Description
Instructor(s)/Supervisor(s)/Coordinator(s): Changying XIANGThis course introduces what design is and why it is valued. Design is the purposeful act of creative problem solving. Students learn about design history, famous design styles, design thinking, sustainable design principles, sustainable design skills through a project-based learning approach. Students then experience several stages of a creative design process. The process begins by asking students to identify real-world problems through social, business, scientific, and sustainable-focused technological perspectives. To add specificity, students will be able to describe the behaviors and needs of social interactions, observe demographic phenomena, assess business viability, and identify and understand technological changes and sustainable impacts, etc. After defining a problem statement, students will be guided to generate creative solutions using brainstorming tools and creative thinking skills. Selected solutions will be presented in form of prototypes and open for user feedback. This course emphasizes the appreciation of the role and significance of design for our society. The final project of this course will focus on sustainability and how to achieve sustainable goals through a 4-week group design project.