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FaVU-STDESAcad. year: 2024/2025
The content of the course is a survey of current ways in which we can understand the concept of design. These form the basis for contemporary forms of design practice. The course will reflect on the following overarching concepts, from the perspectives of different disciplines: human-centered design, strategic design, medium design, speculative design, design for social innovation, transitional design and system-oriented design. An overview and reflection on current trends in Western (Euro-American) design will be expanded to introduce what, in a non-Western context, could be identified with the design process.
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Entry knowledge
An interest in contemporary design practice.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
The following conditions are set for the award of the examination:
active participation in the class (max. 2 absences).
position paper (5 NS) - reflection on own practice in the context of the topics covered in the course
Classes are held in the classrooms of the KTDU FaVU BUT in the hours specified in the schedule. Attendance is mandatory (2 unexcused absences allowed). Higher number of absences can be compensated by submitting an alternative assignment after agreement with the lecturers.
Aims
The aim of the course is to introduce, largely Western, ways of understanding the concept of design and the discipline of designing from the second half of the 20th century to the present. Students should recognize that understandings of the concept of design have been and continue to be influenced by perspectives from a variety of disciplines - new media studies, philosophy of technology, economics, and the social sciences. Knowledge from the course should help students reflect on their own practice in the context of contemporary discourses.
The student have an overview of the ways in which the concept of design is understood in contemporary, predominantly Western, discourse.
The student is able to take its own stance on current ways of understanding the concept of design, and is able to reflect on these in the context of its own practice.
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