IDN2120 Designing for sustainability
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
IDN2120 Designing for sustainability is a level 2, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Caulfield
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2025 entry.
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Requisites
Before IDN2120
Corequisites
Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After IDN2120
No unit lists IDN2120 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Overview
This unit covers a range of design theories and practices that underpin enduring and resilient ways of reducing the negative impacts of the human production of objects and environments and their associated sociological behaviours. Various perspectives of production, consumption and exchange are considered including Life Cycle Analysis tools, Recycling, Re-use, Dematerialisation and Reduction. The outcomes intend to demonstrate knowledge of the core themes of designing objects and environments that are sustainable to society, economy and nature.
Offerings in 2023
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Caulfield | On campus |
| Second semester | Caulfield | On campus |
Assessment
- Project 130%
- Project 230%
- Project 340%
- Project 120%
- Project 260%
- Project 320%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify, analyse, and interpret the general characteristics of design for sustainability;
- 2
Practice the application of enduring and resilient responses to design problems;
- 3
Demonstrate an appreciation of the practical and theoretical nature of human sustainability, in particular the relationship between rational processes and their impact on objects and environments.
Workload and teaching
- Studio activities48 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week including 4 contact hours plus 8 hours of independent study.
Classes for this unit are in a studio, or workshop format. Students are expected to proactively engage with material in class as directed.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Robbie Napper
- Unit Coordinators
- India Macpherson
- Tim Collins
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for IDN2120?
None, but you must take OHS1000 before or alongside it.
When is IDN2120 offered?
In 2023, IDN2120 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Caulfield.
Does IDN2120 have an exam?
No. IDN2120 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.