Syllabus academic year 2007/2008
DISABILITIES UNIVERSAL DESIGN | TNS120 |
Higher education credits: 10,5.
Grading scale: UG.
Level: G2
(First level).
Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish.
TNS120 overlap following cours/es: TNX097, TNX152, TNX153, TNSA01, TNSF01, TNX097, TNX152 och TNX153.
Compulsory for: ID2.
Course coordinator: Håkan Neveryd, university instructor, hakan.neveryd@certec.lth.se.
Prerequisites: At least 75 credits awarded or credited within the Industrial Design Programme.
Recommended prerequisits: TNS112 Cognitive Ergonomics.
Assessment: The assessment will be based on individual and group work. A passing grade will be given to students who pass individual compulsory assignments, the take-home exam and a project carried out in groups.
Home page: http://www.certec.lth.se/fud.
Aim
The aim of the course is for the students of the Industrial Design Programme, in their future professional roles, to take people's different conditions and abilities into account, and contribute to the accessibility of developed products, services and environments.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to describe the specific difficulties people with different disabilities can experience.
- be able to identify and analyse problematic situations for people with disabilities.
- be able to evaluate the accessibility of a product for people with disabilities.
Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to develop a product, service and environment taking people's different conditions and abilities into account. This is carried out in groups in co-operation with engineering students.
- be able to apply the seven principles of universal design when developing and analysing products, services and environments.
- be able to identify wider application areas for developed products.
- be able to apply a user-centred design methodology.
- be able to present methods and results orally and in writing for a diverse audience.
- be able to present the results as a model and in a product information sheet.
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
- be able to take into account that people are different with a great variety of conditions and abilities.
- be able to express the attitude that it is a positive challenge to try to create a more accessible society.
Contents
The course has two parts: theory and a project assignment.
The theory based part focuses on what it is like to live with different disabilities. Persons with their own experience participate as guest lecturers. Examples of technological assistance for different situations are presented. Insight exercises are carried out.
The required project involves the design and development of a product prototype. The project is carried out in groups including engineering students who are participating in the Rehabilitation Engineering and Design course. The project will result in a prototype of either a technical aid for persons with a specific disability or a "design-for-all" product.
Literature
Jönsson, B (et al): Människonära design. Studentlitteratur 2005. ISBN:978-91-44-04494-1.
Also available in English:
Jönsson, B (ed.): Design Side by Side. Studentlitteratur 2006. ISBN:978-91-44-01936-9.
Internet-based links.
Additional literature will be added according to the individual projects chosen by the participants.