Subject 'Industrial Design'

Year:   2010/2011    2011/2012    2012/2013    2013/2014    2014/2015    

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

2014: ME*  TT*  

2013: ME*  TT*  

2012: MI*  TI*  

2011: MI*  TI*  

2010: MI*  TI*  

2009: MI*  TI*  

* Optional subject