Basics of Concept Design (3cr)

Objective

After completing the course, the student will be able to - to determine the principles of concept design and its process
- Apply different data retrieval and brainstorming methods, as well as a light idea testing in the concept design process
- justify the solutions they make using the ways in which the concept is presented

Content

Basics of concept design. Through different methods, information retrieval and brainstorming, as well as making product design solutions, justifying and choosing. Ways of presenting the concept.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1/5: Avoid. The student participates in the lecture and project work. The student performs the tasks assigned to him or her in the course. The student does not show activity in the lectures and does not actively participate in project work. He attends less than half of the agreed project meetings with the group and does not promote project work equally with other students. Students are in a way participating in the process of making the project work or presenting the project. Student reporting does not show the student's learning process.

0/5: Rejected. The student has been rejected. The student does not participate in lecture work or project work. Nor does the student perform the tasks assigned to him or her and do not show activity. He does not promote project work in the group and does not participate in the agreed project meetings. The student also does not participate in the presentation of the final results.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3/5: Good. The student participates in lecture and project work and also shows motivation. He brings his own expertise to the group's work and participates in the work. The student performs the tasks assigned to him / her. The student demonstrates activity in lectures and in project work. He attends the agreed project meetings with the group and works to promote the project, showing responsibility. The student also demonstrates interest in working in the service design project and highlights his or her own learning process in reporting. The student demonstrates his / her education using various service design methods during the project work.

4/5: commendable. The student is actively involved in lecture and project work and shows motivation. He brings his own expertise to the group's work and participates in the work. The student performs the tasks assigned to him or her in the course. He is commendably attending the project meetings with the group and works to promote the project, showing commendably responsibility. The student also demonstrates the interest in working in the service design project and brings their own learning process to the highlight of reflexes. The student shows his / her education, utilizing commendably various service design methods during the project work.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5/5: Excellent. The student is very active in lecture and project work and is very motivated. He brings his own expertise well to the team's work and participates in work. The student performs the tasks assigned to him / her. He is commendably attending the project meetings with the group and works a lot to promote the project, showing responsibility. The student also demonstrates the interest in working in the service design project and brings their own learning process excellently in the reporting of reflexes. The student demonstrates his / her education, using service design methods that are suitable for them at different stages of work during the project work.

Materials

Lisätietoja kirjallisuudesta ja muusta materiaalista

Keinonen, Turkka ja Jääskö, Vesa (2004) Tuotekonseptointi Tiedonhakua

Miettinen, Satu (Toim.) (2021) Muotoilun avaimet

Execution methods

Luentoja ja ohjattuja harjoituksia 30 h sekä itsenäistä työskentelyä 51 h.

Accomplishment methods

Participation in lectures, and successfully performed exercises and tasks, as well as teamwork.