Design thinking in sustainable construction (5 cr)
Code: KR00EA41-3007
General information
- Enrollment
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07.04.2025 - 21.04.2025
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- Timing
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01.09.2025 - 19.12.2025
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- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 0 cr
- Virtual portion
- 5 cr
- RDI portion
- 3 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Distance learning
- Unit
- Department of Construction and Energy Engineering
- Campus
- Ecampus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 20 - 41
- Degree programmes
- Master’s Degree Programme in Sustainable Construction and Design
- Teachers
- Marjo Suviranta
- Teacher in charge
- Marjo Suviranta
- Groups
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KRKV25SVYSustainable construction and design, master studies
- Course
- KR00EA41
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Wed 05.11.2025 time 17:00 - 20:00 (3 h 0 min) |
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Wed 03.12.2025 time 17:00 - 20:00 (3 h 0 min) |
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Objective
Sustainable construction combines visually pleasing design with economical construction. You will learn to see the potential of these elements in creating a new one.
- You learn the process of creative problem solving and the principles of design thinking.
- You learn to utilize the design thinking approach and design process methods.
- You learn to utilize the different design methods when designing buildings which are in line with sustainable development.
Content
What are the new concepts, materials and designs for sustainable construction?
How does the design process proceed and how are new ideas produced?
How do you visualize your ideas and develop them further from the sketch to sustainable buildings?
Course material
Design thinking process & methods guide
Curedale, Robert
Design Community College 2016. 2nd edition
The Design thinking playbook
Mindful digital transformation of teams, products, services, businesses and ecosystems
Michael Lerwick, Patrick Link, Larry Leifer
Wiley 2018
Study forms and methods
Scheduled track:
Teaching organized according to timetable, in addition to working order share of the independent work as agreed.
Independent track:
The learning process that has been integrated into the work will be possible if in your assignments you can develop the know-how that has been mentioned in the objectives and contents of the study module. Contact the teacher of the study module before the beginning of the study module in good time to determine it
• is the learning process that has been integrated into the work possible in your own assignment
• what kind evidence you are able to give from your know-how
• witch parts of the study module you have to participate in teaching
RDI and work-related cooperation
The tasks of the study module can be made as a real life project cooperation, to be connected for example to the student´s own work.
Student workload
5 crs means 135 hours students work
Evaluation scale
1-5
Assessment methods and criteria
It is estimated: learning exercises and the student's self-reflection.
Grounds: contents, plane of exercises and the student's own estimate of the learning.
Active participation and approved assignments
Excellent (5), Good (4-3), Satisfactory (2-1) Fail (0)