Postgraduate Course: Dissertation: Product Design Practice, Process & Dissemination (DESI11101)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
| Course type | Dissertation |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 60 |
ECTS Credits | 30 |
| Summary | The dissertation is an independent, student-led body of work addressing key themes relevant to the design and development of products, services and systems using a human-centred approach. |
| Course description |
This course involves the analysis, synthesis and evaluation of key concepts, factors, and proposed outputs composed as a significant, individual, design-led project addressing products, service and/or systems innovation. You will select from a variety of key themes, theories and principles relevant to the field of product design which have been discussed and engaged while on programme, and address these through generative and iterative methodologies, relevant to a human-centred, design-led approach to the field. The wide-reaching breadth of this module is designed to encourage you to critically examine the production of your work developed during your studies. A key objective here is to promote informed, innovative, experimental and purposive generative research, iterative development, and communication that relates to academic study and creative practice at the forefront of the product design discipline.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Analyse rigorously and robustly relevant and appropriate circumstances and situations related to the development of products, services and systems through a human-centred design framework
- Synthesise data, information and evidence generated and captured through a variety of iterative and generative methods leading to insights and opportunities for new product development
- Evaluate, communicate clearly and disseminate appropriately knowledge discovered and propositions generated leading to future, improved and preferred product, service and system solutions
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Be independent learners who take responsibility for their own learning, and are committed to continuous reflection, self-evaluation and self-improvement
appreciate and use talents constructively
Recognise the benefits of communicating with those beyond their immediate environments
Recognise the importance of reflecting on their learning experiences and be aware of their own learning style
Recognise the benefits of communicating with those beyond their immediate environments
Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
Be able to create and harness opportunities |
| Keywords | dissertation,design,methodology,product,service,system,iteration,prototyping,practice |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Arno Verhoeven
Tel: (0131 6)51 5808
Email: a.verhoeven@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Dr Eadaoin Lynch
Tel: (0131 6)51 5735
Email: eadaoin.lynch@ed.ac.uk |
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