Designed for students with their background in engineering, art and design, or business, the Interdisciplinary Product Development course is ideal for students who are interested in the product development of investment or consumer goods.
This course is recommended for students in their 3rd year of studies or beyond. The focus is on three main themes:
- Successful and effective product development processes, methods, and tools
- Industrial design, usability and user experience as the key success factors
- New perspectives in developing businesses and services
All course events (lectures, workshops, hands-on prototyping, and seminars) are organised at the Design Factory of Aalto University, located in Otaniemi, Espoo. Otaniemi is within easy reach by public transportation. The Design Factory is an experimental platform for the education and application of product design: it is particularly designed to support interdisciplinary cooperation and team work.
The Factory facilitates the combination of theory and practice in an unparalleled way.The first theme covers such topics as process models, idea generation, project management, prototyping, and participatory workshop methods. In the second theme, processes, techniques and research methods are introduced and applied in exercises. The third theme includes topical issues and new ideas for developing radically new business and service concepts and the means to realising them.The teachers and course assistants come from the Aalto University Schools of Technology, Art and Design, and Economy.
Period
09-08-2011 - 25-08-2011 (3 weeks)
Target group
This course is designed for students in their 3rd year of studies or beyond with their background in engineering, art and design, and business.
Course aim
The focus is on three main themes:
- Successful and effective product development processes, methods, and tools
- Industrial design, usability and user experience as the key success factors
- New perspectives in developing businesses and services
Credits
5.0 ECTS credits
Course fee
EUR 600: Registration fee 100 EUR/150 EUR (until 31 May / after 31 May)
Course fee: 450 EUR
Accommodation: 430-770 EUR
Course leader
Mr. Kalevi Ekman
Helsinki Summer School is supported by a consortium of nine universities in the Helsinki region.
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Interdisciplinary Product Development
