MLEST2300 Design, architecture and sustainability Course description

The course addresses issues relating to shapes and forms, materials and process work as set out in the current school curricula. Environmental issues and sustainability are linked to the course and investigated through topics such as consumer culture and knowledge of materials in a national and international context. Reuse and redesign as well as technological innovations are highlighted from a subject didactics and socio-ethical perspective. Practical, exploratory work on materials, design and form is emphasised. Teaching practice forms part of the course. The practice is intended to be an arena for systematic learning and takes place in collaboration with the training establishment. The course forms part of an international semester.

On completion of the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has knowledge of the properties of different materials, as well as techniques and tools used to process and produce shapes, functions and expressions
• has knowledge of material expressions and technological innovation in a historical and current perspective, both nationally and internationally
• has knowledge of consumer culture, materials, health and the environment in a subject didactics perspective
• Teaching practice:
• The student
• has knowledge of curricula in the subject area and the interdisciplinary topics in primary and lower secondary education
• has knowledge of the role of teachers in culture dissemination

Skills

The student

• can work on issues relating to shapes and forms and work with different materials and surfaces
• can use innovative, creative and step-by-step processes in work with design, redesign and reuse
• can assess the properties of different materials and reflect on consumption patterns and cultures in an international context
• can analyse and discuss current research in the field
• Teaching practice:
• The student
• can plan, carry out and evaluate teaching activities aimed at a specific target group
• can use a wide range of work methods and teaching aids in their teaching activities and adapt them to different learning contexts

General competence

The student

• can communicate about reuse and sustainability based on their knowledge of the distinctive nature of the subject
• can discuss teaching, learning and topics based on current issues in society, relevant research and professional ethical principles
• can evaluate and critically reflect on their own teaching skills and learning needs
• can meet the health, safety and environmental requirements that apply in their subject area

The course shall prepare students for master’s degree programmes at universities and university colleges where different types of differential equations is used.

The elective course is initiated provided that a sufficient number of students choose the course.

No requirements over and above the admission requirements.

The exam is an individual exam that comprises a practical, creative project with a written reflection paper.

A practical creative work

A completed piece of practical creative work with sketches, materials and technique testing as appendices.

Written paper

Written reflection paper in which subject theory, subject didactics and experiences from teaching practice are included. Scope of 2,000–2,500 words.

See the teaching plans for more information about the exam. The creative work and the paper are assessed together. Students must achieve a grade E or better on both parts of the exam in order to pass. The exam result can be appealed.

Absence - fail

Students who do not take the exam due to valid absence, or who are awarded a fail grade, can register for a resit/rescheduled exam. If a student is taking a resit/rescheduled exam, they can submit a reworked version of the same exam project, or a new exam paper.

Lectures and exercises. Practical exercises are solved individually with the help of the pre-written compendium with solutions for all exercises and previous exams. At the end of the course, previous exams will be reviewed during the six weekly periods.

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

• 1 individual written assignment

Individual written exam, 3 hours.

The exam result can be appealed.