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School of Engineering and Informatics (for staff and students)

Product Design (with an industrial placement year)

(BA) Product Design (with an industrial placement year)

Entry for 2024

FHEQ level

This course is set at Level 6 in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.

Course learning outcomes

A1. Apply core of scientific and engineering principles appropriate for product design, and the ability to apply them to analyse key engineering processes

A2. the characteristics of particular materials, components, equipment and manufacturing methods appropriate for product design

A3. the critical, contextual, historical, conceptual and ethical dimensions of design

A4. customer and user functional needs and the importance of form considerations such as aesthetics and ergonomics

A5. state of the art design methods and tools including user-centred and experience based approaches

A6. management and business practices that may be used to achieve design objectives

A7. IPR, including patent application and nature of associated legal and contractual issues

A8. the framework of relevant legal requirements governing engineering-related activities, including health, safety, and risk assessment issues

B1. apply and integrate knowledge and understanding of other engineering and non-engineering disciplines to support design activities

B2. identify, classify and describe the performance of products, systems and components through the use of analytical methods and modelling techniques

B3. apply quantitative methods, relevant computer software and a systems approach to design problem solving

B4. use creativity to generate ideas, concepts, proposals and solutions independently and collaboratively, in response to set briefs and as self-initiated activity

B5. work with technical uncertainty, limited or contradictory information, being able to make value judgments in the solution of unfamiliar design problems

B6. identify and manage cost drivers within the context of product design

B7. ensure fitness for purpose for all aspects of the product life cycle, i.e. manufacture, operation, maintenance, disposal and/or recycling

B8. make social and environmental evaluations and take appropriate action

B9. apply standard management techniques to product design projects; planning and allocating resources and evaluating outcomes, undertaking team roles

C1. demonstrate engineering workshop and laboratory skills allied to product design

C2. plan, execute and undertake critical analysis of the results of practical and/or simulation tests of design solutions

C3. provide visualisations such as physical prototypes or models, or computer models or renderings of a product, system, component or process

C4. develop ideas through to outcomes in the form of specifications and products, prototypes, models technical drawings or computer generated images, as appropriate

D1. analyse information and experiences, formulate independent judgments, and articulate reasoned arguments through reflection, review and evaluation

D2. be able to study independently, set goals, manage their own workload and meet deadlines

D3. anticipate and accommodate change, and work within contexts of ambiguity, uncertainty and unfamiliarity

D4. identify personal strengths and needs, and reflect on personal development

D5. articulate ideas and information comprehensibly to audiences in a range of situations; employing appropriate communication and information technologies, visual, oral and written formats

D6. be able to research, source, select, evaluate, use and reference information from a variety of sources including technical literature

Full-time course composition

YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
1Intersemester WeekCoreGlobal Design Challenge (H7103)04
 Autumn SemesterCoreCreative Research Methods for Design (H6074)154
  CoreDrawing for Design (H7112)154
  CoreMaterials and Processes for Product Design (H7119)154
  CoreMathematics for Product Design (H1039)154
 Spring SemesterCoreApplied Technology for Product Design (H7125)154
  CoreComputer Aided Visualisation (H1036)154
  CoreExperience Prototyping (H7111)154
  CoreThe Narrative of Design in Modern Culture (H1037)154
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
2Autumn SemesterCoreDesign for Manufacture for Product Design (H7134)155
  CoreDesign Techniques in Practice (H7072)155
  CoreHuman Factors and Ergonomics (H7099)155
  CoreInteraction Methods (H1030)155
 Autumn & Spring TeachingCoreIndustry Ready: Mastering the Placement Application Process (H7139)05
 Spring SemesterCoreDesign for Industry (H7008)155
  CoreIntegrated Product Design: Research, Theory and Practice (H1031)155
  CoreProfessional and Managerial Skills (H1041)155
  CoreToy and Game Design (H7066)155
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
3Autumn & Spring TeachingCoreEngineering and Design Industrial Placement (H7105)1205
YearTermStatusModuleCreditsFHEQ level
4Autumn SemesterCoreBusiness and Project Management (H7095)156
  CoreDesign Philosophy (H1044)156
  CoreThe Role of Design in the Circular Economy (H7098)156
 Autumn & Spring TeachingCoreDesign Project (BA) (H7135)606
 Spring SemesterCoreThinking Big: The 5 Senses (H7108)156

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