Study Guide

Objective

The student is skilled in versatile and appropriate use of industrial design methods and tools. The student is familiar with the processes of product development and is able to work independently as a member of a product development team. The student identifies and analyses problems and design requirements related to the product and its design. The students 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. The student will be 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

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

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

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

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