Recommended prerequisite for participation in
the module
The module adds to knowledge, skills and competencies obtained
during 1st semester in MSc ID.
Content, progress and pedagogy of the
module
The aim of this project is to enable students to engage in a
technology-based requirement for innovation with a design driven
perspective on value creation. With an outset in a business need
for innovation based on technology, either development,
assimilation or application of new technology, the learning focus
is to create and maintain a value focused and meaning making
design-based approach.
Learning objectives
Knowledge
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to account for, evaluate and reflect on concrete
case-based knowledge of problems and possibilities for transforming
poorly-defined technology opportunities into strategies, concepts
and specified product proposals
- Must be able to account for the main critical issues in the
design proposal related to the business case, environmental value,
technology application, product design and construction, production
capability and the appropriate course of action to amend
these
Skills
Students who complete the module:
- Must be able to identify, research and specify design
opportunities and tasks in relation to a concrete technology,
including cultural, demographic, market and environmental
themes
- Must be able to identify, design in detail and evaluate most
relevant production aspect or component construction in order to
most effectively support the value proposition of a business
- Must be able to in a team plan, organise and carry out a rapid
design process and integrated product development while maintaining
a high degree of awareness on linking the technology to identified
user needs, key characteristics for proposed products and business
model
Competences
Students who complete the module:
- Must show ability to combine a diversity of analytical and
creative tools and methods in an integrated process leading from
the identification of opportunities and needs to design and specify
a product family or product/service that leverage technology in a
meaningful way
- Must be able to clearly describe and communicate a solution
that is based on an advanced integration of business, design and
engineering
Type of instruction
Types of instruction are listed in § 17; Structure and
contents of the programme.
Exam
Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam
- An approved PBL competency profile is a prerequisite for
participation in the project exam
Exams
Name of exam | Technology Innovation Driven 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 | External examination |
Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination
Policies and Procedures |