Academic Year/course:
2023/24
558 - Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
29699 - Prospective design
Syllabus Information
Academic year:
2023/24
Subject:
29699 - Prospective design
Faculty / School:
110 - Escuela de Ingeniería y Arquitectura
Degree:
558 - Bachelor's Degree in Industrial Design and Product Development Engineering
ECTS:
6.0
Year:
4
Semester:
First semester
Subject type:
Optional
Module:
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1. General information
The subject is part of the group of project methodologies and product design and development tools. The main objective is for students to understand the concepts of innovation and prospecting, as well as the tools necessary to achieve them. In particular, aspects related to innovation and prospective applied to the design exercise will be explained , such as knowledge management, technological watch and competitive intelligence and the advantages obtained by the companies. More specifically, it aims for students to be able to apply creativity to make innovation and product improvement through solutions based on research, information management, conceptual exploration and knowledge of technological development.
These approaches and objectives are aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations () Agenda (https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/es/), specifically, the learning activities planned in this subject will contribute to the achievement of Objective 9.5 of Goal 9, and 8.2 and 8.3 of Goal 8.
2. Learning results
- Know and know how to apply different specific methodologies oriented to the analysis of opportunities for the development of new product concepts
- Know and know how to apply different specific methodologies oriented to the generation of highly innovative product concepts
-Understand the concepts of innovation and prospective, and Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I).
- Know how to apply general methods and techniques of prospective and future scenarios.
- Know how to apply the principles of innovation to the product development process, and to the generation of new, highly innovative product concepts.
- Know how to develop alert systems and research in innovation and design.
- Know how to apply the principles of technology watch, knowledge management and competitive intelligence, and to perform a prospective analysis.
The importance of these learning results is based on knowing the use of new techniques and their application together with other design methodologies, relating them to the design process. The subject is framed in the Design Workshop group of subjects. These subjects are methodological and experimental, so that learning is through projects, where experimentation is a key factor . The acquisition and implementation of the knowledge of the subject are important for their subsequent professional development , since the theoretical content, exercises and projects developed are similar to those developed in companies.
3. Syllabus
- Concept of innovation, technological innovation, prospection and technology prospection.
- Research, Development and Innovation (R&D&I).
- Application of innovation to the product development process, generation of new product concepts.
- Research in innovation.
- State of the art.
- Concept of prospective and technology watch
- Concepts of knowledge management and competitive intelligence.
- General prospective methods, techniques.
- Specific regulations for the management system of R&D&I activities.
4. Academic activities
- Participative theory and problems class: 30 hours (15 sessions of 2 hours with the complete group).
The theoretical sessions will cover, among others, the following aspects: Innovation, R+D+i, Surveillance and management of knowledge, prospection and future environments. In the theoretical classes the topics are seen, cases are discussed, and small debates are held on products and objects analysed in relation to the topic seen.
- Practical class: 30 hours (15 sessions of 2 face-to-face hours).
Practical classes are developed through simple experimental and conceptual exercises for individual work. The project is a collective work and the methodology seen in the theoretical part will be applied.
- Assessment tests. 5 hours Dedicated to the presentation of projects.
- Theoretical study and practical personal work: 85 hours (15 hours of theoretical study and 70 hours of practical work).
5. Assessment system
The subject is divided into two parts*:
- Individual practical exercises (60% of the overall grade)
Individual exercises developed in the first weeks with an evaluation of 60% of the practical part (15+15+30%).
- Group project (40% of the overall grade)
Project structured in phases, carried out in groups, and developed in the final part of the term. In this way, it evaluates the work week by week (or every two weeks). All exercises and projects are carried out in the classroom and are completed with personal or group work outside the classroom hours.
*It is necessary to pass both parts of the subject.
Note: Following the regulations of the University of Zaragoza in this regard, in the subjects that have continuous or gradual evaluation systems, a global assessment test will also be scheduled for those students who decide to opt for this second system.