ID717 PRODUCT-SERVICE SYSTEMS FOR SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS
| Course Code: | 1250717 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (2.00 - 2.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Industrial Design |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Graduate |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. ÇAĞLA DOĞAN |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
The course aims to foster:
- Identification of the current issues in product-servce systems (PSS) for sustainability,
- Exploration and evaluation of diverse approaches in PSS, and
- Integration of design considerations into PSS for developing sustainable solutions.
Course Content
Interdisciplinary teamwork for developing product-service systems as sustainable solutions for current and future needs. Examining the relationship between industrial design practice and sustainable development considering issues such as prevention and mitigation of environmental problems, dematerialization of production and consumption, and the shift from product-based to solution-oriented design. Exploring product-service systems through concept generation, scenario building, and strategy development for sustainable outcomes.
Course Learning Outcomes
On the completion of this course students will be able to:
- Understand the current issues in product-service systems (PSS) approaches for sustainability,
- Integrate sustainability considerations into projects through examining related tools and methods,
- Develop design solutions for sustainability focusing on PSS approaches, and
- Evaluate and reflect on the adaptation and application process, considering design solutions.
Program Outcomes Matrix
| Level of Contribution | |||||
| # | Program Outcomes | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | Identifying research areas in distinct and contemporary topics and formulating research problems; | ✔ | |||
| 2 | Being competent in the research process, process planning, managing, analyzing data, and correctly interpreting findings; | ✔ | |||
| 3 | Transforming knowledge in the field and research results into strategies, politics, methods and/or decisions; | ✔ | |||
| 4 | Transferring research findings into design education and practice; | ✔ | |||
| 5 | Disseminating generated knowledge, making publications and presenting them; | ✔ | |||
| 6 | Having general knowledge in the field of design, having covered the literature and developing expertise in specific topics; | ✔ | |||
| 7 | Having responsibility towards own research, respecting and practicing research ethics; | ✔ | |||
| 8 | Having work discipline and skills in time planning; | ✔ | |||
| 9 | Having skills in oral, written and visual communication; | ✔ | |||
| 10 | Open to continuous education and self-development, having high professional motivation; | ✔ | |||
| 11 | Open and willing to share knowledge and skills with stakeholders; | ✔ | |||
| 12 | Being critical, able to make self-criticism, reflecting objective and unprejudiced thinking into their own work; | ✔ | |||
| 13 | Synthesising knowledge from different disciplines to use in one?s own field and using it for generating new knowledge. | ✔ | |||
0: No Contribution 1: Little Contribution 2: Partial Contribution 3: Full Contribution