Study Guide

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

Teaching material in Itslearning.

Teaching methods

lessons, tasks, independent studying, teamwork, project work

International connections

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
Topics:
- Idea generation
- Project planning
- Reporting
- Intellectual Property rights
- Technical Documentation
- Testing plan and testing
- Commercialisation

Content scheduling

January–April 2024
• 1/2022 - 4/2024: Different tasks of product development.
• 1/2022 - 4/2024: Groups' optional project in which the planning and implementation and reporting are included
• 4/2022: Demo Day in the ICT-City.

Further information

Students need their laptop during the course.

Evaluation scale

H-5

Assessment methods and criteria

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

Assessment criteria, fail (0)

The course is based on continuous assessment. The student has not completed the learning tasks with approval or has not achieved the number of points entitling to acceptance from the learning tasks. The student has participated in the work of the group only a little or not at all.