FKH1003 Leire og design Emneplan

Admission to the Master-s programme

On successful completion of this course students are able to:

• comprehend and apply psychological mechanisms as a part of product experience and user attachment to products
• design sustainable product concepts and products for user attachment
• determine, organise and select criteria for the development of the design process
• recognise the meaning of context in the light of product attachment
• demonstrate competence in collecting data
• participate responsibly and cooperatively in group work
• discuss and argue criticisms from others during the design process
• design and refine 3D sketches, concepts and physical products that are emotionally durable
• duggest evaluation criteria for the assessment of examination objects

The most important teaching and learning methods for this course are lectures, group work, studio courses and tutoring.

• Two reflection papers
• One mini-project
• Group assignments

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.

No restrictions.

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

One internal and one external.

[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.

• Semiotics
• Brand building
• Touch points
• Social identity
• Product attachment
• User experience
• Emotional factors
• User behaviour
• Sustainability
• Psychology design approach (PSYDA)

Emnet overlapper 10 studiepoeng mot FKH1000.