Study Guide

Learning outcomes

The student is able to
- describe the principles and opportunities of environmental and ethical thinking in design
- design products with consideration of life cycles, materials, manufacturing methods, legislation and eco-efficient technologies and practices
- choose eco-efficient product development strategies as part of the design process

Implementation and methods of teaching

Schedule:
Part 1. Intro, team building, choosing topic
part. 2 Lecture continues if needed and starting team research
part. 3 . team meetings
part. 4. 1st Mid-preview (chosen topic, research, design brief)
part. 5 several team meetings
part. 6 2nd Mid-preview (design process and different concepts - choosing one concept to finish)
part 7. . team meetings
part. 8 finishing designs
Part 10. Final Preview
DESIGN TASK:
Starting point; 3 - 4 person group
You have 4 choices for projects to work with:
• Future sustainable packaging
• Product based – re-purposing excess household materials and waste
• Future of transportation
• New circular business models
HOW TO PROCEED WITH TASK:
1. Understand users, situation and people relationship with materials (values, emotions, needs)
2. Do user centred survey and observation – aim to look for user sustainable experience and things that make it difficult or easy
3. Understanding the problem…analysis
- Define the whole picture in current situation
- choose your own approach to visualize the system/service
- choose your methods for design
4. choose your “user problem”
- benchmark what others have done
5. Create your design brief, to whom, what, why
6. Test your idea; prototype, sketch, ask questions
7. Create scenario for the whole experience…
- create user scenario / system map /customer journey map / business model canvas
8. Final visual concepts and prototypes – explain your idea visually

Timing and attendance

Follows or aligned courses from same module called user experience and user-centred design and user-centred innovation project in finnish Käyttäjäkokemus ja Käyttäjälähtöinen muotoilu and käyttäjälähtöinen innovaatioprojekti.
80% required to participate to lectures and team work

Learning material and recommended literature

OKALA Practioner (www.okala.net)
Boylston, Scott. Sustainable Packaging Design
Muotoilun tutkimus (MUTUT) Reppu-aineisto/Reppu-page

Alternative completion methods

given self learning, reading and research material and written task with own research and design process insights

Working life cooperation

Might include company/competition briefing as a design task, if such available schedule wise

Learning environment

lectures, team work, visits, meetings with teacher(s)

Student time use and work load

1 cr = 27 hr, 5cr=135 hr
Reading and user centred research 50 hr
Concept work 35 hr
Prototyping 35
Presentations 15 hr

Contents

Team work based sustainable design process. Students choose their approach + topic, design methods and sustainable strategy based on their own research and with help of the mentoring meetings with teacher(s). Phases of the design process are presented to whole group during mid- and final previews. The whole process and sustainable strategies are documented and returned at the end of the course along with the self- and group feedback and reflection.

Additional information for students: previous knowledge etc.

Basics of the design process e.g. Muotoilun perusteet or Luovat Suunnittelumenetelmät or similar course
Preferred knowledge: User-centred design = Käyttäjälähtöinen muotoilu

Assessment criteria

1-5
• Based on team performance 50% & based on individual performance 50%
• Team process and result – team/group evaluation and self evaluation
• Evaluations are returned in the end of the course

Assessment scale

1-5