Studyinfo subject MAPD5200 2018 HØST
MAPD5200 Visualizing Complexity Course description
- Course name in Norwegian
- Visualizing Complexity
- Study programme
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Masterstudium i produktdesign – design for kompleksitet
- Weight
- 10.0 ECTS
- Year of study
- 2018/2019
- Schedule
- Programme description
- Course history
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Required preliminary courses
Admission to the Master's programme.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this course students are able to
- identify and evaluate influencing factors, potential areas of improvement and relationships between product, company, industry sector, society and sustainable development
- perform mappings and surveys of product concepts within a specific context
- visualize concepts/mappings and articulate complex ideas in the context of a greater system in order to bring the discussion concerning product and system development to a strategic level
- develop short and long term strategy for products in light of a context or a system
- design 3D product concepts as a result of contextual studies
- suggest evaluation criteria for the assessment of examination objects
- safely and efficiently test and construct physical models of products in the workshops using material-based methods
Content
Social identity
Product strategy
Sustainable development
System analysis and system analysis tools
Commercialisation of concepts
Service design
Sequence analysis
Social touch points
Teaching and learning methods
The most important teaching and learning methods for this course are group work, lectures, discussions, studio courses and tutoring.
Course requirements
- One reflection paper.
- One group assignment and peer-group presentation.
Assessment
Individual or group [1] portfolio examination. The portfolio consists of
a report describing the product concept
design process documentation
a physical 3D product model
The examination result can be appealed against.
Permitted exam materials and equipment
No restrictions.
Grading scale
A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.
Examiners
One internal. External examiner is used periodically.
[1] On a professional basis, students may apply to sit the examination group. Applications should be submitted lecturer/person with course responsibility at the start of the course.