Design and Product Development Process (5 cr)

Objective

Upon completion the student will know the stages of the industrial design process and is able to recognize the role of a designer in product development and business operations. The student will learn about the factors affecting product design. The student will learn to recognize the problems in design work, solve these problems and justify the chosen solutions. The student will also understand the meaning of self-evaluation when producing a portfolio and developing a professional identity and is able to use a portfolio actively as a development method for his/her expertise and identity.

Content

- Project work within design
- Design process as part of product development
- Acquiring background information for a design process, analyzing data unsupervised and utilising the data in problem solving situations
- Different portfolios (process portfolio/professional portfolio)
-importance of portfolio in job search

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student is able to describe the stages of the design process.
The student knows the basics of project work within design.
The student knows how to acquire the background information for a design process, and how to analyze and utilise the data in problem solving situations. The student is able to present individual outputs through visual, written and oral communication.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student is able to describe well the stages of the design process. The student knows well the basics of project work within design. The student knowswell how to acquire the background information for a design process, and how to analyze and utilise the data in problem solving situations. The student is able to present individual outputs through visual, written and oral communication.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student is able to describe excellently the stages of the design process. The student knows very well the basics of project work within design. The student knows very well how to acquire the background information for a design process, and how to analyze and utilise the data in problem solving situations. The student is able to present excellently individual outputs through visual, written and oral communication.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student is able to describe the stages of the design process.
The student knows the basics of project work within design.
The student knows how to acquire the background information for a design process, and how to analyze and utilise the data in problem solving situations. The student is able to present individual outputs through visual, written and oral communication.