Course Name: Module Design Studio 2-Sustainable and Ecological Design

Course Code: ZS102SJ24II

Course Credit: 5

Course Type: Other Practical Component

Applicable Major: Industrial Design and Product Design

Course Introduction

This advanced design practice course is part of the "Sustainable and Ecological Design" module, taught by a team of instructors. It focuses on ecosystems related to energy, resources, and agriculture, addressing complex and integrated design challenges within the diverse contexts of global and Chinese "dual-carbon" goals, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and corporate social responsibility (ESG). The course emphasizes the learning and application of sustainable design strategies such as Sustainable Product-Service System (SPSS) design and Circular Design (Circle Design). It integrates systematic design processes and tools, including the Double Diamond Design Model, Service-Oriented Design (SOD), and GigaMapping. Students will explore specific environmental and social dimensions of sustainability, starting with system analysis and guided by a structured design process. They are required to adopt sustainable thinking to discover, define, and explore specific sustainability issues, and propose innovative design solutions. The final output will include a visualized system design solution, encompassing system architecture, overall planning, and software/hardware demos, validated through a sustainability value assessment.