DLab

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D-Lab

• Spring 2005

Development
Design
Discussion
Dialogue
Delivery
Dissemination
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D-Lab

• Fall Class
• IAP Field Trip
• Spring Design Seminar
• Summer Fieldwork

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D-Lab Fall ClassTopics Covered

• Appropriate Technology
• Participatory Development
• Poverty Reduction
• Cross-Cultural Skills
• Gender Issues
• Small Enterprise Development

• Energy
• Water and Sanitation
• Agriculture
• Information Technology
• Health
• Manufacturing

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D-Lab IAP Field Trips
Haiti
Honduras
Ghana
India
Zambia
Brazil
Samoa
Lesotho
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Spring Class Overview

• Design-focused
• Project-based
• Hands-on Lab Modules
• Case Studies
• Guest Speakers

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Summer Fieldwork

• PSC Fellowships
• Service UROPs
• Service Learning Grants
• IDEAS Competition

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Course Goals

• To develop technical solutions for underserved
  communities
• To practice creative design in a real-world
  context
• To learn hands-on prototyping and manufacturing
  skills
• To develop problem solving and critical thinking
  skills
• To recognize the potential impact of engineers in
  the world

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Course Staff

• Amy Smith, Edgerton Center Instructor
• Kurt Kornbluth, Edgerton Center Instructor
• Will DelHagen, GSO Sustainable Development Fellow
• Allen Armstrong, Mechanical Engineer DtM
  Consultant
• Leo Burd, Graduate Student-- Media Lab
• Sam Davies, Graduate Student-- CSAIL
• Erica Fuchs, Graduate Student-- TMP
• Matt Orosz, Graduate Student-- TPP
• Kate Steel, Graduate Student-- TPP

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Course Logistics

• Text Gaviotas by Alan Weisman
• Design challenges project teams
• Friday sessions
• Weekly updates
• Feedback
• Group meetings
• Attendance

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Grading

• Class participation and attendance 10
• Weekly check in 10
• Homework assignments 15
• Design notebooks and assignments 25
• Final design/prototype 15
• Presentations 25

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