Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

In the Master’s thesis the student has to demonstrate the acquisition of competences, skills and knowledge that allow him/her to master the profession of service design. The student will work on a theme chosen together with the supervisor and possibly an external company or organisation.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must have knowledge about the possibilities to apply appropriate methodological approaches to specific study areas
• Must have knowledge about design theories and methods that focus on the design of advanced and complex product-service systems
• Account for the scientific foundation, and scientific problem areas, of the specialization
• Describe the state of the art of relevant research in the specialization

Skills

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must be able to work independently, to identify major problem areas (analysis) and adequately address problems and opportunities (synthesis)
• Must demonstrate the capability of analysing, designing and representing innovative solutions
• Must demonstrate the ability to evaluate and address (synthesis) major organisational and business issues emerging in the design of a product-service system
• Master the scientific methods and general skills associated with the specialization.
• Produce a project report according to norms of the area, apply correct terminology, document extensive command over relevant literature, communicate and discuss the research-based foundation, problem and results of the project orally, graphically and in writing in a coherent manner
• Critically evaluate the results of the project in relation to relevant literature and established scientific methods and models, evaluate and discuss the project’s problem area in a relevant scientific context.
• Evaluate and discuss the project’s potential for further development

Competences

Students who complete the module will obtain the following qualifications:

• Must be able to master design and development work in situations that are complex, unpredictable and require new solutions (synthesis)
• Must be able to independently initiate and implement discipline-specific and interdisciplinary cooperation and assume professional responsibility (synthesis)
• Must have the capability to independently take responsibility for own professional development and specialisation (synthesis)
• Participate in, and independently carry out, technological development and research, and apply scientific methods in solving complex problems.
• Plan, execute and manage complex research and/or development tasks, and assume a professional responsibility for independently carrying out, potentially cross-disciplinary, collaborations
• Independently assume responsibility for own scientific development and specialization

Type of instruction

See general description of the types of instruction described in § 17.

Exam

Exams