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Course Information Package

Course Unit Title	PRODUCT DESIGN AND INNOVATION
Course Unit Code	MEM511
Course Unit Details	MSc Engineering Management (Electives Courses) -
Number of ECTS credits allocated	7
Learning Outcomes of the course unit	By the end of the course, the students should be able to: Develop new approaches to managing design and product development Improve the management of products and brands Improve the strategic use of design at a firm levels Define the components of product design and development processes and their relationships from concept to customer Define the design management process and how innovation can be successfully brought to the market place to satisfy customers in an effective manner Undertake a methodical approach to the management of product development 7. Distinguish the differences between the important methods, technologies, latest trends, tools and techniques of product design and development and how they can be effectively utilized/Understand the natural of engineering design and how it is done Use new methods and development processes during designing and development of products Combine the theoretical and practical knowledge in order to plan carefully the designing of a new products
Mode of Delivery	Face-to-face
Prerequisites	NONE	Co-requisites	NONE
Recommended optional program components	NONE
Course Contents	-  Product development process tools. Product development teams. Product development planning -  Understanding customer needs. Organizing and prioritizing customer needs -  Product specifications. Establishing target specification. Setting product specifications -  Concept specification, selection and testing -  Product architecture. Types of modularity. Product change. Establishing the architecture -  Industrial design. The industrial design process. Management of the industrial design. Assessing the quality of industrial design -  Design for manufacturing and assembly. Manufacturing cost analysis. Reduce the cost for assembly. Reduce the cost of supporting production. Design for the environment. Techniques to reduce environmental impact -  Rapid prototyping technologies and techniques. Planning for prototypes. -  Patents and intellectual property -  Industrial Experiences of product development. Innovative Products
Recommended and/or required reading:
Textbooks	The Mechanical Design Process, David G. Ullman, McGraw-Hill Engineering Design, George Dieter, Linda C. Schmidt, McGraw-Hill
References	Design for Six Sigma, Basem S. EI-Haik, McGraw-Hill, 2008 Project Management in New Product Development, Bruce T. Barkley, 2007 Kevin Otto, Product Design, Techniques in Reverse Engineering and New Product Development, Kristin Wood, 2001 Karl T. Ulrich, Steven D. Eppinger, Product Design and Development, McGraw-Hill 3rd ed. 2004 Rudolph J. Eggert, Engineering Design, Prentice Hall, 2005 Ansel C. Ugural, Mechanical Design, An Integrated Approach, Mcgraw Hill, 2004 Ch. R. Mischke, J. Edward, Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill, 7th Edition, 2004 Barry Hyman, Fundamentals of Engineering Design, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2003 Steve K. Howell, Engineering Design and Problem Solving, 2nd Edition, Prentice Hall, 2002 Robert C. Juvinall, Kurt M. Marshek, Fundamental of Machines Components Design, McGraw-Hill, 2000
Planned learning activities and teaching methods	Individual or small group modeling performed with the use of common industrial packages such as Autocad, Solidworks, Cosmos, MDesign. Design and construction of prototypes using advanced Rapid prototyping techniques. Project: Use special software to analyze and optimize a real case study. Investigate the influence of all factors described in the case study. Readings: The students are expected to read and review several papers from relevant scientific journals.
Assessment methods and criteria	Assignments 100%
Language of instruction	English
Work placement(s)	NO