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Academic unit or major
Undergraduate major in Mechanical Engineering
Instructor(s)
Saito Shigeki  Yoshida Takako  Inaba Kazuaki  Mougenot Celine 
Class Format
Lecture     
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Fri1-2(石川台3号館201A号室，石川台5号館デザイン工房)  
Group
-
Course number
MEC.H231
Credits
1
Academic year
2017
Offered quarter
4Q
Syllabus updated
2018/10/29
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The focus of this course is the integration of design and engineering in creating new products.
The course is about experiencing the process of developing new product ideas, improving design skills, and learning methods for human-centered innovation.

Student learning outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able :
- to develop an understanding of the design process of a new product
- to improve the ability to identify a design problem
- to learn creative-thinking techniques
- to learn user research methods
- to appreciate how design can impact people, society and environment

Keywords

design engineering, design process, design thinking, creativity, user research

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills ✔ Communication skills ✔ Critical thinking skills ✔ Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The class will consist in lectures that students will apply to a design project. Students will report their progress in the design process in a "design notebook". At the end of the course, students will give a presentation of their design process and design outcome.
Project-type team work: Based on a design brief, groups of 5-6 students will re-frame the problem, conduct user research and imagine a design concept. They will be asked to create representations of their ideas, through prototypes, and to demonstrate the scenario of its usage.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction to Engineering Design and presentation of the design project (theme, schedule and evaluation) Understand the role and significance of Engineering Design in technological innovation
Class 2 Design Thinking Approach Explore the methods and tools of Design Thinking approach
Class 3 Product planning, customers needs identification, product specifications Understand how to collect customers needs
Class 4 System engineering, functional analysis and product architecture Learn how to describe a system and product architecture
Class 5 Creativity and conceptual design, prototyping Learn techniques for ideation and creativity
Class 6 Ergonomics and usability testing Learn methods and tools for ergonomics and usability tests
Class 7 Product lifecycle and design for sustainability Understand the significance of the "product lifecycle" and its long-term impact
Class 8 Communicating design outcomes Give a presentation of design process and design outcomes

Textbook(s)

ENGINEERING DESIGN, A PROJECT-BASED INTRODUCTION (2013) C. Dym, P. Little, E. Orwin. Ed. Wiley. 4th Edition.
UNIVERSAL METHODS OF DESIGN (2012) B. Martin, B. Hanington. Ed. Rockport
プロダクトデザイン 商品開発に関わるすべての人へ (2009) Japan Industrial Designer's Association (JIDA). Collective. ワークスコーポレーション Eds.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

All materials will be available on OCW-i

Assessment criteria and methods

- Report & design notebook: 50 % (individual)
- Final presentation: 40 % (team)
- Participation: 10 % (individual)

Related courses

  • MEC.Q301 ： Creative Design of Mechanical Systems

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

N/A

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