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Designing for Sustainability: Project-based Seminar Series . Brenda Young & Kevin Kegler. Courses: Core, Sustainability, Concentration Global study with hands-on community projects Local community connections through coursework Capstone research. Sustainability Courses.
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Designing for Sustainability: Project-based Seminar Series Brenda Young & Kevin Kegler
Courses: Core, Sustainability, Concentration • Global study with hands-on community projects • Local community connections through coursework • Capstone research
Sustainability Courses • Introduction to Sustainable Communities • Specialized courses in sustainability • Sustainable Design Seminar Series- 4 yr
Seminar Series • Sequential skill building • Intro to design process • Community needs assessment • Data analysis and communication • Leadership • Problem-solving • Teamwork
Format • Class meetings • Yearly cohort session • All years’ session • Readings/discussions • Online reflections • Field trips/ project activities
Spring 2013- Campus Focus • Identify problem and target audience • Project brief • Research • Implementation • Reflection Yes, and….. Yes, but….
Lessons Learned • Structure- out of the box comfort • Defining problem and target audience • Timelines and progress • Peer critique