Module 13 : Design Ethics
  Lecture 35 : Objective of Ethics, Understanding Ethics? Introduction to Ethics in Design
 

Following are some of the issues may help to verify the ethical reasoning-

Objective of Ethics

Design Ethics raises various issues relating to its relationship to human beings. Creating a design solution does not always mean improvement in a particular condition. Without understanding issues related to the customer’s (users) wellbeing in depth no solution would produce desired result.
Therefore, the following questions are to be addressed before thinking of any solution.

  • Is it going to create a better world?
  • For whom?
  • How is it going to benefit?
  • Why do you think it is going to benefit?
  • Is your solution is going to benefit someone at the cost of others?
Exercise #01: Propose probable ethical design solution (s) for the huge energy consumption in Multiplex Malls and analyse on the basis of the above points.