Opinto-opas

Objective

The students will learn to utilize industrial design methods on a wide scale in the product development. The students will know the basic phases of the product development project and know how to act as members of the multidisciplinary product design team. The students will be trained to analyze the product development related problems and can formulate design based solutions to the observed problems. The students will know how to incorporate design solutions in a product as design features. The student will know how to document the product development process and how to use 3DCAD design systems to create presentation material out of a finalized concept.

Content

- Different stages of the product development process and the meaning for the company's operations
- The role of industrial design and the designer in the product development
- Recognizing and solving product related problems with industrial design tools
- Product concepts
- Working in a product development project
- utilizing CAD solutions in the product development

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The students are familiar with the phases of the product development process. The students know the industrial designer´s role in the product development. The students can act professionally in a product development team. The students can solve challenges related to the product development with the industrial designer´s tools. The students are able to justify the used design solutions. The students know how to create product design concepts. The students can produce professional presentation material. The students know how to utilize 3DCAD and CAM tools in product development. The students are able to document the product development process executed during a project.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The students are familiar with the phases of the product development. The students master the industrial designer´s role in the product development. The students can act professionally in a product development team. The students can successfully solve the product development challenges with the industrial designer´s tools. The students are successfully able to justify the used design solutions. The students master making the product design concepts. The students can produce high quality presentation material. The students know how to successfully utilize 3DCAD and CAM tools in the product development. The students are able to successfully document the product development process executed during a project.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The students master the phases of the product development process and the the industrial designer´s role in the product development. The students can act professionally in a product development team. The student can solve the product development challenges in an excellent way with the industrial designer´s tools. The students are able to justify the used design solutions in an excellent way. The students know how to make product design concepts in an excellent way. The students can produce professional presentation material. The students master utilizing 3DCAD and CAM tools in the product development. The students are able to document in an excellent way the product development process executed during a project.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The students are familiar with the phases of the product development process and the industrial designer´s role in the product development. The students can act professionally in a product development team. The student can solve the product development related challenges with the industrial designer´s tools. The students are able to justify the used design solutions. The students know how to create product design concepts. The students can produce professional presentation material. The students knows how to utilize 3DCAD and CAM tools in the product development. The students are able to document the product development process executed during a project.