Course syllabus for Basic form design

Course syllabus adopted 2021-02-12 by Head of Programme (or corresponding).

Overview

  • Swedish nameFormlära
  • CodeMPP121
  • Credits6 Credits
  • OwnerTKDES
  • Education cycleFirst-cycle
  • Main field of studyIndustrial Design Engineering
  • DepartmentINDUSTRIAL AND MATERIALS SCIENCE
  • GradingUG - Pass, Fail

Course round 1

  • Teaching language Swedish
  • Application code 56113
  • Maximum participants49
  • Open for exchange studentsNo
  • Only students with the course round in the programme overview.

Credit distribution

0112 Written and oral assignments 6 c
Grading: UG		 6 c

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Examiner

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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.

Course specific prerequisites

MPP082 Introduction to industrial design engineering or equivalent

Aim

The course objective is for the students to develop knowledge and skills to work with three-dimensional form as a basic gestalt solution. This is accomplished through the acquisition of theoretical knowledge, analysis of 3D forms and through applied design exercises that train and show opportunities to realize and communicate form ideas. In the course different phenomena regarded the formative work will be clarified.

Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)

  • Understand and analyze products based on basic forms and how they together form an entity.
  • Make use of view sketches to understand 3D form
  • Produce 3D-volumes in specified materials and in accordance to instructions in text and/or blueprints.
  • According to instruction alter a gestalt solution in several steps; e.g. a cube to a rhomb, steady to unsteady.
  • After studies of literature be able to describe and in groups discuss gestalt solutions
  • Explain and apply basic Biomimicry.
  • Account for the difference in form and surface modelling according to CAD systems; threads, surfaces, volumes.
  • Demonstrate the effect on and apply detail gradation of objects from coarse to fine in detailing and finish.
  • Understand and color determine the products with Natural Color System.
  • Digitally altering a product's overall visual impressions through color and pattern.
  • Account for different light sources on the visual experience of color

Content

  • Seminar discussions.
  • Literature studies and submission assignments.
  • Create work independently according to assignment.
  • Participate in exercises in class.
  • Making presentation of assignments in text/image and orally.

Organisation

See above.

Literature

Will be announced/provided at the start of the course.

Examination including compulsory elements

Grades are given according to the scale: pass and fail

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.