Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

The purpose of this module is to give the student the opportunity to reflect and elaborate on the theoretical and methodological knowledge acquired in the previous modules, possibly applying this knowledge to a specific study area, a business sector or a case.

Learning objectives

Knowledge

Students who complete this module will obtain the following qualifications

• Must be able to analyse, define and frame a relevant subject for investigation and research within the area of design of product service systems.
• Must be able to understand and account for relevant theoretical positions and related methodologies pertaining to the chosen subject.

Skills

Students who complete this module will obtain the following qualifications

• Must be able to synthesise the research problem, taking into account the interdependency between type of knowledge wanted, the possible methods of investigation and type of data produced.
• Must be able to observe, analyse and interpret designers’ behaviour in specific social and technical contexts.

Competences

Students who complete this module will obtain the following qualifications

Must be able to plan and carry out research of a chosen subject and have the capacity to describe the chosen problem in a theoretical and methodological framework as well as to draw conclusions on the basis of own analysis of the results (synthesis).

Type of instruction

See general description of the types of instruction described in the introduction to Chapter 3.

Exam

Exams