BAPD2100 Human Factors and Function - Product and Methods Course description

Design should seek to embrace a human-centred approach in order to create something new - where everything down to the very last detail is all worked out in order to afford greater value to its users. In this module we focus on users and user contexts, and how to translate needs, so that these help to inform the actual functionalities of user-experience. The module takes particular interest in sustainability issues as well as design for inclusivity.

Students must have passed the courses BAPD1100, BAPD1020 and BAPD1300 or equivalent.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

Knowledge

The student

• is knowledgeable of core principal pertaining to design for inclusivity; user/human-centred design, user-involvement and co-creating.
• is familiar with central theories and principles of sustainable design

The student is familiar with design methodology, including

• user-centred product design
• divergent and convergent thinking
• methods of analysing needs and problem areas related to the use of products and systems, including the concept of user insight
• using different model types through the design process (principle, function and mock-up prototypes)

Skills

The student

• is capable of planning and carrying out a design process
• is capable of further developing skills in model building and idea realisation
• is familiar with 3D modelling, documentation and presentation, and the use of materials databases and scientific searches

• is capable of defining problems and developing solution proposals with a high degree of user involvement
• is capable of acquiring knowledge and experience by identifying and extracting the essence of research/analysis material
• masters construction, model building and surface treatment
• is capable of building on knowledge and understanding of materials and material properties, as well as production and industrial processes

Competence

The student

• understands and has practical experience of dealing with the interaction between the user, environment and product in a design process
• is capable of exchanging opinions and experience with different resource persons and professional environments to promote professional development
• is capable of reflecting on his/her own development in the learning process and adjusting it under supervision
• can describe and discuss ethical challenges at the intersection of design, technology and society, including issues of integration, participation and multiculturalism

Two internal examiners

Additional external examiners will be used with regular intervals.

The course Energy design and building physics will give the students a comprehensive knowledge of analysis of building physics. The course has a special focus on the façade's impact on thermal comfort, daylight, energy demand and moisture.

None other than admission requirements

After completing this course, the student has achieved the following learning outcomes, defined as knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has in-depth knowledge of

- how to design a facade that provides good indoor climate and low energy consumption

- moisture and heat transport through the building envelope including windows, walls, ceilings and floor slabs

- elements of passive house design, on the topics of indoor climate and energy use

- the roles and processes of integrated building design

- the most important criteria and calculation methods for daylight design and energy efficient lighting

- airflow in buildings and how to achieve airtight buildings

- principles and challenges of heat recovery

Skills

The student is capable of

- performing calculations and analysing results for U- and g-values for windows, walls, ceilings and floor slabs

- performing calculations and analysing results for thermal comfort in case of solar radiation and low outdoor temperatures

- performing calculations and analysing results for thermal bridges

- performing calculations and analysing results for moisture transport through structures

- performing calculations and analysing results of daylight conditions in rooms and energy savings by daylight control

- designing buildings which meet criteria for good indoor climate and low energy demand

- designing and analysing ventilation and infiltration in conjunction with pressure conditions, and designing energy optimal solutions

- designing façades with optimal performance on thermal comfort, daylight, energy demand and cost-efficiency

General competence

The student is capable of

- analysing buildings and solving problems related to detailed design of building parts, considering thermal comfort, daylight, moisture and energy demand

- considering the extent and distribution of thermal bridges and proposing measures to avoid condensation and achieve good thermal comfort and low energy demand

- evaluating and choosing the right tool for the problem

- planning and performing an analysis of relevant building physics problems, and provide relevant advice for a client

Portfolio exam:

The portfolio consist of Individual project of a folder consisting of 5-7 assignments, and presentation, collectively weighted 100%.

Assessment can be appealed, if the grade changes this will require a new presentation and possibility of oral questioning.

All aids permitted.

Graded scale A-F