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
valid for whole curriculum period:
Prerequisites
valid for whole curriculum period:
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 - VA 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.