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Industrial Design, 6 ECTS credits.
/Industridesign/
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 28
Rec. self-study hours: 132
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Area of Education: Technology
Main field of studies: Mechanical Engineering
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Advancement level
(G1, G2, A): G2
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Aim:
The course shall give basic knowledge about industrial design, as a concept and as a professional activity. The interaction Man-Product and the design process are the most important ingredients. The student will after completed course;
- understand and be able to describe the basic elements in the area of design.
- show or present the different contents, extent and constraints of the design work.
- have knowledge about basic ergonomics and different methods to increase products usability.
- furthermore have knowledge about form, color and other product characteristics that can influence the aesthetic expression and being able to visualize ideas and to understand the visual language possibilities.
- being able to handle the different steps in the design process and create relevant concepts that will give the product an added value.
- have the ability to create ideas using different techniques.
- specify and evaluate the different qualities in products.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
Courses in mechanical engineering from the earlier years of the programme
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Supplementary courses:
CAD in the Industrial Design Process
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Organisation:
Lectures and seminars treat important parts of the course and follows up with laboratory tutorials. Parallel to this a project is running were the different course contents are being used.
The course runs over the entire autumn semester.
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Course contents:
Industrial design as a concept and as a professional activity. Design methods. The project follows the design process, from generating of ideas to creating concepts. This includes brainstorming, sketching ideas, specifying demands, scenario technique, needs- and analyzing of products and other methods useful for product development. Product semantics and design aesthetics. Anthropometrics and biomechanics, cognition and methods useful when developing products. Fundamental knowledge in form, color and basic visualization techniques. Chromatics and principles of colour composition.
Product semantics. Studies, analysis and experiments with form and colour synthesis. Analysis of industrial design products.
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Course literature:
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Project work
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6 ECTS
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: IEI.
Director of Studies: Peter Hallberg
Examiner: Mats Nåbo
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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