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Industriel Design (Efterår 2011)

Kursuskode : MIIND-U1
ECTS Point : 5 Status : Tilvalg
Revideret : 09/03 2011 Oprettet : 16/07 2007
Placering : 6. semester Timer pr. uge : 4
Længde : 1 semester Undervisningssprog : Engelsk

Målsætning : - Introduce the student to the role/perspective of Industrial Design in terms of effective Product Development
- 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 for a product/system within the fields of: Utility, Appearance, Ease of maintenance, Low costs and communication
• Analyze and compare with existing products
• Work both independently and in a group
• Argue for a selected design solution
Hovedindhold : 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.
Undervisningsform : Lecture and tutorial.
Krævede forudsætninger : Good English skills. Must have completed 4 semesters in an approved design or engineering college.
Anbefalede forudsætninger : Interest in cross disciplinary and cross cultural group work.
Relationer : IDS Project, Visual Communications & CAD
Prøveform : Se under bemærkninger
Censur : Intern
Bedømmelse : 7-trinsskala
Bemærkninger : This course is closely related to the project in the International Design Semester (IDS). It is primarily for students enrolled in the IDS program. It is not applicable with the course ME-IND offered by the Department of Mechanical Engineering, as the contents are the same.
Undervisningsmateriale : Product Design and Development, Edition 4, by Ulrich and Eppinger
McGrawHill
Lecture notes on CampusNet
Ansvarlig underviser : Iben Schjær-Jacobsen , isj@ihk.dk