Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

After the course the student

  • has improved knowledge on the best practices of developing  products and managing innovations in modern global  companies.
  • is able to apply these practices to the fibre and polymer technology related industries in the development of new  products.
  • recognises the chain of events that takes place between  assessing an un-met consumer need and delivering a finished  product.
  • realises the critical success factors and have an appreciation for the realities of product development in the  fibre and polymer technology related industry.
  • is able to apply statistical product design.
  • is able to professionally manage a simple product development project.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 08.01.2024 - 14.05.2024

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Jouni Paltakari

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Product development principles and drivers. Modern Innovation management: project management, market vs. technology driven approaches, the product lifecycle, R&D organizations, global R&D networks and operations, IPR management, metrics of success. Product development tools: end-user preferences and sensory engineering, statistical product design, principles of scale-up, virtual product design. Fibre product development in practice: best practice examples from fibre products industry. Laboratory exercise; practice product development: understand consumer needs, form and manage a project, apply statistical product design principles, assess success, report results.

    The course aims to give the students an overview of the best management and engineering practices useful for developing new fibre based products.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Lectures

    Project work and exercises

    Exam

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    5 cr = 135 h

    Lectures/workshops 20-26 h

    Labs/group work 60-70 h

    Other independent studying 20-25 h

    Exam preparation 20-25 h

DETAILS

Study Material
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Selected parts of book: Pahl, Beitz, Feldhusen, Grote: Engineering design (ISBN 978-1-84628-318-5), Springer 2007

    Other distributed material

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites
SDG: Sustainable Development Goals

    9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

    12 Responsible Production and Consumption

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Teaching Language : English

    Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Spring III - V
    2023-2024 Spring III - V

    A course implementation may be cancelled if the number of students enrolled to the course implementation does not meet the required minimum of five students. In the case of cancelled course implementations, the students enrolled to them must be provided with an alternative way of completing the course or be advised to take some other applicable course.