Product Development (4 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

The students understand the significance of product development operations in business activities. They understand and know the phases of a product development process from a customer’s need to a product document. The students know different project management tools and practices. They know how to use creative working methods in ideation and problem solving. The students know the different immaterial rights.

EA-ER EUR-ACE Engineering practice: The students are able to use appropriate methods in a product development process.

TKNSU Competence in design: The students master the technical documentation of product development projects. They can take into consideration the whole product life cycle in product development. The students understand the meaning of team work in product development.

YHTYR Entrepreneurship skills: The students have the ability to look for customer-friendly, sustainable and economically-viable solutions in product development.

YHTVI Communication skills: The students are able to communicate in product development well, both orally and in writing in their mother tongue and know how to use communications technology in product development projects. The students are able to work in product development networks.

Content

Product development. Product development process. Product development projects. Creative working methods. Immaterial rights.

Materials

Materials in the e-learning environment.

Teaching methods

- lectures
- independent study
- distance learning
- exercises
- learning tasks
- seminars

Employer connections

- projects

Completion alternatives

The admission procedures are described in the degree rule and the study guide. The teacher of the course will give you more information on possible specific course practices.

Student workload

One credit (1 Cr) corresponds to an average of 27 hours of work.

- lectures 52 h
- exercises 23 h
- assignment 35 h
- independent study 30 h
Total 108 h

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Excellent (5): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills of the course and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to demanding product development tasks.

Very good (4): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to product development tasks.

Good (3): The student masters the essential knowledge and skills and can apply them to product development tasks:
- can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company
- is familiar with different types of product development processes and can describe their progress from a product idea to a finished product in the market
- is familiar with the basic project management tools and can implement them in study projects
- can use creative working methods in the innovation and solution of practical problems
- can choose the right product protection methods of immaterial rights.

Satisfactory (2): The student is familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology but can only satisfactorily apply them to product development tasks.

Adequate (1): The student identifies the basic knowledge and terminology but can only sufficiently apply them to simple product development tasks.

Qualifications

The students have the basic knowledge of material technology and they know the different groups of materials, their properties and their most common uses in technical applications. The students are able to make workshop- and assembly drawings.

Further information

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