Technology and Design

Innovation does not necessarily proceed linearly from basic scientific research to product development; it is an iterative process of both matching market needs to technological capabilities and conducting research to fill gaps in knowledge, whether during product conception, product engineering, manufacturing, marketing, or other phases of the innovation process. The course explores how design can be strategically used as a merging above mentioned factors for commercialization of the new technologies.

Admission to the Master's program.

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student has achieved in-depth knowledge of:

• using design theory and methods concerning user experience and user engagement to commercialize new coming technologies.
• handling transdisciplinary processes in order to utilize new coming technologies for user experiences, products and services
• analyze market viability of products and services concepts for commercialization of new coming technologies

Skills

The student is capable of:

• facilitate and run multidisciplinary design projects within the area of technology and design
• link various fields of technology to entrepreneurship and innovation
• link theory and methods attained in the specialization courses, to various fields of technology

General competence

The student is capable of:

• discuss ethical sides of technology on advanced level
• implement technology in new contexts

• reading and workshops that handle the relationships between design, innovation, research and technology
• artificial (autonomous) intelligence
• discussions concerning ethical situations that emerge by the application of technology and artificial intelligence as part of design
• engagement and user experience facilitated by technology in products and services
• methods that comprise innovation and technology

Combination of lectures and workshops and teamwork.

Combination of theory and practice (activities related to topic-matter).

The course includes presentations by student groups.

None.

The evaluation is based on two parts, each contributing 50 % of the final grade:

1) Written assignment: As part of the turn in, the students student will turn in text individually or in groups, that discusses ethical views about design and technology

2) Group work presentations of self-initiated work with roots in the curriculum

Both examination 1. And 2. must be passed in the same semester in order to pass the course

Part 1) The exam result can be appealed.

Part 2) The exam result cannot be appealed.

No restrictions.

A grading scale of A (highest) to F (lowest) where A to E is a pass grade and F is a fail grade.

Part 1) One internal examiner.

Part 2) Two internal examiners. External examiners are used regurlarly.