Syllabus 2008/2009 IDEA20

Syllabus academic year 2008/2009
(Created 2008-07-17.)

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROJECT A

IDEA20

Higher education credits: 4. Grading scale: TH. Level: G1 (First level). Language of instruction: The course will be given in English on demand. IDEA20 overlap following cours/es: IDE165 och IDE165. Compulsory for: KID1. Course coordinator: Olof Kolte, Olof.Kolte@design.lth.se, Industridesign. Assessment: In order to pass the course, the student is required to carry out a small-scale product development project. The work is to contain the following stages: idea generation, 2D and 3D sketches, prototype development, presentation. Home page: http://www.ide.lth.se.

Aim

The course provides an introduction to different types of craftsmanship as well as an understanding of the possibilities and limitations of different manufacturing processes.
The students will develop their creative abilities to realize an idea.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

possess the ability to assess the difference between inventions, design and craftsmanship.
possess an understanding of all the terminology that a given manufacturing process involves.

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

possess the ability to apply new knowledge in the form of a project.

Contents
The course starts with a study tour in which the students become acquainted with the most common manufacturing processes such as injection moulding of plastics, metal casting, compression moulding, etc. The students are then given the opportunity, in a number of short exercise assignments, to develop their ability to take an idea from thought to finished physical product.

Literature
The Nature and Art of Workmanship, David Pye, The Herbert Press Limited
The Nature and Aesthetics of Design, David Pye, The Herbert Press Limited
Collapsibles, Per Mollerup, Thames &Hudson