EDSN 1500 Syllabus

Subject Code

EDSN

Course Number

1500

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Prerequisites

Corequisites

Terms Offered

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Course Outcomes

Understand the roles played by different disciplines of professionals within environmental design
Order Description

1 To utilize design principles in reading and interpreting design drawings and other
representational tools.

2 To understand our outside environment and the history of its creation.

Describe the scope of work of environmental designers
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1 To apply principles in observational skills which are essential tools of a designer.

2 To examine the different tools and techniques available via hand graphics and digital media.

3 To apply principles through the use of data readily available in online tools such as GIS and

Google Earth.

Develop a vocabulary of landscape types
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1 To examine the two largest scale types of environmental design work-land planning and
urban scale design.

      2          To describe park design and where the profession originated.
      3          To describe recreation design which is a subset of park design.
      4          To describe campus design.

Identify major figures and design philosophies in the field of landscape design
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1 To examine design philosophies and works of the masters in environmental design.

2 To examine famous works of environmental design.

Understand the way environment affects psychological and physical well being
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1 To describe social aspects of space.

2 To examine how people use space.

3 To describe different types of spaces we need to create to accommodate differing social needs.

4 To examine how different cultures inhabit and relate to spatial formation.

Describe the variety of forces that impact decision making in environmental design
Order      Description
      1          To explain historic interpretation and preservation.
      2          To develop an understanding of the importance of historic resources in our urban and rural
                  environments.
      3          To apply a basic understanding of the steps an environmental designer must complete
                  throughout a project: working with the client, program and sight analysis, design development,
                  and implementation.
      4          To focus on the philosophical reflection on ethical dilemmas which face the environmental
                  designer.
    5          To explain complex issues of dealing with large scale which ultimately impacts shape and the
                  ecological health of the earth.
      6          To understand principles of dealing with climate change, energy crisis, and social unrest, and
                  how environmental designers handle difficult ethical dilemmas.