Product development

11B0597

Bachelor

German

5.0

only summer term

1 semester

Product development will become significantly more complex in the future and individual disciplines and work positions will become significantly more networked. Basic knowledge of company-wide and overarching communication in the development process is also an essential competence for designers.

Knowledge of established and innovative methods of development sharing, distributed systems, simulation techniques, rapid prototyping, digital factory, quality management, and the like are key skills (keyword: accompanying a product through the development process).

1. Product creation in the company - conventional product development - integrated product development - goals, tasks and activities in construction

2. Interdisciplinary development, design, quality, and construction management - structuring of the product development process - cost, deadline, and capacity planning, management and control - structural and project organization

3. Clarify and specify specific target group tasks - systematic finding of requirements - the creation of requirement lists - requirement types

4. Search for a solution - Types of construction - Factors influencing the difficulty of solving problems - Solving tasks and problems - Methods for finding new solutions, such as targeted systematization, brainwriting, construction catalogs, etc.

5. Variant management, standardization

6. Integrated use of computer-aided methods and processes - the combination of product and process development - digital factory

The total workload for the module is 150 hours (see also "ECTS credit points and grading").

• Project Report, written

Subtasks are processed throughout the semester and summarized in a written project report.

(e.g. benchmark, brand analysis, the definition of context of use and target group, list of features, technical concept, creation of variants, cost, schedule, and capacity planning, ...)

The written project report is 20 pages long.

The students can systematically plan and carry out product developments independent of the industry.

They know proven problem-solving methods, methods for product optimization, analysis methods for product properties, and methods for decision-making and can apply them successfully.

The students who have successfully studied this module master the handling of complex development and decision-making systems.

They will continue to develop your skills in networked, interdisciplinary communication through practical project work.

The students understand the cost, schedule, capacity planning, management, and control necessary to achieve goals.

They know the basics of efficient variant management and are able to optimize product structures.

They can use essential computer-aided methods and procedures in an integrated manner.

In interdisciplinary development, design, quality, and construction management, students can think and make decisions not only in their specialist areas but also in complex decision-making areas.

You have advanced knowledge of structuring the product development process in relation to cost, schedule, and capacity planning.

After participating in this module, students have developed the skills for networked, interdisciplinary communication and can contribute to complex decision-making processes in a cross-departmental manner.

The students have an extended knowledge of company-wide and overarching communication.

Product development is extremely complex and the individual disciplines and work positions are highly networked.

The students can critically reflect on their own role as participants in the product development process, which enables effective synergetic work in the two closely related disciplines (industrial product design and engineering).

The module is associated with the event "Design Project Technology".

Both courses use different tools and methods to work on the same project. The module is directly linked to the "Design Project Process" module, in which the skills, knowledge, and skills acquired there are promoted and deepened in practical exercises/workshops.

It is flanked by the two elective modules "CAD for Industrial Product Design" and "Representation 3".

Due to the extensive use of an iterative and interdisciplinary development process, this module is a very good preparation for the practical semester and for the design projects in the 6th and 7th semesters.

• Industrial Product Design B.A. (01.09.2024)

• Dziubiel, Marian

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