Product Development (5 cr)
Code: 5031126-3005
General information
- Enrollment
- 01.06.2023 - 04.09.2023
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 22.08.2023 - 30.11.2023
- Implementation has ended.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 5 cr
- Local portion
- 5 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Engineering and Business
- Campus
- Kupittaa Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Mechanical Engineering
Evaluation scale
H-5
Content scheduling
Course Objectives
After completing the course, the student:
understand the impact of product design on product lifecycle costs
understands LEAN principles from a design perspective
Course contents
DFM
DFA
LEAN product development
Teamcenter Product Cost Management
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.
Teaching methods
Teacher-centered learning methods
-tutorial on materials and software in use
Student-centered learning method
-independent data search
Functional learning methods
-cost management exercises
-simulations
Pedagogic approaches and sustainable development
project Based Learning
Flipped Learning
Completion alternatives
Reporting an independently completed project
Student workload
contact lesson 16 h
self study 32 h
collaborative study 39 h
Evaluation methods and criteria
The five themes and related feedback are rated on a scale of 0-5, both as a peer review and by the lecturer.
The evaluation criteria can be found in the ITsLearning environment for each task separately.
Further information
E-book
Developing new products and services : learning, differentiation, and innovation
Sanders, G. Lawrence ; Huefner, Ronald J.
Business Expert Press cop. 2012. 1st ed
Design for manufacturing : a structured approach