Course syllabus adopted 2022-02-11 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).
Overview
- Swedish nameIngenjörsmetodik
- CodeMPP083
- Credits10.5 Credits
- OwnerTKDES
- Education cycleFirst-cycle
- Main field of studyIndustrial Design Engineering
- ThemeMTS 1 c
- DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
- GradingUG - Pass, Fail
Course round 1
- Teaching language Swedish
- Application code 56131
- Maximum participants49
- Open for exchange studentsNo
- Only students with the course round in the programme overview.
Credit distribution
Module | Sp1 | Sp2 | Sp3 | Sp4 | Summer | Not Sp | Examination dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0114 Written and oral assignments 10.5 c Grading: UG | 4.5 c | 6 c |
In programmes
Examiner
Andreas Dagman- Senior Lecturer, Product Development, Industrial and Materials Science
Eligibility
General entry requirements for bachelor's level (first cycle)Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Specific entry requirements
The same as for the programme that owns the course.Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling the requirements above.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
- Understand basic work fields and content of the Industrial Design engineer's work.
- Describe, explain and apply a product realization methodology to solve open and uncertain problems with the goal of creating value.
- Understand and create value in a solution through user-centric design based on identified needs and requirements.
- Describe, explain and apply common methods in idea generation, concept generation, concept evaluation.
- Describe and explain the concept of sustainable development and its connection to product development.
- Relate to some key ethical concepts and theories in a discussion on ethical aspects of technical systems
- Understand Industrial Design in a historical perspective.
- Describe and apply Gestalt Laws and semantics in two- and three-dimensional forms.
- Disassemble simple mechanical products and describe its structure both in text and in drawings.
- Compile and adapt material for a written report so that the report in a clear and coherent manner describes the solution that has been chosen during a simpler product development work and the choices made on the way up to this solution.
- Search for patents in specified databases and determine the scope of the patent.
- Plan and structure and carry out an oral presentation of a simpler product development project.
- Plan and implement team work for a long time.
- Describe and explain common conflicts that may occur in a group and suggest actions if any of them occur
- Reflect on your own experiences from group dynamics.
- Analyze, make visible and problematize the importance of gender equality aspects in the development of products, processes and systems.
- Discuss and reflect on gender equality, equal treatment, diversity based on the professional role of engineer.
Content
The course is an introduction to design and the methodology and practice of the product development work. In order for the students to understand the structure of the education, related issues, working methods and their future professional role, they will get to know the product development process and its various phases, as well as the content, scope and problems of the development work - popularly called Design Thinking.Organisation
The course includes:
Lectures and exercises that introduce the course content.
Mandatory workshops with focus: Good Design, Gestalt Law, Product Analysis, Digital Tools.
The knowledge and skills gained during lectures, exercises and workshops are then applied in a product development project.
The project is carried out in groups and focuses on solving a real, open and uncertain problem, ie. a problem whose formulation is not given and which may have several alternative solutions. The project is presented both orally and in writing.
Literature
To be announced two weeks prior to course start, at the latest.
Examination including compulsory elements
On the course the grades fail (U) or pass (G). In order for you to pass the course, you must pass all the following points:- Approved attendance at tutorials.
- Approved attendance at lectures and seminars and that you have successfully completed the seminar exercises / assignments that are included.
- Approved report writing and participation.
- Approved implementation and presentations of the project work
- Approved Central Library task and mandatory attendance
The course examiner may assess individual students in other ways than what is stated above if there are special reasons for doing so, for example if a student has a decision from Chalmers about disability study support.