Design Techniques in Practice (H7072)
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Design Techniques in Practice
Module H7072
Module details for 2024/25.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Module Outline
Design Techniques in Practice is a core module that delivers methods, thinking processes and techniques that will help you organise projects throughout your degree and designer career. This includes an understanding of the main empathic and intuitive (non-systematic) design research methods to develop design thoughts and subsequent concepts. The relevance, importance and evolution of the Product Design Specification (PDS) throughout the Product Design development process is covered, along with 2 and 3D sketch concepts, 2 and 3D computer-aided design (CAD) sketches, simple user-testing and conceptual iterations – all used to justify your chosen design direction.
Module learning outcomes
Apply typical design techniques for the creation and presentation of viable solutions and related design concepts, according to customer and user requirements and final product design specifications, (PDS).
Collect, analyse and apply appropriate design and research methods addressing limited or contradictory information to inform design decisions to create feasible design solutions to technical problems.
Apply knowledge of non-engineering methods in technical design to monitor and interpret the results of analyses and modelling. This will then be applied to a proposed concept in order to produce a viable and workable design concept.
Demonstrate knowledge of and apply engineering and design methods in technical design to monitor and interpret the results of analyses and modelling to produce a viable and workable design concept. and workable design concept.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Report | T1 Week 9 | 20.00% |
| Portfolio | A1 Week 1 | 80.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autumn Semester | Lecture | 2 hours | 22222000000 |
| Autumn Semester | Workshop | 2 hours | 00000111111 |
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