Studieinfo emne MAPD5900 2018 HØST
MAPD5900 Master's Project in Product Design Emneplan
- Engelsk emnenavn
- Master's Project in Product Design
- Studieprogram
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Masterstudium i produktdesign – design for kompleksitet
- Omfang
- 30.0 stp.
- Studieår
- 2018/2019
- Pensum
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VÅR
2019
- Timeplan
- Emnehistorikk
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Forkunnskapskrav
Completion of all courses from the first three semesters of the master's programme.
Læringsutbytte
On successful completion of this course students are able to
- act independently with regard to project planning, work process, use of methods and use of supervisors and other resource persons
- clarify and discuss a research problem using relevant research methods
- specify and argue towards personal evaluation criteria to a specific problem
- justify and defend all decisions made during the master's project adequately and competently
- demonstrate a variety of conceptual solutions to the specified problem
- skilfully manipulate materials for a purpose
- systematically test and experimentally choose appropriate materials and working techniques
- relate their design process to professional research ethics and sustainable value creation
- do a critical reflection of own process in relation to achievement
Innhold
- Project execution based on reflections on practice and theory.
- Academic writing skills.
- Design methods.
- Design of a product.
Arbeids- og undervisningsformer
The most important teaching and learning methods for this course are individual work, discussions, oral presentation and tutoring.
If two or more students wish to work together on the portfolio degree project, a written application must be submitted to the Department of Product Design with the project description in the 3rd semester.
Arbeidskrav og obligatoriske aktiviteter
- approved project description mid-January
- one reflection paper
- plan for a public presentation of the master thesis
Vurdering og eksamen
Individual portfolio examination, followed by an oral examination. The master project portfolio consists of
- a written assignment
- design process documentation
- a product
- a reflection note
- a presentation of the master thesis in a public common context.
The examination result at the portfolio examination can be appealed against.
Hjelpemidler ved eksamen
No restrictions.
Vurderingsuttrykk
A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.
A currently graded is put on the portfolio examination. The oral examination may adjust the final grade up or down a grade. In order to take the oral exam the portfolio examination must have been given a passing grade.
Sensorordning
One internal and one external.