Product Development (5 cr)
Code: 5031126-3004
General information
Enrollment
02.08.2022 - 15.09.2022
Timing
01.09.2022 - 28.10.2022
Number of ECTS credits allocated
5 op
Mode of delivery
Contact teaching
Unit
Engineering and Business
Campus
Kupittaa Campus
Teaching languages
- Finnish
Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Teachers
- Tommi Metso
Teacher in charge
Tommi Metso
Groups
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MKONTS20
Objective
After a completed study unit the student:
- has a good command of the product development process as part of the operations of a business and understands the significance of product development as a prerequisite for the existence of a profitable business
- can devise a project plan for a successful product development process.
Content
- the role of product development in business operations
- product development process
- development project feasibility study
- product definition
- management of a product development project
- significance of industrial design
- creativity and methods of product development
- teamwork skills
- immaterial rights
- product profitability calculation, investment and financial planning
- risk management in product development
- significance of standardisation and modulation
- quality in product development activities
- environmental requirements.
Evaluation scale
H-5