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ID 360 — ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS (CUR-313)

ID 360 — ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNERS is a DePaul University catalog course in Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media. Responsible design practices, cultural sensitivity, design for social justice, and the role of design in addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. This ID overview spans many crucial issues surrounding products people use and depend on every day. Many of these products are fabricated using unsustainable materials and manufacturing processes, often leading to planet-endangering pollution.

Summary 🟢 ✓

  • Resource type: course
  • College / school: Industrial Design
  • College/School: Jarvis College of Computing and Digital Media
  • Curriculum section: Art, Media, and Design
  • Catalog: ID 360
  • Last Verified: 2026-07-01

Course access

  • Access: 🟢 Green — Open or routine access
  • Rationale: No formal prerequisites listed in catalog description; open to any student meeting university registration rules.
  • Prerequisites: None listed in catalog description

Verification

Catalog description

Responsible design practices, cultural sensitivity, design for social justice, and the role of design in addressing pressing social and environmental challenges. This ID overview spans many crucial issues surrounding products people use and depend on every day. Many of these products are fabricated using unsustainable materials and manufacturing processes, often leading to planet-endangering pollution. A variety of products are assembled from materials sourced from countries mired in poverty, with most profits flowing to importers and manufacturers in wealthy nations. We will look at ways that design can have a positive impact on this dynamic.

Resource relevance

Catalog course linked to map themes/programs: fabrication, industrial_design.

Notes

Catalog course key: ID 360.

Catalog context

  • Themes: fabrication, industrial_design
  • Recent schedule: Not offered in the queried registrar terms