1. DESIGN PROCESSES
Product development models and strategies
Design process modelling and management
Product innovation engineering
Industrial design
2. DESIGN THEORY AND RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Researching of designs and design methods
Design theories and approaches
The role of design in the future
World class methods, products, societal welfare
3. DESIGN ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT
Organisational understanding of product development
Design of organisational processes
Design of workspaces to manage product development
Market and business implications
Design practice: Best practice, industry practice (cases)
4. PRODUCT AND SYSTEMS DESIGN
Product and system modelling
Product architectures, structural complexity
Platform design, modularisation, product family design
Product service engineering
Systems design (incl. mechatronics and mechanisms)
Intelligence-based design
5. DESIGN METHODS AND TOOLS
Design tactics and methods
Requirement management, user orientation, user integration
Evaluation and decision
Modelling and simulation methods
Usage and integration of supportive technologies
6. DESIGN FOR X, DESIGN TO X
DfX (for lifecycle) – Manufacturing, assembly, testing, use, recycling etc.
DtX (to properties) – Cost, time, quality, flexibility, etc.
DfS – Sustainability (Ecodesign), design for social sustainability
7. DESIGN INFORMATION AND KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge intensive design
Design knowledge and collaboration
Representation of design information
8. HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN DESIGN
Designers´ thinking, motivations and skills
Creativity and innovative thinking
Teamwork in design
Collaborative and participatory design
Design communication
Design for emotion and experience
9. DESIGN EDUCATION
Teaching examples and experiments
Education experiences, plans and visions
Training in engineering design (academic and industrial)