70 403 Rethinking Development and Sustainable Design
Emnenavn på Norwegian Bokmål:
Rethinking Development and Sustainable Design
Credits:
6
Course code:
70 403
Level of study:
Master
Teaching semester:
2021 Spring
Assessment semester:
2021 Spring
Language of instruction:
English
Year:
2021
Maximum number of students:
12
Person in charge
Håkan Edeholt
Birger Sevaldson
Required prerequisite knowledge
Passed foundation level courses (BA-level) at AHO or equivalent, 180 ECTS. Open to all study programs.
Course content
The elective course "Rethinking Development and Sustainable Design" is a reading course that takes a critical stance by scrutinizing both "Development" and "Sustainability", as public discourses typically seem to understand these two interrelated concepts today. The goal is to reveal and discuss what kind of developmental paradigm these discourses typically try to sustain and if there are other alternatives to be found that also could be promoted and acted on. System Oriented Design (SOD) approaches will also, whenever appropriate, be used to both analyze and underpin the discussions held. The final deliverable will typically be some sort of a reader containing reviews of literature read and discussions held.
Learning outcome
On completing the class, the students will have:
KNOWLEDGE
- improved their knowledge about "Development" and "Sustainable Design".
- knowledge about and experience in critical readings of texts.
SKILLS
- developed their skills to write their own texts.
- developed their skills to describe and discuss their own and others´ texts in an academic seminar setting.
GENERAL COMPETENCE
- developed a critical and reflective stance towards society, trends, development and design.
Working and learning activities
The content of the class spans from practical work with texts to lectures, discussions, student presentations and the final Reader. Students are expected to deliver two reviews each of two books or other relevant sources; one being from the reading list and one that has been found through own research.
Curriculum
The pensum is developed as part of the course's own seminar process
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | - | Pass / fail | Self-assessment and assessment by; peer students, internal sensor and teachers in the course. Each student’s contribution to the course and how this relates to the expected “Learning outcome”. Together with active attendance this will be the main issues to be assessed. The final deliverable is e.g. a reader containing reviews of literature read and discussions held. |
| Workload activity | Comment |
|---|---|
| Attendance | Active attendance and involvement in producing the final Reader is expected. It must be expected that parts of or all lecturing and tutoring will be digital according to general Covid-19 restrictions. Digital presence is expected in the same manner as physical presence. |