Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has completed this module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• has an understanding of the global sustainability challenges and institutional factors influencing the development of design for  circular economy and other sustainability approaches
• has an understanding of environmental, economic, and social aspects of product and service system design
• has an understanding of the merits and limitations of key tools used to assess and improve the sustainability of product and service system design

Skills

• has the ability to collaborate with others in identifying and analyzing sustainability challenges embedded in existing production and consumption patterns
• has the ability to identify and compare environmental aspects and impacts of different products/product systems
• has the ability to apply different circular economy indicators with the purpose of developing different design strategies for promoting a circular economy
• is able to conduct a design project which supports sustainable solutions and contributes to innovation and transitions and where digital elements might play a central role

Competences

• can  map and critically interpret data in analyzing environmental aspects and impacts of products and product systems
• can develop design suggestions for how to improve products, services and systems development for a circular economy or other sustainability approaches, including the trade-offs encountered in the design process
• can effectively communicate the results from different methods documenting the sustainability of products, services and system design

Type of instruction

Reading and analysing texts, lectures and cases.

Exam

Exams