What happens when creativity and science come together? The power to design our world is unleashed, providing tools to inform choices about how we live! Geodesign is the glue—it’s a process that deploys creativity to connect information to people, using collaboration to better inform how we design our world.
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Geodesign: Change Your World
The Pennsylvania State UniversityAbout this Course
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Approx. 11 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Romanian
Learner Career Outcomes
50%
started a new career after completing these courses
80%
got a tangible career benefit from this course
Shareable Certificate
Earn a Certificate upon completion
100% online
Start instantly and learn at your own schedule.
Flexible deadlines
Reset deadlines in accordance to your schedule.
Beginner Level
Approx. 11 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English, Romanian
Offered by
The Pennsylvania State University
Founded in 1855 as Pennsylvania's only land-grant university, The Pennsylvania State University combines academic rigor with a vibrant campus life. A nationally recognized Research-I institution, Penn State teaches students to be leaders with a global perspective.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
2 hours to complete
Week 1: Shared Languages
This week we’ll begin your geodesign journey by helping you understand that the roots of geodesign are comprised of languages we all share. By languages I mean commonalities everyone can relate to; for example: our awareness of the spaces around us, our connection to place (location), and the way we deal with problem solving nearly everyday.
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 24 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz
4 videos
Main Lecture: Week 18m
Guest Lecture 1: Week 13m
Guest Lecture 2: Week 110m
8 readings
Grading and Logistics10m
Community Map10m
Cool Geodesign Resources (Use in Future Weeks; For Your Own Library Too)10m
Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 110m
Guest Lecture Information: Week 110m
Change Agent Overview: Week 110m
Case Study Examples: Week 110m
Activities and Explorations: Week 110m
1 practice exercise
Week 1: Shared Languages30m
2 hours to complete
Week 2: The Three D's of Geodesign
In this second week we begin piecing together some of the key components that are central to the geodesign process. These happen to all start with "D": Design, Decision, and Data. By the end of this lesson I hope you will recognize how these three key components are interrelated.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 31 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz
6 readings
Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 210m
Guest Lecture Information: Week 210m
Change Agent Overview: Week 210m
Case Study Examples: Week 210m
Activities and Explorations: Week 210m
MOOC Survey10m
1 practice exercise
Week 2: The Three D's of Geodesign30m
2 hours to complete
Week 3: The Three C's of Geodesign
In this third week you will begin to recognize the complexities inherent in the geodesign process.We will also get into two topics that without which, geodesign is likely to fail: computation and collaboration. As it happens these all begin with “C,” hence this week is the Three C's of Geodesign. By the end of this lesson I hope you will recognize how these three key topics are put into action to accomplish geodesign.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 31 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
5 readings
Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 310m
Guest Lecture Information: Week 310m
Change Agent Overview: Week 310m
Case Study Examples: Week 310m
Activities and Explorations: Week 310m
1 practice exercise
Week 3: The Three C's of Geodesign30m
2 hours to complete
Week 4: The Influence of Context
In this fourth week you will gain an understanding about the interrelationships of the physical and human aspects that contribute to how geodesign strategies are composed. Those physical and human aspects comprise the context for a geodesign challenge, so this lesson is titled "The Influence of Context." By the end of this lesson I hope you will recognize that through understanding the cultural and physical context of a place your geodesign team will be better equipped to propose sustainable solutions.
2 hours to complete
3 videos (Total 24 min), 5 readings, 1 quiz
5 readings
Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 410m
Guest Lecture Information: Week 410m
Change Agent Overview: Week 410m
Case Study Examples: Week 410m
Activities and Explorations: Week 410m
1 practice exercise
Quiz 4: The Influence of Context30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM GEODESIGN: CHANGE YOUR WORLD
by JVSep 27, 2018
This course is so well presented that it seems unlikely that even the most casual student won't learn essential principles of geodesign and be able to apply them to real life situations.
by APJun 9, 2019
Liked the guest lectures and the examples. Very apt case studies to help understand and learn from every week's main lecture.
by YPAug 1, 2020
It broadened my thinking on how we can approach solution in the built environment.
by MIApr 4, 2017
Great basic course. I hope it give more detailed answer about cases study
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