Curriculum subject

Industrial Design

Subject
Subject code	MME203
Subject name	Industrial Design
Credit points	4 ECTS
Grading method	Grade prelim

Curriculum subject
Curriculum	2013 ME
Study year	3
Semester	Fall semester
Subject type	Optional

Subject loads
Lecture	16
Practice	24

General description
1. - Introduction 2. - Principles of new product development 3. - The product development process 4. - Principles of creativity. Methods for generating ideas 5. - Product planning. Opportunity and risk assesment 6. - Prototyping

General aim
The aim of the course is to provide students with a fundamental knowledge of the product development process.

Aim
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to present their ideas more effectively on paper, graphically and before an audience. They will also able to work more creatively on a team.

Form description
Course lectures and practice sessions will take place weekly. Independent work in the form of a product development project will play an important role in the course. The project work is supported by weekly tutorials, where the various stages of project implementation are explained.

Literature
Baxter, M. (1995). Product Design. Design Research Centre Brunel University, UK. CRC Press Komninos, I. (2006). Tootearendus. Tartu : Inter-Meedia Grupp Pärn, M., Mändmaa, K., Sakk, I., Melioranski, R-H. (2007).ABCDisain. Tallinn : Aktaprint http://www.scribd.com/doc/18133636/Industrial-Design http://www.turundusguru.ee/ http://www.core77.com/ http://ipestonia.wordpress.com/ http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/id/ http://www.yankodesign.com/ http://www.epa.ee/default.asp?wa_id=651

Evaluation methods
Assessment is based on participation in practice sessions and group work, the course project and presentations.

Current rounds
None