Integrated Product Design (H1031)
Integrated Product Design: Research, Theory and Practice
Module H1031
Module details for 2025/26.
15 credits
FHEQ Level 5
Pre-Requisite
Interaction Design 1
Module Outline
What is this module about?
· Why is this module interesting/relevant in today’s world?
Today’s world is facing unprecedented changes; the environment, demography, resources and economics. If, on one hand, the world is a better place than fifty years ago, there are challenges for which we do not yet have straight answers. As designers, we need the necessary research tools to face todays and future challenges. Research Methods for Product Design will provide you with the latest research tools in design thinking to empower you to face these challenges.
· Why is this module beneficial to students?
As a student, you will think critically about the challenges our world is facing from a designer perspective. You will be able to reflect upon past design philosophies, explore and exercise the most recent tools and strategies, and apply them in student projects.
· What is exciting about this module?
We will have the opportunity to collaborate with each other to co-create a better future. You will find and inclusive learning environment where everyone’s participation is welcome regardless of their background. Your participation in this module will contribute to dismantle physical and mental barriers by devising better interactive products.
· How does this module relate to career development? How might it be useful to an engineer in their future career?
The tools, strategies and outcomes will help you underpinning your future thinking as a designer and as a citizen of the world. They will guide you throughout your career as a designer and will help thinking inclusively when designing for others.
· How does this module relate to the rest of the course? What does it prepare a student for?
To foster the information and skills learned in previous years and in other modules you will work on a dedicated creative interactive project, which will enable you to apply the gained understanding, specify a specific problem and come up with creative design solutions.
Library
. Loewgren Jonas, Stolterman Erik (2007). Thoughtful interaction design. A design perspective on Information technology. MIT Press.
. Kortum, Philip (2008). HCI Beyond the GUI: Design for Haptic, Speech, Olfactory, and Other Nontraditional Interfaces. Morgan Kaufmann.
. Buxton, Bill (2007). Sketching User Experiences: Getting the Design Right and the Right Design. Morgan Kauffman.
. Laurel, Brenda (Ed.) (2003). Design Research. Methods and Perspectives. MIT Press.
A selection of relevant journals, papers, articles relevant to the Creative project will be provided additionally.
Module learning outcomes
Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of interaction design principles through the development of an interactive project and clear articulation of the interaction between the user and the product or system.
Apply research methods to inform the appropriate application and approaches to developing, designing and analysing interaction with products or systems.
Synthesize evaluation techniques and methods of product or system through user testing analysis to identify appropriate viability.
Create an interaction design concept for a specific problem and context, through evidence-based research to inform the design, appropriate research and analytical techniques and user test with appropriate prototyping techniques.
| Type | Timing | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | 100.00% | |
| Coursework components. Weighted as shown below. | ||
| Presentation | T2 Week 6 | 15.00% |
| Portfolio | T2 Week 11 | 35.00% |
| Presentation | T2 Week 11 | 15.00% |
| Portfolio | T2 Week 6 | 35.00% |
Timing
Submission deadlines may vary for different types of assignment/groups of students.
Weighting
Coursework components (if listed) total 100% of the overall coursework weighting value.
| Term | Method | Duration | Week pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Semester | Seminar | 2 hours | 11111111111 |
How to read the week pattern
The numbers indicate the weeks of the term and how many events take place each week.
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