Smart product development
Academic Study Board of the Faculty of Engineering
Teaching language: English
EKA: T310015402
Censorship: Second examiner: Internal
Grading: 7-point grading scale
Offered in: Soenderborg
Offered in: Spring
Level: Master
Course ID: T310015401
ECTS value: 10
Date of Approval: 21-10-2019
Duration: 1 semester
Version: Archive
Course ID
Course Title
ECTS value
10
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Responsible study board
Administrative Unit
Date of Approval
Course Responsible
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
| Christina Skytte Møller | skytte@tek.sdu.dk | Mads Clausen Instituttet |
| Marianne Stenger | mas@mci.sdu.dk | SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Mads Clausen Ins |
Teachers
| Name | Department | City | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elias Ribeiro da Silva | elias@mci.sdu.dk | SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Mads Clausen Ins | |
| Fei Yu | fei@mci.sdu.dk | SDU Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Mads Clausen Ins |
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Overall learning objectives
This course focuses on the smart way of product development. It will create a holistic view on product development, and topics of product life cycle management will be covered. Students will learn and adopt several emerging technologies and tools in different projects during the course. What technologies and tools are available for product development, when should the technology be adopted in the process, how to adopt the tools, and what will be the impact to the whole product lifecycle, will be discussed in the class.
Learning objectives - Knowledge
•Overview of new product development technologies
•Understanding of product lifecycle management
•Understanding of various product development tools
•Understanding of the need and impact of the technology in product lifecycle management.
Learning objectives - Skills
•Skills of technology analysis and assessment
•Skills of product lifecycle management
•Skills of various tools for product development
•Practical skills on technology implementation.
Learning objectives - Competences
•Be able to provide an overview of tools for product development
•Be able to evaluate the technology
•Be able to implement the technology in practice
•Be able to analyse the overall impact.
Content
In this course, students will be introduced to new technologies as well as theory and methods used within product development. Technologies such as Virtual reality, Augmented reality, 3D printing, machine learning algorithms, topology optimization, simulation, virtual prototyping, and blockchain technology.
Theoretically, the course will draw on the foundation of Innovation Management, Product Lifecycle Management and New Product Development coupled with insights into fields of Human-Computer Interaction, Smart Prototyping and more.
The course will be a combination of presentation and discussions on the history and advancement of product development and case studies on how new technologies and methods are being used in the field.
The course will have projects integrated where students will be able to demonstrate how smart tools and technologies can improve the product development process.
After having completed the course, students should be able to apply both theoretical and practical knowledge from the course in a product development context.
Teaching Method
Number of lessons
96 hours per semester
Teaching language
Examination regulations
Exam regulations
Name
Exam regulations
Examination is held
End of Semester.
Tests
Exam
EKA
T310015402
Name
Exam
Description
After having completed the course, students should be able to apply both theoretical and practical knowledge from the course in a product development context.
Evaluation is based on the following: Assignments during the course (1/3 of the grade)
Group-based written report (1/3 of the grade)
Oral examination (1/3 of the grade).
Form of examination
Oral examination
Censorship
Second examiner: Internal
Grading
7-point grading scale
Identification
Student Identification Card - Exam number
Language
English
ECTS value
10
Courses offered
| Offer period | Offer type | Profile | Education | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2020 | Mandatory | Master of Sciences (MSc) in Engineering (Innovation and Business) | Master of Science in Engineering (Innovation and Business) | Soenderborg |