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ArbeidskravHistorie

**Design for Sustainability: Enacting in the real world** er et valgfritt kurs ved master i design som skal foregå mellom 13. mars og 8. april 2022. Emnet handler om design for bærekraft i praksis, der studentene får muligheten til å anvende bærekraft, systems thinking og systematisk design konsepter i et ekte fellesskap som befinner seg i det vakre alpine landskapet på Hemsedal.

## Formål

Kurset er en introduksjon til måter man kan forstå seg på de komplekse utfordringene som verdenen vår møter på og gjøre noe med det. Her berettiges du med hvordan du kan danse med systemer gjennom system-orientert design (SOD) og fremme bærekraftig kunnskap av og gjennom design. Kurset bruker én uke på å besøke Hemsedal, hvor studentene skal få oppleve handlinger i det virkelige livet i et alpint fjellfellesskap, omringe seg i lokalmiljøet, snakke med aktører og lære av naturen.

## Læringsutbytte

* Understand what you as an individual and part of society can and should contribute – especially as future designers.
* Identify how to take more effective action to address the crises we face - in whatever scale you will find yourself
* Learn how to use sustainability, systems-thinking and systemic design concepts within real-world communities
* Learn how to visualize complexity through gigamaps and synthesize complexity through writing

## Periodeplan

**Week 1** will be centered around an introduction to SOD and sustainability science. You will learn how design and sustainability knowledge can be merged to help take more effective action. You will also develop a QUEST, or set of questions you are interested in, to use as a guide while in Hemsedal. This will be taught through brief lectures and outdoor reflection activities

**Week 2** (COVID regulations permitting) will be a multi-day field trip to observe, talk to community members and be inspired by nature-based design approaches.

**Week 3** will be focused on gathering all the information you learned from Hemsedal and starting to translate your QUEST into a gigamap and small written report. This is an independently structured week – you may work alone or in small groups - we encourage you to find a time and work rhythm that fits best for you. A few tutoring sessions will be available to guide you on your gigamapping/writing journey.

**Week 4** will use discussions, self-reflections, writing and mapping to support you in finalizing your project work. At the end of the week, you will present your outcomes.

## Undervisningsmetode

Working and learning activities:

* Lectures, discussion, tutoring, writing
* Nature walks as “vitamin N time” and (video) reflections on course content, both individually and as a class
* Readings and facilitated class discussions on articles related to core course content
* Local field research and outdoor excursions
* Gigamapping of content across various scales

## Vurdering

**Karakterskala :** Bestått / Ikke bestått

**Arbeidskrav :** Vurderingsmappe. Require deliveries and what is part of the assessment:

* 3 x Refleksjonsnotat på ca. 300 ord hver
* 3 x (Enkle) refleksjonsvideoer på ca. 1-2 min. (Innlevering på slutten av hver uke)
* Your QUEST in written and graphical format
* Gigamap of your QUEST (as individual frame within a group map, plus explanation of how to read the map, in total about 600 words per student. This also will include an “ego-centric component – i.e., how you fit into the context )
* Endelig presentasjon