Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

A student who has completed this module:

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• has knowledge about current international research on theories and methods for organising design and innovation processes in organisations
• has knowledge about current international research on theories and methods for product and service development
• can recognise and use tools, methods and situations related to product and service development, and critically reflect on their value

Skills

• can understand and analyse ways of organising knowledge work in product and service  development
• can understand interaction between design projects and other company functions, e.g. manufacture, technological developments, human resources, etc.
• is able to understand the role of social systems and political concerns, and analyse drivers and constraints imposed on design and innovation processes in organisations
• is able to understand the role of knowledge sharing, knowledge management and learning in product development
• can identify and use boundary objects in the staging of multidisciplinary dialogues
• can explain the significance in and for the involvement of different types of players in design processes
• can define research topics and questions, and analyse case studies with literature

Competences

• can independently manage design and development projects in organisations, and navigate the organisations’ social systems and political concerns
• is able to critically reflect on their role as facilitator of design and innovation processes, and evaluate their performance

Type of instruction

Lectures, exercises and project work

Exam

Exams