Product Development (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

Student knows the principals of systematic product development process, engineering methods and tools. Student understand the meaning of innovation and generating ideas in developing products. Student is familiar with meaning of product configuration, product concept, industrial design, ergonomic, principals of design methods in machine design and in launching competitive products to markets. Student is able to work in product development projects and can create simple project plans. Student knows main ideas of how to protect design rights. Student knows the requirements of machine directives concern entire product life cycle and knows how to define aspects which determine that the products and structures that are safe and easy to use .

Content (course unit)

Systematic product development process and marketing. Innovation, generating new ideas, creativity, product design, product development, configuration, product concepts, industrial design, testing, prototypes, rapid prototyping, management of product development projects, design rights protection, product life cycle, quality, DFM, DFA, DFX.

Prerequisites (course unit)

Student has basic skills of machine design engineering

Exam schedules

ks. Pakki
1 korotustentti ja 2 uusintatenttiä

Evaluation methods and criteria

lectures
home excecises: 2 pcs, mandatory
exam: mandatory

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

project working
BPL
exam
home excercises
exercises during lectures
lectures

Learning materials

material which is to be delivered during lectures
Ulrich/Eppinger: Product design and development
machine directive

Student workload

luennot, harjoitukset tunilla
harjoitustehtävät omatoimisesti

Content scheduling

week program is to be informed in the beginning of course

Completion alternatives

ei ole

Practical training and working life cooperation

-

International connections

Hannover Hochschule

Further information

Opintojakson toteutukselta kerätään palautetta Opintojaksopalautejärjestelmän kautta.
mahdollisesti vierailijaluentoja (englanniksi)

Assessment criteria - satisfactory (1-2) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Takes responsibility for his/her own work. Working in time.
Student knows the foundations of systematic product development process, engineering methods and tools. Student recognises the meaning of innovation and generating ideas in developing products.

Assessment criteria - good (3-4) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Takes responsibility and commits to the group activities in addition to his/her own work.
Student is familiar with meaning of product configuration, product concept, industrial design, ergonomic, principals of design methods in machine design and in launching competitive products to markets. Student applies main ideas of how to protect design rights. Student knows the requirements of machine directives concern entire product life cycle.

Assessment criteria - excellent (5) (Not in use, Look at the Assessment criteria above)

Can cooperate responsibly, flexibly and constructively. Develops his/her own and the group’s interaction.
Student is able to work in product development projects and can create project plans in planning phase of development project. Student knows the requirements of machine directives concern entire product life cycle and understand how to define aspects which determine that the products and structures that are safe and easy to use