2020 Product-Service Design I

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Academic unit or major
Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Instructor(s)
Fujimura Shuzo 
Class Format
Lecture    (ZOOM)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Thr11-12(CIC913)  
Group
-
Course number
TIM.B515
Credits
1
Academic year
2020
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2020/11/4
Lecture notes updated
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Language used
Japanese
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Course description and aims

The word "design" in this lecture means design of function.
Clarify the concept of design and learn about the product architecture. Explain the characteristics of modular architecture and integral architecture.

Student learning outcomes

Understanding the product architecture

Keywords

Architecture, Modular, Integral

Competencies that will be developed

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

Class flow

Answer the given isuue as the result of the group discussion based on the contents of lectures.
On the day of group work, issues will be discussed by all attendants after the group presentations.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Introduction Lecture: What is "Design"? (Paper by Blumrich) Lecture:"Design Rules Chapter 1" Understanding the concept of "Design"
Class 2 Group Work: Reading "Design Rules Chapter 2" "Task Structure Matrix" Josef F. Blumrich, “Design” Science, Vol. 168, pp.1551-1554, 1970. Understanding "Task Structure Matrix"
Class 3 Group Work: Reading "Design Rules Chapter 3 and 4" "Design Structure Matrix" Understanding "Design Structure Matrix"
Class 4 Group Work: Reading ”Axiomatic Design” Chapter 1 Understanding "Axiomatic Design"
Class 5 Group Work: "Modularity and Modular Architecture" Karl Ulrich “The role of product architecture in the manufacturing firm”, Research Policy, Vol. 24, pp. 419-440, 1995 Understanding the deference between "modular architecture" and "integral architecture"
Class 6 Lecture: Architecture of "Assembly products" and "Process products" Understanding the product architecture
Class 7 Lecture: Design theory considering the constraint Touching on efforts to more advanced design theory

Out-of-Class Study Time (Preparation and Review)

To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.

Textbook(s)

Josef F. Blumrich, “Design” Science, Vol. 168, pp.1551-1554, 1970
“Design Rules” by Carliss Y. Boldwin and Kim B. Clark, The MIT Press (2000)
“Axiomatic Design” by Nam Pyo Suh, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (2001)

Reference books, course materials, etc.

"The Sciences of the Artificial" by Herbert A. Simon
"The Nature of Technology" by W. Brian Arthur

Assessment criteria and methods

Reports: 80%
Contribution to the lecture: 20%

Related courses

  • TIM.B412 : Strategic Management for Research and Development I
  • TIM.B413 : Strategic Management for Research and Development II

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

It is desired that "Strategic Management for Research and Development I and II" have been taken.

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