Course Title: Design sustainable product or process

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2019

Course Code: MANU7430C

Course Title: Design sustainable product or process

School: 320T Architecture & Urban Design

Campus: City Campus

Program: C5382 - Diploma of Product Design

Course Contact: Robin Blood

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4683

Course Contact Email: robin.blood@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 100

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Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

None

Course Description

This unit of competency covers the ability to redesign an existing, or design a new, product or process to achieve optimal sustainability outcomes
 


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

MSS015004 Design sustainable product or process

Element:

1 Define parameters of new/improved product

Performance Criteria:


1.1 Consult with relevant stakeholders to determine required function, performance and aesthetics of new product.
1.2 Identify market, expected time to market and cost constraints of product and production process.
1.3 Identify requirements with possible high sustainability impacts.
1.4 Negotiate requirements to achieve desired sustainability impacts.
1.5 Develop agreed definition of product requirements.

Element:

2 Develop alternative product and process designs

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify alternative resource requirements.
2.2 Identify alternative processes.
2.3 Determine the possible sustainability impacts of different combinations of resources and processes.
2.4 Test alternative product and process designs against original product requirement definitions.
2.5 Identify product requirements which may be causing significant sustainability impacts.
2.6 Renegotiate, where possible, product requirements to lessen sustainability impacts.
2.7 Short-list preferred resources and processes.

Element:

3 Evaluate life cycle impacts

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Estimate life cycle sustainability impacts for each short-listed alternative.
3.2 Identify process steps with greatest sustainability impact.
3.3 Evaluate process steps for alternatives/modifications with lower impact.
3.4 Select alternative which best meets requirements and has the lowest sustainability impact.

Element:

4 Confirm design

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Develop selected design as required.
4.2 Confirm life cycle sustainability impacts.
4.3 Review design against product requirements.
4.4 Obtain required authorisations.
4.5 Document design in the required form.

Element:

5 Prepare for implementation

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Consult with key stakeholders.
5.2 Identify key measures for monitoring implementation of design.
5.3 Identify data sources required by key measures.
5.4 Organise for data to be captured and manipulated, as required.

Learning Outcomes


On successful completion of this course, you will have developed and applied the skills and knowledge required to demonstrate your competency in the above elements


Details of Learning Activities

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Teaching Schedule

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Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources

A list of all resources requirements can be found in your CANVAS shell.


Overview of Assessment

Assessment is on-going throughout the course. Assessment will incorporate a range of methods to assess performance and the application of knowledge and skills and will include:

EXAMPLES
- Practical tasks, a major project
- direct observation including exploration of and experimentation with techniques
- written and/or oral questioning and discussion to assess knowledge and understanding
- completion of a design journal and/or portfolio including personal reflection and feedback
- direct questioning combined with review of portfolios of evidence
 

 

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Assessment Tasks

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Assessment Matrix

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Other Information

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