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    • Course scope

      Product sustainability is an interdisciplinary and international course on sustainale product development. It is organized by Aaltonaut-program of Aalto University together with Innovaction Gym of Technologico de Monterrey (Mexico). The course focuses in the sustainability topics which are important in product development process: eco-design, material efficiency, product life cycle and user approach.

      Course project

      Student teams will develop green alternative for products of a company (BigCo). Their  goal is to re-develop products to be sustainable at the both markets (Finland and Mexico). During the process the teams will study the product sustainability improvement from different approaches: Eco-design guidance, Material choises and efficiency, Product life cycle impacts and User centred approach. The final outcome is the market launch of a new, more sustainable product.

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    • Time

      Place

       Session title & themes

       

      Teacher

      13.9.

      15:15.-18:00

      Design Factory Studio

      Course kick off

      Guidance towards sustainability in product development

      Elina Kähkönen

      17.-20. (Schduled by teams)

      On line teamwork

      Information exchange on products and guidance tools

      Elina Kähkönen

      27.9.

      15:15.-18:00

      Design Factory Studio

      Material efficiency

      Teppo Vienamo

      1.-4.10. (Schduled by teams)

      On line teamwork

      Information exchange on materials

      TBD

      11.10.

      15:15.-18:00

      StartUp Sauna Backstage

      Material efficiency

      Teppo Vienamo

      25.10.

      15:15.-18:00

      Design Factory Studio

      Product Life Cycle

      Elina Kähkönen

      29.10.-1.11. (Schduled by teams) 

      Team meeting with teacher

      Feedback on assignment

      Elina Kähkönen

      8.11.

      15:15.-18:00

      StartUp Sauna Backstage

      Product Life Cycle

      Briefing for the debate

      Elina Kähkönen

      Matthew Billington

      12.-16.11. (Schduled by teams)

      On line teamwork

      Peer evaluation on product life cycle report

      22.11.

      15:15.-18:00

      Design Factory Studio

      Debate

       

      Matthew Billington

      5.12.

      15:15.-18:00

      Design Factory Stage

      User of the green product

      Miko Laakso

      10.-13.12. (Schduled by teams)

      Team meeting with teacher

      Feedback on assignment

      Miko Laakso

      (20.12.=>) 13.12.

      15:15.-18:00

      (Design Factory Studio =>) Tori, Learning Center

      Green product launch- final presentations

       Course feedback session

      Elina Kähkönen

       Jaana Suviniitty