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Trends and Brand Strategies (5 cr)

Code: KQ00BT61-3009

General information


Enrollment
01.11.2024 - 31.01.2025
Registration for the implementation has ended.
Timing
07.04.2025 - 09.05.2025
Implementation is running.
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 cr
Mode of delivery
On-campus
Unit
(2019-2024) School of Media, Design and Conservation
Campus
Hämeentie 135 D
Teaching languages
Finnish
Degree programmes
Design
Teachers
Juha Ainoa
Teacher in charge
Juha Ainoa
Groups
KXE22S1TM
Industrial Design
Course
KQ00BT61

Implementation has 12 reservations. Total duration of reservations is 84 h 0 min.

Time Topic Location
Wed 09.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Thu 10.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Fri 11.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
Wed 16.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Thu 17.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Wed 23.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Thu 24.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Fri 25.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Mon 28.04.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
Mon 05.05.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Tue 06.05.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
ARP69 Oppimistila 1
Wed 07.05.2025 time 09:00 - 16:00
(7 h 0 min)
Trendit ja brändistrategiat KQ00BT61-3009
Changes to reservations may be possible.

Objective

The student
• explores trend forming and trend projects as well as building up product brands
• understands the meaning of trends for products
• understands the forming process of brand strategies for products and how to utilise them in the product design process.

Content

• Defining a brand and what can be branded
• The concepts: Brand strategy, brand position and brand identity
• Product identity and product image
• Design and the product content
• Trend forming and mega trends
• Building up images

Location and time

Campus Arabia

Materials

tuition in finnish

Teaching methods

interactive lecture
lecture
project
individual tutorials

Student workload

lectures 60h
literature review 20h
course assignment 35h
presentations 15h
other 5h

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

The student
• is able to describe the development of trends and trend work
• can anayse branded products
• is able to describe how the brand strategy is formed and how it can be utilised in the product development process.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

The student
• is able to successfully describe the development of trends
• can successfully analyse branded products
• is able to successfully describe the way a brand strategy is formed and how it can be utilised in the product development process.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

The student
• is able to describe the development of trends in an excellent way
• can analyse the branded products in an excellent way
• can excellently describe the way a brand strategy is formed and how it can be utilised in the product development process.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The student
• is able to describe the development of trends and trend work
• can anayse branded products
• is able to describe how the brand strategy is formed and how it can be utilised in the product development process.

Assessment methods and criteria

The student can describe the formation of trends and trend work. The student can analyze product brands. The student can describe the formation of a brand strategy and how it can be used in the product design process.

continuous assessment
the process and result of the course assignment

Objective

The student
• explores trend forming and trend projects as well as building up product brands
• understands the meaning of trends for products
• understands the forming process of brand strategies for products and how to utilise them in the product design process.

Content

• Defining a brand and what can be branded
• The concepts: Brand strategy, brand position and brand identity
• Product identity and product image
• Design and the product content
• Trend forming and mega trends
• Building up images

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