SYSTEM-PRODUCT DESIGN

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

D19A1

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in DESIGN

Disciplinary Sector:

Industrial Design

Is part of:

PRODUCT DESIGN STUDIO A

Location:

PESCARA

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

ROSSI EMILIO

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

120

Prerequisites:

The System-Product Design teaching module is delivered within the Laboratory A of Product design. Accordingly, the prerequisites considered for this module are the same of the Laboratory A.

Objectives

At the end of the System-Product Design teaching module, the student must know how:
- To identify product-based innovation practices for business competitiveness;
- To implement problem-finding actions, through problem posing (definition of the question), problem setting (structuring of knowledge), problem solving (implementation of solutions) and continuous orientation of the company to innovation;
- To carry out a mature and responsible project activity within a multidisciplinary team-work;
- To apply advanced design methodologies, strategies and techniques in the different application fields and productive sectors of product design.

Contents

System-Product Design is the module belonging to the Design disciplinary sector characterizing the Product Design Studio A. The module is delivered in an integrated form with the ones of ‘Materials and production technologies’ and ‘Semiotics for design’.
Specifically, the module proposes the first approach to design of innovative products having both inclusive and sustainable qualities, engaging students in the development of a new generation of innovative products that are sustainable and inclusive, which ultimately intercept new innovation trajectories, and are therefore original in terms of typology, morphology, functionality, also through the use of innovative materials.

Extended Syllabus

Essentially, the module is divided into two parts, theoretical-methodological the first one, and applicative the second one.
The first part includes a series of ex-cathedra lectures on the following topics:
- The dimensions of innovation for the design product;
- The field of application: introduction to design for sustainability and design for inclusion;
- Competitive scenarios, strategies and innovation trajectories;
- Design thinking-led methods and tools for innovation.
The second part comprises a design simulation following the phases of: strategic analysis and design brief; concept proposal; concept development and finalisation.
Accordingly, the design experience promoted by the System-Product Design modul is aimed at product innovation through the analysis, imagination and proposal of forms and languages that are consistent with the paradigms of pleasantness, usability and safety.

Recommended Bibliography

- Ceschin, F. & Gaziulusoy, I. 2020. Design for Sustainability: A Multi-level Framework from Products to Socio-technical Systems. London: Routledge (OPEN ACCESS: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9780429456510/design...).
- Holmes, K. 2018. Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
- Lewrick, M., Link, P. & Leifer, L. 2021. Gli strumenti per il Design Thinking: La guida alle migliori tecniche per facilitare l’innovazione. Milano: Edizioni LSWR.
- Norman, D.A. 2011. Vivere con la complessità. Londra: Pearson.
- Ulrich, K.T. & Eppinger, S.D. 2016. Product Design and Development. New York: McGraw-Hill Education.

Teaching Methods

The System-Product Design module is organized as follow:
- Ex-cathedra lectures;
- Individual seminars with evaluations;
- Collective tutorials and one-to-one follow ups;
- Possible meetings with companies.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Type of exam:
Oral.

Learning assessment procedures:
The System-Product Design integrated module includes three assessments, with qualifying appraisals that will contribute to the formulation of the individual judgment at the end of the module:
- 1st: Blue sky research and design brief;
- 2nd: concept design;
- 3rd: concept development.
The individual assessment at the end of the module, formulated by the teacher, will be considered as the entry condition for the evaluation of the examination of Laboratory A of Product design.

Contacts/More Information

The module is taught in the second semester. For information about the classroom and course timetables, please refer to the calendar. The schedule of lessons, the didactic activities and the timetable for student reception are provided at the beginning of the course.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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