D-Lab’s Nathan Cooke took notes during most class sessions. These notes are provided in a single file, and the pages about each class session are referenced in the following table.
- Complete class notes (PDF - 5.2MB)
Selected lecture slides and other notes are provided in the Other Resources column.
See also the Flickr photo collection of various classes and activities.
| WEEK # | SES # | TOPICS | CLASS NOTES | OTHER RESOURCES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Introduction: design for development | pp. 3–4 | Slides (PDF - 5.0MB) |
| 2 | 2 |
Design, innovation, invention, and the design process Case studies: Q-drum, LifeStraw, Freeplay radio, solar cookers, treadle pumps, iDE drip irrigation kit |
pp. 5–6 | Slides (PDF - 3.5MB) |
| 3 |
Case study discussion Charcoal press case study Introduction to Mini Projects |
pp. 7–9 | Slides (PDF - 3.8MB) | |
| 3 | 4 |
Mini Project
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p. 10 | |
| 5 |
Mini Project
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p. 11 | D-Lab News writeup | |
| 4 | 6 |
Mini Project
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| 7 |
Mini Project
Graphical representation of information Presentation skills |
pp. 12–13 | ||
| 5 | 8 | Project presentations and selection | pp. 14–15 | |
| 9 |
Build-It modules |
From D-Lab Resources collection: Cast Corn Sheller (PDF - 1.2MB) Sheet Metal Corn Sheller (PDF) Charcoal Press (with Teaching Notes) (PDF) |
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| 6 | 10 | Build-It modules (cont.) | ||
| 11 |
Phase 1 Design Review
|
pp. 16–17 | ||
| 7 | 12 |
Manufacturing in the developing world Design for Manufacture Film: No Spare Parts. Director, David Springbett. Asterisk Productions, 1990. 22 min. |
pp. 18–19 |
Slides (PDF - 3.8MB) |
| 13 |
Phase 2 Design Review
|
pp. 20–21 | ||
| 8 | n/a | Spring break — field trips, no classes | ||
| 9 | 14 | Human factors | p. 22 | |
| 15 |
Design for [X]: usability, affordability, sustainability, reuse, failure Case studies: wheelchairs & cookstoves |
pp. 23–24 |
Slides (PDF - 2.0MB) |
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| 10 | 16 | Guest speakers: Paul Polak & Shawn Frayne | pp. 25–27 | D-Lab News writeup |
| 17 |
Phase 3 Design Review
|
p. 28 | ||
| 11 | 18 | Green Engineering 1 (with guest speaker Ben Linder) | pp. 29–30 | |
| 19 | Green Engineering 2 (with guest speaker Ben Linder) | pp. 31–32 | ||
| 12 | 20 |
Phase 3 Design Review
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p. 33 | |
| 13 | 21 | Guest speaker: Suprio Das | pp. 34–35 | D-Lab News writeup |
| 22 | Guest speaker: Bernard Kiwia | pp. 36–37 | D-Lab News writeup | |
| 14 | 23 | Scaling up (with guest speaker Sarah Bird and Gwyn Jones) | pp. 38–40 | |
| 24 | Practice session for MIT Museum presentations | |||
| 25 | Presentations at MIT Museum (D-Lab Spring Showcase event) | Photo collection of the Showcase event | ||
| 15 | 26 | Penultimania | p. 41 | Slides (PDF - 3.7MB) |
| 27 |
What next…? Evaluations |
