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Industriel Design (Efterår 2009)

Kursuskode : ME-IND-U1
ECTS Point : 5 Status : Obligatorisk
Revideret : 10/12 2009 Oprettet : 26/08 2008
Placering : 1. semester Timer pr. uge : 4
Længde : 1 semester Undervisningssprog : Engelsk

Målsætning : - Introduce the student to the processes, methods and theory of industrial design.
- Introduce the student to a number of sketching and presentation techniques.
- Hone the students’ aesthetic sensibility.
- Give the student tools to be better at creative thinking.

A student who has met the objectives of the course will be able to:

• Follow an iterative design process.
• Conduct user-focused design research, based on ethnographic methodologies.
• Understand the principles of creativity and ideation.
• Apply basic design methods within the fields of: aesthetics/form giving, design innovation, usability/ergonomics and brand building.
• Analyse and compare existing products with a focus on: aesthetics, usability and identity.
• Work both independently and in a group on design and sketching assignments.
• Argue for a selected design solution.
Hovedindhold : Lectures on the industrial design process, design experience, research for design, ideation, usability, design innovation, brand design, aesthetic theory, and introductory design history. Sketching exercises. Presentation of assignments. Case studies.
Undervisningsform : Lectures, assignments and presentation of assignments. Case studies.
Krævede forudsætninger : Good English skills.

Anbefalede forudsætninger : -
Relationer : Project 1, Visual Communications & CAD.
Prøveform : Mundtlig evaluering på grundlag af kursusopgaver
Censur : Ekstern
Bedømmelse : 7-trinsskala
Bemærkninger : This course is primarily for students enrolled in the program “Engineering Design & Industrial Innovation”, offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering. It is not applicable with the course MI-IND in the International Design Semester (IDS) program, as the contents are the same.
Undervisningsmateriale : Design Sketching, Erik Olofsson & Klara Sjölén, KEEOS Design Books AB, ISBN: 978-91-976807-0-07
- Lecture notes on CampusNet.
Ansvarlig underviser : Imad Abou-Hayt , iabo@dtu.dk