Course title
30210500
International History of Design

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Course description
Many of students in the School of Systems Engineering and Science may be interested in ‘design’ in different ways according to their majors. In this course, students will understand (1) various fields of ‘design’, (2) the development of the ideas of ‘design’ from the nineteenth century to up to now in the world, especially western countries and Japan, and (3) the roles of design in the 21st century and the future.
Purpose of class
Design is related to art, technology, society, economics, politics, culture, environment, psychology, the body and many other fields. In addition, design itself has many fields such as product design, interior design and others. This course provides a framework for considering the concepts of design for students whose majors and interests are varied. It focuses on the following two points: (1) How has ‘design’ been discussed and what was aimed in the process of industrialisation and the development of nation states? We will take an example of product design here. (2) How does ‘design’ play a role in international society in the future? Through these points students will think about what design is. The course includes group discussions and presentations to encourage students to participate in the class actively.
Goals and objectives
  1. To understand merits and demerits brought by modernisation and industrialisation, and what design in the 21st century should be, as well as to express themselves about these points.
  2. To study the exchange of design among countries in modern and contemporary history and to understand the roles of design, which always moves, blends and develops, and to gain new points of view.
  3. To learn how to decide a topic for the final essay and to collect materials and conduct research.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Course guidance
Introduction to the history and thought of design: looking at design from modernity, nation states, and industries 		Review the class 180minutes
2. International competition and design: design education by the government and international exhibitions in nineteenth-century Britain Review the class 180minutes
3. Thoughts of handmade and machine-made products: Britain and European countries in the 1880s – 1900s Review the class 180minutes
4. Art, industries and technology: Deutscher Werkbund and Bauhaus in the 1900s -1920s Review the class 180minutes
5. Politics and design: Russia and the Soviet Union in the 1910s – 1920s Review the class 180minutes
6. Mass production, mass consumption and design: the USA in the 1910s-1920s Review the class; Decide the topic of the final essay and think about the sources, structure and contents 180minutes
7. Group work on final essays Review the class; Decide the topic of the final essay and think about the sources, structure and contents 180minutes
8. ‘Good design’: From post-war Britain to Japan Review the class; Prepare the final essay 180minutes
9. Cultural exchange and design 1: Japan and other countries from the nineteenth-century to the present Review the class; Prepare the final essay 180minutes
10. Cultural exchange and design 2: The World Design Conference of 1960, Japan Review the class; Prepare the final essay 180minutes
11. Cultural exchange and design 3: Collaboration with developing countries with special reference to fair trade production Review the class; Prepare the final essay 180minutes
12. What can design do? 1 ‘Environment and design’ Review the class; Prepare the final essay and the presentation 180minutes
13. What can design do? 2 ‘Welfare and design’ Review the class; Prepare the final essay and the presentation 180minutes
14. Students’ presentations on their final essays and discussion Prepare the final essay and the presentation; Review all the classes 180minutes
Total. - - 2520minutes
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Class assignments Active participation in class A final essay Total.
1. 20% 10% 30%
2. 20% 10% 30%
3. 40% 40%
Total. 40% 20% 40% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Class assignments 40％
Active participation in class 20％
A final essay 40％
Students need to attend more than ten classes.
Textbooks and reference materials
Handouts and selected reading materials will be distributed by the instructor.
Reference books will be recommended in class.
Prerequisites
An interest in design history is essential.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • - Office hour: Wednesdays, lunch time
Relation to the environment
Environment-related course (10%)
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
About half of the classes are interactive
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