Product Development (7 cr)

Evaluation scale

H-5

Content scheduling

January–April 2020
• 1/2020 - 4/2020: Different tasks of product development.
• 1/2020 - 4/2020: Groups' optional project in which the planning and implementation and reporting are included
• 4/2020: Demo Day in the ICT-City.

Objective

After completing the course the student can:
- describe and perform product development process steps
- create a project plan - act as a member of a project group
- perform technical problem solving in small groups
- plan, design and document simple programs
- write reports and design promotional materials
- utilize an e-learning platform.

Content

- Planning, implementing and documenting an R&D project
- Life cycle of a product
- Safety at electrical work
- Basic programming (iteration, selection, parallelism)
- Documentation of a program
- E-learning platform
- Office programs, tools for project planning and management
- Team working

Materials

Network material in Optima

Teaching methods

lessons, tasks, independent studying, teamwork, project work

Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development

During the course, the students study the basic skills of product development. The students work in groups and produce a new innovative solution to problems of everyday life. The student groups make a project plan, marketing plan and testing plan during the course for their groups' own project. Furthermore, the groups have to track their hours for the whole course. The course culminates in a competition taking place in April where company representatives will evaluate the quality of the student products.

After completing the course the student can:
- describe and perform product development process steps
- create a project plan
- act as a member of a project group
- perform technical problem solving in small groups
- plan, design and document simple programs/products
- write reports and design promotional materials
- taking into account patents, laws and directives relating to various products
- utilize an e-learning platform.

Student workload

Lessons 60 h
Independent studying, making and presenting groups' optional project 130 h

Evaluation methods and criteria

• Weekly tasks
• Final report
• Working hours. (peer review)
• Success in the Demo Day.
The weight value of all these has been informed in the Assessment form of the group

Further information

The laptop is needed during the course.