Syllabus academic year 2011/2012
(Created 2011-09-01.)
UNIVERSAL DESIGN, THEORYTNSA01
Credits: 2. Grading scale: UG. Cycle: G1 (First Cycle). Main field: Industrial Design. Language of instruction: The course will be given in Swedish. TNSA01 overlaps following cours/es: TNS120 and TNX153. Compulsory for: KID2. Course coordinator: Håkan Neveryd, university instructor, hakan.neveryd@certec.lth.se. Assessment: The assessment is based on individual assignments. Home page: http://www.certec.lth.se/utbildning.

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.

The aim is also to give necessary prerequisites for the course "Universal Design, project".

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Contents
The course focuses on the seven principles of universal design, incl attitudes and challenges, and what it is like to live with different disabilities. Persons with experiences of their own participate as guest lecturers. Examples of technological assistance for different situations are presented. Insight exercises are carried out.

Literature
Handed-out material about the seven principles of universal design.
Jönsson, B (ed.): Design Side by Side. Studentlitteratur 2006. ISBN:978-91-44-01936-9. The book can also be downloaded from http://www.arkiv.certec.lth.se/doc/designsidebyside .
Internet-based links.