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Course syllabus - Industrial Design 2
Scope
7.5 credits
Course code
KPP103
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
Second cycle
Progressive Specialisation
A1N (Second cycle, has only first-cycle course/s as entry requirements).
Main area(s)
Product and Process Development
School
School of Innovation, Design and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-14
Status
This syllabus is not current and will not be given any more
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Design i fokus för produktutveckling : varför ser saker ut som de gör?
1. uppl. : Malmö : Liber ekonomi, 2003 - 156 s.
ISBN: 91-47-06535-4 (inb.) : 512:00 LIBRIS-ID: 9053931
Reference Literature
Design for product understanding : the aesthetics of design from a semiotic approach
1. ed. : Stockholm : Liber, 1997 - 168 s.
ISBN: 91-47-01105-X (inb.) ; 359:00 LIBRIS-ID: 8354159
Drawing for designers
London : Laurence King, 2007 - 224 s.
ISBN: 978-1-85669-533-6 LIBRIS-ID: 10613984
Design secrets : products : 50 real-life projects uncovered
Gloucester, Mass. : Rockport, 2003. - 208 p.
ISBN: 978-1-56496-476-2 LIBRIS-ID: 9097728
Objectives
The objective of the course is to provide students with knowledge of design theories and industrial design from a historical perspective, and to develop the concept of design methodology further in practical work.
Learning outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to:
- be able to identify and describe the application of the concept of design brief
- be able to describe how design methodology is used to run projects
- be able to give an account of the basics of modern design history and theory
- have a basic understanding of how the design process can be applied in a practical project
Course content
- application of a design brief
- design methodology
- the modern history of design
- design theory
- modeling and prototype work
- design project
- 3D computer modeling and Rapid Prototyping machines
Tuition
Teaching and learning take place by means of lectures (including guest lectures) and supervised project work. There will be presentations of partial and final results in front of the other course participants. The projects will be carried out individually or in pairs.
Specific requirements
Innovativ design I 7.5 credits, Teknologi 7.5 credits, as well as upper-secondary English and upper-secondary advanced-level Swedish.
Examination
Exercise. Hand-in assignment, exercise: physical model of a project., 3 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
Exercise. Hand-in assignment, exercise: project portfolio. The report is to describe the entire innovation and design process behind the product, from a holistic and scientific perspective, and contain an individual, personal reflection., 4.5 credits, marks 3, 4 or 5
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Pass with distinction, Pass with credit, Pass, Fail