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Industriel Design (Fall 2011) |
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| Course code : | MIIND-U1 | ||
| ECTS Credits : | 5 | Status : | Optional |
| Revised : | 09/03 2011 | Written : | 16/07 2007 |
| Placement : | 6. semester | Hours per week : | 4 |
| Length : | 1 semester | Teaching Language : | English |
| Objective : | - 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 |
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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. Must have completed 4 semesters in an approved design or engineering college. | ||
| Recommended prerequisites : | Interest in cross disciplinary and cross cultural group work. | ||
| Relations : | IDS Project, Visual Communications & CAD. | ||
| Type of examination : | Look under remarks | ||
| External examiner : | Internal | ||
| Marking : | 7 step scale | ||
| Remarks : | 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. | ||
| Teaching material : | Product Design and Development, Edition 4, by Ulrich and Eppinger McGrawHill Lecture notes on CampusNet |
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| Responsible teacher : | Iben Schjær-Jacobsen
, isj@ihk.dk |
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