Valid for: 2023/24
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering, LTH
Decided by: PLED M
Date of Decision: 2023-04-11
Main field: Technology.
Elective Compulsory for: I3
Elective for: MPRR2
Language of instruction: The course will be given in English
The course objective is to give the student basic knowledge on strategies, terminology and methodology associated in with product development. The course also provides some basic understanding of the engineering design process, in the form of procedures, methods and techniques utilized in the concept development phase of the product development process. The course provides further basic knowledge on the development of a so-called business case (support to the go/no-go decision of develop and commercialize the devised concept) and on project management. Students should also have acquired the ability to apply these skills in an industrial context. Furthermore, the student should also have acquired insights into the importance of product development in a manufacturing company with respect to its growth and success in the market place and its role and relevance to society's growth and wealth.
Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must
Competences and skills
For a passing grade the student must
Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must
Based on a general model of the industrial development process,
an overview of how an industrial company develops a suitable
portfolio of development projects based on the overall business
goals set out for the company is given. In the following part of
the course the development process is introduced in some detail,
with emphasis on the concept development phase. The engineering
design methodology, critical for the development process, is given
in an overall perspective, with emphasis here laid on its use in
the concept development phase. Some of the latest research outcomes
in the field of product development are introduced, such as
sustainable product development. The students receive herewith a
first insight into research in product development. In the final
part of the course, the students get tools to build a so-called
business case (support to the go/no-go decision of develop and
commercialize the devised concept) as well as basic knowledge on
project management, especially product planning.
Initially the theory of product development is introduced, after
which an application project with focus on the concept development
phase is carried out. This project is performed, if possible, in
cooperation with an industrial company. Alternatively, the project
is carried out within a virtual company, to provide the
industry-oriented character of the project. The project consists in
two parts. The first part is carried out in study period 3
(läsperiod 3 or VT1) together with the students of the Mechanical
Engineering program in groups of 5-6 students. The project is
presented in the form of a group report, as well as orally by the
entire team in front of the other teams and to the participating
companies. The second part is carried out in study period 4
(läsperiod 4 or VT2). The students continue the project: concept
testing is performed and a business case is built and reported.
Grading scale: TH - (U,3,4,5) - (Fail, Three, Four, Five)
Assessment: The course includes a compulsory project. The project consists in two parts. The first part is carried out in study period 3 (läsperiod 3 or VT1) together with the students of the Mechanical Engineering / Mechanical Engineering with Industrial Design Engineering programs in groups of 5-6 students. The second part is carried out in study period 4 (läsperiod 4 or VT2). During the project, the students apply the conceptual development process taught in the course by developing a full concept and a business case from a product idea. The complete project is graded Fail, 3, 4 or 5. All group members from the Industrial Engineering program receive the same project grade.
In addition, the students must pass an individual written examination. The written exam aims at control the students' knowledge breadth and depth at the individual level. Note that the written exam is carried out during the course, after that the lectures on the theory have been taught. This is to secure that all students possess the theoretical knowledge necessary to carry out successfully the product development project. The grades for the written exam are Fail or Pass.
In order to pass the course, the student must have passed both the project and the exam. In principle, the project grade becomes the final grade. A high exam score can nevertheless increase the final grade in the two following ways: Any student with a project grade 3 and a high exam score gets the final grade 4 and any student with a project grade 4 and a high exam score gets the final grade 5.
The examiner, in consultation with Disability Support Services, may deviate from the regular form of examination in order to provide a permanently disabled student with a form of examination equivalent to that of a student without a disability.
Parts
Code: 0119. Name: Project.
Credits: 4,5. Grading scale: TH. Assessment: All group members receive the same grade earned on the project. Contents: See section Assessment above.
Code: 0219. Name: Written Examination.
Credits: 3. Grading scale: UG. Assessment: The exam is digital but takes place on campus (not online). The students bring their own laptop or use a campus computer in a specified computer room. The retakes may be given on paper depending on the number of students. Written individual examination. Contents: The written exam aims at control the students' knowledge breadth and depth at the individual level. Further information: The date and time of the exam is announced by the lecturing staff.
The number of participants is limited to: No
The course overlaps following course/s: MMK110
Course coordinator: Damien Motte, damien.motte@design.lth.se
Director of studies: Elin Olander, elin.olander@design.lth.se
Course homepage: http://www.product.lth.se/education/courses/