Course Title: Design sustainable product or process

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2020

Course Code: MANU7432C

Course Title: Design sustainable product or process

School: 375T Vocational Design and Social Context

Campus: Brunswick 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 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 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 and 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 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

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

In this course will explore how designers approach and embrace the practice of  sustainability. What materials, manufacturing methods and 

techniques can we employ to ensure best practice in an era where the we have to change how we do things.

Teaching Schedule

Course ScheduleSemester 1: 2020

Week	Topic	Readings and Activities	Assessment
Week 1	Introduction to course schedules	Orientation Day Meet the teachers and class. Course introduction, overview and expectations.
Week 2	Task 1 - Introduce you - Issue	Q&As
Week 3	What is Sustainability? The Designers role	PPT 01 - MT & KL
Week 4	Task 1 - Introduce you - Presentation	Task 1 - Introduce you - Presentation	Task 1 - Introduce you - Presentation
Week 5	NO CLASS - HOLIDAY	NO CLASS - HOLIDAY	NO CLASS - HOLIDAY
Week 6	Task 2 - Research a material - Issue	Show past student examples Q&As
Week 7	Studio class	PPT_02_KL&MT
Week 8	Task 2 - Research a material - Mid project review - Presentation	Task 2 - Research a material - Mid project review - Presentation	Task 2 - Research a material - Mid project review - Presentation
Week 9	Task 2 - Research a material - Hand In Task 3_Design a light  - Issue	Task 2 - Research a material - Hand In Show past student examples Q&As	Task 2 - Research a material - Hand In
10.04-17.04.2020 Mid Semester Break
Week 10	Studio class	PPT_ 03 - MT & KL
Week 11	Studio class	Studio class
Week 12	Task 3_Design a light - Mid project review	Task 3_Design a light - Mid project review	Task 3_Design a light - Mid project review
Week 13	Studio class	Studio class
Week 14	Studio class	PPT_04 - MT & KL
Week 15	Task 3_Design a light  Presentation/Hand in	Task 3_Design a light  Presentation/Hand in	Task 3_Design a light  Presentation/Hand in
Week 16	Assessment Week	Assessment Week	Assessment Week

Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts

References

Other Resources

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

Task 1_Report_Due Week 4

Task 2_Report_Due in Week 10

Task 3_Report_Due Week 15

Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Teaching schedule may vary according to students and task requirements

Information is correct at time of publishing.

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