Product Design Project 2Laajuus (10 cr)

Objective

The student
• is skilled in versatile and appropriate use of industrial design methods and tools
• is familiar with the processes of product development and is able to work independently as a member of a product development team
• identifies and analyses problems and design requirements related to the product and its design
• is able to present their design solutions and convert them into features of a product concept / product while taking into account technical and economic realities
• is able to document their design process and produce and present high-quality presentation material for different stages of design work using various tools of computer-aided industrial design.

Content

• Development of product design expertise
• Product development and its importance in industry
• Processes of product development
• Integration of the design process into the product development process
• The role of industrial design and designer in product development tasks
• Identification and resolution of product problems through industrial design
• Product concept design
• Product development project
• Using 3D CAD and other technologies in product development

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• is familiar with the stages of product development and the role of industrial designer in product development
• has the skills to work as an industrial designer both as an individual and as a member of a product development team
• has the skills to solve industrial development problems by means of industrial design and to justify their design solutions
• is able to produce and present material about their work
• is able to use computer-aided industrial design methods and tools in product development satisfactorily.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• has good understanding of the stages of product development and the role of industrial designer in product development
• knows how to work as an industrial designer both as an individual and as a member of a product development team
• is able to produce and present high-quality material about their work
• is able to utilise computer-aided industrial design methods and tools in product development.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• has an excellent understanding of the stages of product development and the role of the industrial designer in product development
• has an excellent ability to work as an industrial designer, both as an individual and as a member of a product development team
• can solve product development problems using industrial design methods and can justify their design solutions
• is able to produce and present high quality material for their work
• is able to use a wide range of computer-aided industrial design methods and tools in design and product development.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• is familiar with the stages of product development and the role of industrial designer in product development
• has the skills to work as an industrial designer both as an individual and as a member of a product development team
• has the skills to solve industrial development problems by means of industrial design and to justify their design solutions
• is able to produce and present material about their work
• is able to use computer-aided industrial design methods and tools in product development satisfactorily.