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BAPD2310 Aesthetic, culture and Sustainability in Critical Perspectives Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Estetikk, kultur og bærekraft i kritiske perspektiver
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree Programme in Product Design
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2022/2023
Curriculum
SPRING 2023
Schedule
Programme description
Course history

Introduction

This module addresses the practice of design as seen from cultural and social perspectives. The primary focus is on written analysis, discussion and argumentation.

Recommended preliminary courses

Successful completion of the first year of the BA programme, or equivalent qualifation

Required preliminary courses

No requirements for prior knowledge

Learning outcomes

The course addresses the engineering work that forms the basis of building a process plant. It includes calculations in process technology, preparation of drawings and selection of equipment and components. The field is theoretically demanding, but also requires practical sense.

Content

This module seeks to foster knowledge about the relationships between culture and sustainability, and the role aesthetics play in influencing these. The definitions of the terms culture, aesthetics and sustainability and how these all relate will be presented and put forward for discussion. Key ethical issues relating to these matters will also addressed. ; The module is intended to further students' abilities in critical thinking, written analysis and argumentation, and by extension of this their ability to partake in professional discourse. The work will culminate in a written assignment targeted for publication in a professional journal.

Teaching and learning methods

None.

Course requirements

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • A written assignment emphasising critical reflection and academic argumentation
  • Reflective note

Assessment

Written assignment. Students have the option of collaborating in pairs to develop a shared submission.

The exam result can be appealed.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

Lectures, practice and project assignments.

Grading scale

The following coursework is compulsory and must be approved before the student can take the exam:

  • Three project assignments

Examiners

Two internal examiners. External examiners are used intermittently.

Overlapping courses

BAPD2210 (20 stp.) overlapper 10 stp. med;emnet BAPD2200 (10 stp.).