Social Issues: Making them relevant and appropriate to undergraduate student designers

摘要: Sustainable design education is now considered a core issue for industrial/product courses, however research has shown that the predominant focus tends to be on environmental issues, as social issues are much harder to tackle. Similarly, rarely considered in industrial practice. If student designers to become responsible practitioners, they need be made aware of position to effect. In order do this it critical students are encouraged consider which relevant their skill sets and within their sphere influence. A review of the literature did not reveal definitive list issues for consider. addition majority of well-known tools used support sustainable design teaching UK/Europe, tend have an ecodesign rather than focus. The few exist have limitations. The paper reports findings ADM-HEA1 sponsored project. It presents latest thinking with regards should be considering. Drawing analysis theory review, a set Social Issues cards developed tested to determine suitability disseminating to design students. concludes tool offers a design oriented perspective (which has not been provided before) valuable resource for raising awareness about sustainability in undergraduate