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Ideating, concepting and prototyping (15 cr)

Code: TE00BO37-3001

General information


Enrollment

15.05.2019 - 01.10.2019

Timing

02.09.2019 - 13.12.2019

Number of ECTS credits allocated

15 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

Engineering and Business

Campus

Sepänkatu

Teaching languages

  • Finnish
  • English

Degree programmes

  • Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering

Teachers

  • Hannu Parkkamäki
  • Markku Seppälä
  • Mervi Vuolas

Teacher in charge

Mervi Vuolas

Groups

  • KMMMODIdeointiKonseptointiJaPrototypointi
    KMM Ideointi, konseptointi ja prototypointi

Objective

Students are able to use creative ideation methods and apply comprehensive and user-oriented design thinking to find new design opportunities. The student understands the life cycle aspects of products and services, different design requirements, and knows how to define design through them. The student is able to process the creative thinking outcomes into product and service concepts. Students are able to use different degrees of models and prototypes to illustrate planned solutions, test their functionality, communicate plans, and plan ahead. The student is able to choose materials and techniques suitable for prototyping with regard the stage of design process, the application, the feasibility, the costs and the timetables.

Content

The module consists of the following components:
  - Design thinking: comprehensive and user-oriented review
  - Applying creative thinking and ideating for concept designing
  - Prototyping methods
Will be executed as project works in teams

Evaluation scale

H-5