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Introduction to Product Design 1: Process (H7063F)

15 credits, Level 3 (sub-degree)

Autumn teaching

This is the first of two modules aimed at providing you with an initial taster of the field of product design, and the type of activities involved in professional practice.

You'll develop an idea for a new product and turn it into a fully functional prototype in response to a given design brief. You'll develop knowledge of the basic processes, techniques, tools and theory behind new product development, and gain awareness of the multiple dimensions of a product.

You'll learn how to:

• understand a design brief
• carry out research
• create a problem statement
• come up with ideas for your project
• develop and evaluate your ideas
• communicate those ideas using a variety of tools and methods
• present your design solutions to an audience.

You'll spend a lot of amount of time developing your designs both in and out the classroom. 

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 33 hours of contact time and about 117 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2024/25. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.