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TPD4144 - Design 6 - Futures

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Examination arrangement

Examination arrangement: Assignment
Grade: Letter grades

Evaluation Weighting Duration Grade deviation Examination aids
Assignment 100/100

Course content

Design 6 - Futures focuses on futures in two ways. Students become conscious of future roles designers can have in society. Students decide what project to undertake to address the role they foresee meaningful for themselves.

Students will complete and document an external project and participate in workshops. There will be lectures on design processes and planning. The designers way of thinking and work practice is discussed Designers future roles and the way the field os changing is discussed

Topics: Core design skills, Design methodology, Client and Stakeholder involvement.

Grades are based on project documentation in addition to design process description and reflection on the process.

Learning outcome

Knowledge:

The candidate

  • is familiar with several theoretical perspectives on design practice and the design process.
  • is able to formulate their own professional standpoint on the role they want to play in society and how this role reflects in the design assignment they will carry out in D6.
  • can plan, manage, and deliver appropriate documentation for a design project in a realistic context.

Skills:

The candidate

  • is able to put together what has previously been learnt in the study program, in new contexts.
  • can deliver a proposal for a realistic collaboration or project
  • can document the design process in a way that is relevant to the theme and principal needs.

General competence:

The candidate

  • is able to describe their professional competence in relation to theories of design and process
  • can plan and carry out a design project with an external partner on their own.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures, workshop exercises, project with external partner and tutoring. It is possible for students to propose project topics within limitations and deadlines posted on Blackboard before the course.

Compulsory assignments

  • Obligatory assigment

Further on evaluation

In order to take the exam, the student has to complete the obligatory assignment, a reflection note. For the exam, students will create a project delivery (60%) and a work book (40%).

For a re-take of an examination, both assessments during the course must be re-taken. Re-take of exam can be done in the following semester.

Specific conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required:
Industrial Design Engineering (MTDESIG)

Required previous knowledge

TPD4156 Design 5 - Service Design.

Course materials

Design is a job by Mike Monteiro.

Articles are handed out during the course.

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Facts

Version: 1
Credits:  15.0 SP
Study level: Third-year courses, level III

Coursework

Term no.: 1
Teaching semester:  SPRING 2025

Language of instruction: Norwegian

Location: Trondheim

Subject area(s)
  • Product Design Engineering - Integrated Product Development
  • Product Design Engineering - Design Methodology
  • Design Methodology
  • Interaction Design
  • Product Design - EcoDesign
  • Product Design - Man/Machine
Contact information
Course coordinator: Lecturer(s):

Department with academic responsibility
Department of Design

Timetable

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Examination

Examination arrangement: Assignment

Term Status code Evaluation Weighting Examination aids Date Time Examination system Room *
Autumn UTS Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
Spring ORD Assignment 100/100 INSPERA
Room Building Number of candidates
  • * The location (room) for a written examination is published 3 days before examination date. If more than one room is listed, you will find your room at Studentweb.
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