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Geodesign: Change Your World
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 11 hours
  • Course by The Pennsylvania State University
  • Offered by

About

Ignite your career with Geodesign! The magnitude of challenges before us exceeds the reach of conventional approaches to planning and design. The pandemic has spawned urgent needs for new design approaches and solutions. Also at the doorstep is climate change: altering community design approaches; addressing infrastructure types and locations; as well as the need to protect carbon-sequestering environs. Geodesign provides a revolutionary way forward. It leverages information systems to foster collaborations that result in geographically specific, adaptive, and resilient strategies to wicked problems across scales of the natural and built environment. Geodesign builds confidence through dynamic real-time feedback, which empowers engaged collaborations for meaningful plans. With Geodesign, you can change your world – for the better! This course includes well-illustrated lectures by the instructor, as well as guest lectures each week to ensure you are hearing a variety of viewpoints. Each week you will also be able to examine what Geodesign is through interactive mapping that showcases real-word Case Study examples of Geodesign from around the globe. As you move along in the course, you will discover the interrelationships of both the physical and human aspects that contribute to how Geodesign strategies are composed. The course concludes with you outlining your own Geodesign Challenge, and receiving feedback about that from your peers

Modules

Introduction Materials

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Course Introduction Video

3 Readings

  • Grading and Logistics
  • Community Map
  • Cool Geodesign Resources (Use in Future Weeks; For Your Own Library Too)

Week 1: Shared Languages

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 1: Shared Languages

3 Videos

  • Main Lecture: Week 1
  • Guest Lecture 1: Week 1
  • Guest Lecture 2: Week 1

5 Readings

  • Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 1
  • Guest Lecture Information: Week 1
  • Change Agent Overview: Week 1
  • Case Study Examples: Week 1
  • Activities and Explorations: Week 1

Week 2: The Three D's of Geodesign

    • 3 Videos
    • 6 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 2: The Three D's of Geodesign

3 Videos

  • Main Lecture: Week 2
  • Guest Lecture 1: Week 2
  • Guest Lecture 2: Week 2

6 Readings

  • Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 2
  • Guest Lecture Information: Week 2
  • Change Agent Overview: Week 2
  • Case Study Examples: Week 2
  • Activities and Explorations: Week 2
  • MOOC Survey

Week 3: The Three C's of Geodesign

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Week 3: The Three C's of Geodesign

3 Videos

  • Main Lecture Week 3
  • Guest Lecture 1: Week 3
  • Guest Lecture 3: Week 3

5 Readings

  • Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 3
  • Guest Lecture Information: Week 3
  • Change Agent Overview: Week 3
  • Case Study Examples: Week 3
  • Activities and Explorations: Week 3

Week 4: The Influence of Context

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Quiz 4: The Influence of Context

3 Videos

  • Main Lecture Week 4
  • Guest Lecture 1: Week 4
  • Guest Lecture 2: Week 4

5 Readings

  • Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 4
  • Guest Lecture Information: Week 4
  • Change Agent Overview: Week 4
  • Case Study Examples: Week 4
  • Activities and Explorations: Week 4

Week 5: Process and Framework

    • 3 Videos
    • 5 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Sharing a Geodesign Challenge

3 Videos

  • Main Lecture Week 5
  • Guest Lecture 1: Week 5
  • Guest Lecture 2: Week 5

5 Readings

  • Alternate Access Main Lecture as Text: Week 5
  • Guest Lecture Information: Week 5
  • Change Agent Overview: Week 5
  • Case Study Examples: Week 5
  • Activities and Explorations: Week 5

Auto Summary

"Geodesign: Change Your World" is a foundational course in Science & Engineering, led by Coursera. It addresses urgent design challenges posed by the pandemic and climate change through innovative Geodesign strategies. The course features dynamic lectures and real-world case studies, fostering collaboration and adaptive solutions. Lasting 660 minutes, it offers Starter and Professional subscription options, making it ideal for learners eager to improve their design planning skills and impact their environment positively.

Prof. Kelleann Foster
Instructor

Prof. Kelleann Foster