MAPD5900 Master's Project in Product Design Emneplan

The Master`s Project in Product Design is a comprehensive and independent theoretical and practical in-depth piece of work. The students should develope and demonstrate insight within relevant research, theories, methods and practice found relevant within the chosen project theme, research question and frames of the study.

The students work in the master´s project is expected to reflect;the ability to implement a chosen specialization as an additional approach or focus.; ;

Følgende arbeidskrav er obligatorisk og må være godkjent for å fremstille seg til eksamen:

• 5 individuelle innleveringer, antall sider: 10-100
• 2 prosjektoppgaver i grupper, 2-6 studenter pr gruppe

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

Knowledge;

The student;

• has in-depth knowledge;of the chosen research area with a clear reference to the field of design
• manages using relevant scientific theory and design methodology
• has advanced knowledge to answer research questions using relevant research methods, literature, theory and practice

Skills;

The student;

• can facilitate and lead activities in a design process
• can independently plan and carry out a comprehensive independent research project in terms of a master's project
• can collect, analyze and critically evaluate relevant sources of information
• is capable to justify and reflect on decisions made during the master's project adequately and competently;
• is capable to demonstrate well-argued and documented findings and results through text, visualizations and products
• can argue and explain their academic positions within the chosen field of study

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General competence;

The student;

• can contribute to new thinking and development of new design knowledge and practice
• is capable to relate their design process to professional research ethics and sustainable value creation;
• is capable to critically reflect upon their process and role in relation to achievement
• is capable to collaborate and involve resource persons in their research

Håndholdt kalkulator som ikke kommuniserer trådløst og som ikke kan regne symbolsk. Dersom kalkulatoren har mulighet for lagring i internminnet skal minnet være slettet før eksamen. Stikkprøver kan foretas.

The following work requirements must be approved in order to be qualified for the exam:

• approved;project;description;mid-January;
• one;reflection;paper;
• plan for a public presentation of the master thesis,;alt: set up a communication strategy for publication of the project;

Individual portfolio examination,;followed by an oral examination.;The master's project;portfolio;consists;of:;

• a;written;and visual assignment. (The projects should consist of a written and visual assignment (between 80-120 pages). Material which needs to appear physical (models, maps, posters etc.) could be submitted as part of the master`s project)
• design;process;documentation;
• a;product (physical-, digital- or system-oriented)
• finished material for a presentation of the master thesis in a public common context

The examination result at the portfolio examination can be appealed.;

En sensor. Emnet kan bli trukket ut til ekstern sensur.

The course has an overlap of 10 credits with KJFP2200, MATS2200 and ELFE2600.

The course has an overlap of 5 credits with KJTF2311 and KJTF2310.

Under the rule that students have three attempts to take an exam, attempts in equivalent courses also count.

One internal and one external examiner.