Course Description
This course is based on several learning situations (via assignments and design projects) involving design analysis and synthesis of simple hand–held tools and utilitarian objects that are used in day to day activities in a variety of social and cultural settings. The overall educational aim is to systematically investigate the interrelated, syntactic, pragmatic and semantic attributes of a range of new and existing products, with reference to use and esteem functions, in order to gain knowledge about how they are designed and constructed, how they are used and how they may be improved by further design and development, bearing in mind socially and environmentally worthwhile evaluation criteria. Students will learn to use problem solving methods to analyze existing, and develop new design concepts based on the redesign of existing low technology products.
Course ID: PRDSG 201
| Credit hours | Theory | Practical | Laboratory | Lecture | Studio | Contact hours | Pre-requisite | 4 | 7 | 7 | ARCH‑122 |
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