Methods for EcoDesign:
Life cycle assessment (LCA), life cycle cost analysis (LCCA), social life cycle analysis (S-LCA);
Waste management
Design rules for material selection, dismantling, surface treatment;
EU directives and regulations
FMF3605 EcoDesign - Product Design for Sustainability 7.5 credits
Information per course offering
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Course syllabus as PDF
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Course syllabus FMF3605 (Autumn 2020–)Headings with content from the Course syllabus FMF3605 (Autumn 2020–) are denoted with an asterisk ( )
Content and learning outcomes
Course contents
Intended learning outcomes
After passing the course, the student should be able to:
- Apply different methods for EcoDesign in product development
- Suggest and analyze design solutions for improving the products environmental performance
- Evaluate, discuss and argue around sustainability in relation to product development
Literature and preparations
Specific prerequisites
Admitted to PdD studies
Literature
You can find information about course literature either in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.
Examination and completion
Grading scale
P, F
Examination
- INL1 - Assignment, 7.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
Based on recommendation from KTH’s coordinator for disabilities, the examiner will decide how to adapt an examination for students with documented disability.
The examiner may apply another examination format when re-examining individual students.
If the course is discontinued, students may request to be examined during the following two academic years.
Examiner
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Ethical approach
- All members of a group are responsible for the group's work.
- In any assessment, every student shall honestly disclose any help received and sources used.
- In an oral assessment, every student shall be able to present and answer questions about the entire assignment and solution.
Further information
Course room in Canvas
Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas. A link to the course room can be found under the tab Studies in the Personal menu at the start of the course.
Offered by
Education cycle
Third cycle