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Industriel Design (Fall 2010) |
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| Course code : | ME-IND-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Compulsory |
| Revised : | 05/02 2010 | Written : | 26/08 2008 |
| Placement : | 1. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | - 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. |
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| Principal Content : | How to use Industrial Design techniques in an effective Product Development approach. The Industrial Design techniques will focus on Utility, Appearance, Ease of maintenance, Low costs and communication. The Product Design course will be taught by engineering and design lectures during the semester. |
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| Teaching method : | Lecture and tutorial. | ||
| Required prequisites : | Good English skills. |
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| Recommended prerequisites : | - | ||
| Relations : | - | ||
| Type of examination : | Oral examination based on assignments | ||
| External examiner : | External | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | 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. | ||
| Teaching material : | Product Design and Development, Edition 4, by Ulrich and Eppinger McGrawHill Lecture notes on CampusNet |
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| Responsible teacher : | Morten B. Nielsen
, mbn@ihk.dk |
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