Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The aim of the project is to enable the students to work
professionally in a collaborative engineering-based design and
product development process with a company or organization to
achieve a professional design proposal in coherence with targets
and criteria, encompassing both market and user context as well as
manufacturing and production
context.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to account for and reflect on the scientific
validity of the main experiments, tests, proposals and evaluations
affecting the decision-making in the design process
- Must be able to explain and argue for production methods and
manufacturing tools in relation to the manufacturer’s market
position, culture and capabilities and the environmental
impact
- Must be able to account for the main critical issues in the
design proposal related to market and production feasibility and
the appropriate course of action to amend these
Skills
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to identify, generate and communicate relevant
product development research of use, market, production and
technology and use this to create a design brief stating the
objectives of the design proposal and generate visions and
specifications and continuously revise this during the development
process
- Must be able to estimate market potential, retail price point
and determine the target cost of production per unit and design and
construct product and product component proposals related to this
price point, with due consideration to available production
methods, manufacturing tools and capacity and environmental
impact
- Must be able to research, explain and evaluate a main
technology used in the product design or manufacturing process in
the project
- Must be able to manage the design process, especially apply and
argue the choice of design and construction methods used to
generate proposals depending on the specific focus at a given time
throughout the design process
Competences
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to generate and present an innovative product
solution for a given company, market and target group, that
integrates design, construction and production aspects at an
advanced level and demonstrate the ability to select, assess and
further develop critical aspects of the proposed solution
Type of instruction
Types of instruction are listed in § 17; Structure and
contents of the programme.
Exam
Exams
Name of exam | Business Driven Innovation by Design |
Type of exam | Oral exam based on a project |
ECTS | 20 |
Permitted aids | Without aids |
Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
Type of grading | Internal examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |