Course syllabus

Jump to today

Course-PM

PPU101 PPU101 Form and manufacturing case studies lp4 VT23 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Industrial and Materials Science

 

Number of credits

7,5 hp

(7,5 hp = 200h, 70 class hours=53 h, expected time for self studies 147h)

 

Grading

Grades are given according to the scale: fail, 3, 4, and 5

  

Teaching language

English

  

Examiner

Johan Heinerud

 

 

Given for program

Masters Program in Industrial Design Engineering, MPDES

 

 

Purpose: This course focuses on the creative development of form at an advanced level from a functional and technical point of view. It provides opportunities to apply technical and functional requirements from engineering-driven courses and aims at giving the student knowledge in how different types of manufacturing techniques and materials can alternate and cross-fertilize each other in the design process. An explorative process of transformation from abstract form to a more concrete product design will offer a chance to work with visual quality, aesthetics, functionality as well as technical aspects. The course also aims to provide a deeper understanding of the connection between form intent and wording of a specific idiom.

 

 

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

 

  1. Connect possible form geometries/variants with different materials and manufacturing techniques by analysing a given product area.
  2. Select and categorise identified form variants in groups based on possible areas of application.
  3. Develop a great variety and spread of new form ideas and geometries for the given product area with function, manufacturing techniques and materials as a starting point.
  4. Structure the new form ideas in variation matrixes according to possible solution types.
  5. Interpret the selected form variations with respect to the technical and functional form drivers (requirements/opportunities).
  6. Reflect on the form results both on an overall but also on a more detailed level and iterate using appropriate methods, and by alternating between both physical and digital media to a desired result.
  7. Describe, analyse and discuss the final results with regard to form intent, technical and functional aspects, process and choice of method.

 

Activity / Content / Organization

The course revolves around a number of case studies that brings up various aspects of the interrelationship between form, material and manufacturing techniques

The course consists of lectures, creative exercises, practical exercises, seminars and scheduled time for reflection.

 

Besides the above-mentioned activities a Design Paper (individually) is to be produced for each case study. The Design Paper gives the student the opportunity to collect, organise, evaluate and document the knowledge and experience gained thus creating opportunities to raise individual and critical reflections on his/her own creative work. A tip is to write continuously on the paper to note when specific actions/happenings/decisions take place!

Furthermore each student is to make a presentation of their work in one of the case studies on a specific seminar.

 

Assessment of learning outcomes

 

Grading   will   be   based   on:   

  • Case study process and result, 50% of grade
  • Design Paper, 30% of grade
  • Seminar presentation on one of the given seminars 20%

 

and will be given in accordance with the principle F, 3, 4, 5

 

Apart from that the student need to attend to at least 80% of given class hours. Actively working with exercises/tasks in the classroom. Take advantage of tutoring sessions. Actively participating in seminars. Report clear results for each of the case studies in the form of visual mappings/matrixes, schematic overview of the form development, sketches and models (physical and/or digital).

Course summary:

Date Details Due