Credits: 10
Schedule: 14.04.2020 - 19.05.2020
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
professor Eero Miettinen
Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Associate Professor Severi Uusitalo
Phone: +358 (0) 50 486 7476
severi.uusitalo@aalto.fi
Teaching Period (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
V, 2018 – 2020.
Learning Outcomes (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
● Identify and respond to varying individual user and customer requirements with flexible and customisable product offerings that are feasible in industrial scale.
● Design and justify concepts for modular product systems and architectures, which generate variation on respects that are relevant, attractive and add value for customers.
● Design product architectures that are based on shared platforms, mass customization, modularity, and flexible manufacturing and logistics solutions, making them aware of and pay attention to the second life of products and design for the recycling of the components of modular products
Content (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Individual and situation specific variation in customer requirements.
Product architectures, design for modularity, design for platforms, system design.
Design for customization, personalization and self-customization
Mass customization, level of variation, cost structure, logistics and quality.
Details on the course content (applies in this implementation):
Additional content for 2020:
Product Architecture Design with circular economy in mind. In theory and practice.
Assessment Methods and Criteria (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Lectures, assignments briefs and debriefs by discussion. Learning is summarized in a case studies where a student or a team of students design and present a concept for a mass customized product or system.
Evaluation will be based on team and independent assignments.
Elaboration of the evaluation criteria and methods, and acquainting students with the evaluation (applies in this implementation):
For 2020 instantation of the course, there is an extended theoretical content. This is also reflected in assignments and evaluation.
- Reading materials with peer teaching, 3-4 articles/student (in teams of three)
- Reflective essay of 4-6 pages at the end of the course (individual)
- Design assignment, definitive deadline 15.5. (in teams of three)
Workload (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
270 h
Lectures, excursions, assignment briefs and debriefing sessions 50 h (7 x 8h)
Team tutoring 10 h
Team work with the design assignment 40h
Independent assignment 130h
Personal reflection: 40h
Details on calculating the workload (applies in this implementation):
Due to distance learning model, the workload is adjusted according to following estimation. A breakdown of these to be shared in the beginning of the course (with reflection % explained).
All include the suggested reflection %s:
- Reading materials and peer teaching material development and teaching events: 55 hrs
- Lectures: 20 hrs
- Design assignment, team tutoring events: 5 * 1 hr = 5 hrs (+ 2 * 1 hr extra if needed)
- Essay writing: 30 hrs
- Design Assignment: 155 hrs
Study Material (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Will be announced in the beginning of the course.
Details on the course materials (applies in this implementation):
Mainly research articles shared by Severi.
If your background is not product development oriented, as background material you may want to familiarize yourself with e.g.:
- Ulrich, K. T., & Eppinger, S. D. (2000). Product design and manufacturing. The McGraw-Hill Inc.
- Unfortunately not available as e-book from Aalto.
If you are not a designer (or if you are and want to develop your metacognition) and need to understand them :):
- Lawson, B., & Dorst, K. (2013). Design Expertise. Routledge.
- E-book at Aalto: https://aalto.finna.fi/Record/alli.652575
Course Homepage (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
https://mycourses.aalto.fi/course/search.php?search=MUO-E3001
Prerequisites (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
none
Grading Scale (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
0 - 5
Registration for Courses (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
WebOodi
Further Information (valid 01.08.2018-31.07.2020):
Max 50 students
Priority to Collaborative and Industrial Design students.
Additional information for the course (applies in this implementation):
Let's make the best out of this course even if conditions are challenging.
Details on the schedule (applies in this implementation):
To be shared in the beginning of the course. The contact teaching events are within the times reserved for the course (all times Finnish), on Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:15-12, 13:15-15.
Mostly Thursday is for team tutoring, so please try to ensure Tuesdays are reserved for this as the main contact teaching day!
- Teacher: Severi Uusitalo