Are you considering applying for a Tracks course and want to know more? Welcome to the open project presentation of the Tracks course Sustainable design in theory and practice: from products to systems (TRA500). No pre-registration required.
Overview
Course information
In this course, students will learn how to develop sustainable products and systems through design. Blending theory and practice, the course will cover key concepts related to sustainability, sustainable product development, circular economy, and design for sustainable behavior, which will then be applied to a design challenge. Working in interdisciplinary teams, students will combine their knowledge to design, develop, and prototype sustainable solutions for real products.
Students will analyze a specific consumer product, their sustainability performance, and will learn how to apply Sustainable Product Development (SPD) methods to their case.
The course is largely action-based and engages directly with industry, involving actors in product manufacturing and resource management. Through a field visit at a recycling facility, case studies together with manufacturers, a design project, and a final exhibition, the course offers a dynamic learning environment to understand both the theoretical and practical implications of sustainable product development, and a unique opportunity for students from different programs to learn and work together on real-world challenges.
The expected outcome from the project groups will be novel and improved solutions for consumer electronic products to address sustainability challenges on a societal and systemic level.
The final solutions from the projects will be presented in a course exhibition – open to all. Welcome!
Contact person
Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering
Sophie Isaksson Hallstedt
- Full Professor, Product Development, Mechanical Engineering
