mediators for driving change,
- plan the user research process, adapt user research tools and techniques, facilitate research sessions, analyze and interpret the received information,
- transform literature and user research findings into design explorations,
- develop collaborative and interpersonal skills while addressing issues within team-based problem-solving contexts,
- communicate their design processes and final design interventions verbally and visually through various means.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Creative problem definition, developing solution-oriented ideas, critical thinking and creating solution proposals by synthesizing the knowledge gained | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Planning, managing and conducting the design process | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Planning and carrying out design-oriented research and transferring the results to the design process | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Thinking with basic design and visual organization elements and principles and being able to apply ideas in two and three dimensions | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Identifying the user's needs, predicting their expectations and integrating them into the design process | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Ability to work individually and to conduct team-work | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Understanding the relationship of the Industrial Design field with different disciplines and being able to carry out interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Ability to communicate in international mediums using a foreign language and follow the professional agenda | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Developing an independent, lifelong learning approach by being aware of the ever-changing contexts of design | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Being aware of the socio-cultural, socio-economic and environmental context in design and considering the benefit of society and the environment | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Ability to interpret the issues related to art and culture affecting the historical development of industrial design on the local and global scale | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Having knowledge about business models, ethical principles, and laws and regulations that should be followed in professional practice | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Knowing the materials and production technology within the scope of Industrial Design and using them in the design process | ✔ | |||
| 14 | Having command of technological developments in the field of industrial design, being able to use the necessary technological tools | ✔ | |||
| 15 | Being able to present design ideas and solutions with relevant communication tools and methods | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution