UnitLevel 2Undergraduate

DGN2040 Creative sustainability

Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture

DGN2040 Creative sustainability is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Semester 1, Semester 2
Caulfield
Assessment
No exam
3 tasks

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Overview

Creative sustainability provides an introduction to the role of creative thinking within an environmental sustainability context. In this unit, you will explore content through applied project-based tasks where you will use design methods as tools for identifying and creatively addressing real-world challenges. You will engage with design research methods and documentation across different media formats and learn to interpret and synthesise collected data. Research will be applied to inform creative interventions seeking to foster sustainable practices in your personal life and environment. Through an exploratory and reflective process, you can expect to learn how creative processes can be applied to explore, plan and intervene in personal behaviour patterns around sustainability.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterCaulfieldOnline
Second semesterCaulfieldOnline

Assessment

  • Context: challenges of environmental sustainability
    20%
  • Methods: design for sustainability approaches
    30%
  • Application: personal creative strategies towards sustainability
    50%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Develop awareness of the complexity and challenges surrounding environmental sustainability within real-world contexts;

  2. 2

    Develop an understanding of design for sustainability practices;

  3. 3

    Implement critical and creative thinking approaches to challenges of environmental sustainability;

  4. 4

    Create and evaluate sustainability strategies through applied design interventions;

  5. 5

    Understand the relationship and influence between systems and personal behaviour.

Workload and teaching

  • Studio activities36 hours
  • Workshops36 hours
  • Teaching approachOnline learning
  • Teaching approachActive learning

12 hours per week including 3 contact hours and 9 hours independent study, or equivalent.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Dr Ilya Fridman
Unit Coordinators
Dr Ilya Fridman

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for DGN2040?

DGN2040 has no prerequisites.

When is DGN2040 offered?

In 2021, DGN2040 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield, with an online option.

Does DGN2040 have an exam?

No. DGN2040 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
2
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
Organisational unit
Department of Design
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available
Handbook years
2021202220232024202520262027