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PROD387 - 20X Global DesignThis course aims to prepare students with the knowledge, skills and experience to become competent members of globally distributed design teams. This course will involve a multidisciplinary, trans-global design project conducted by student groups formed from several universities around the world; the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, City University of London in the United Kingdom, Turku University of Applied Sciences in Finland, the University of Malta in Malta and the University of Strathclyde in the United Kingdom (tentative roster of participating universities, while key partners have confirmed several others awaiting confirmation). Additionally students will be from a mix of different disciplines. It will introduce students to the tools and practices necessary to collaborate in an asynchronous, distributed environment. It consists of a series of tasks which will highlight the issues of communicating, sharing and storing design information adequately when operating in a contemporary distributed design project.It should be noted that the timeline for this course is distinct from the conventional semester two timetable, the course will run from approximately the 21st September to the 7th of December 2020). Due to working across various time zones students should, on occasion, be prepared to participate in course activities outside normal working hours. The module covers the nature of distributed design through a combination of lecture material and project work:Week 01 (Course commences on approx. 21st September [week 09 of standard UC semester 02 timetable]): Introduction to course.Week 02: (approx. 28th September [week 10 of standard UC semester 02 timetable]): Organisation.Week 03 – Week 11 (approx. 5th of November to 30th November): Distributed design project (including an interim presentation in week 7).Week 10 (approx. 23rd November): Final presentation of design solution.Week 11: consolidation.Week 12 (approx. 7th December): Final report deadline.Due to the nature of the class there will be a sequence of recorded lectures made available to the students for viewing and study on a weekly basis at a time slot to be determined. Topics will include: • Benefits and issues relating to distributed design.• Organisation related to distributed design and its relation to design methodologies.• Extended supply chains (design and manufacture).• Distributed team structures.• Management of activities, information, communication, resources and data at different levels.• Distributed design case studies; design to manufacture, distributed design expertise, different distributed design scenarios, e.g. cross-site, cross-company, national and international.Due to operating across various time zones and various semester schedules contact time will be a mix of recorded lecture based content and class activities, a key challenge of the course is accommodating these subtleties. Prospective students should also be aware of the unique timeline of the class, commencing and finishing later than other semester 2 classes at UC.
1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of distributed design. Be able to explain the concepts of distributed design engineering. Discuss how the benefits and issues related to distributed design compare to those of co-located design.2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the management of distributed design projects. Describe management tools and techniques for successfully managing distributed design. Apply these tools and techniques to carry out distributed design project work. Show how these tools and techniques can overcome issues relating to distributed design.3. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how technology can effectively support distributed design activity. Describe appropriate technology and how it can be used to support distributed design. Apply the use of technology to successfully carry out distributed design project work. Show how appropriate technology can be used to overcome issues relating to distributed design.4. Develop key team working and distributed team working competencies through practice.5. Develop literature based research skills to inform knowledge of contemporary societal aspects of the design profession and various points of view thereon (this may complement other projects).6. Work as a team to form theories and arguments around contemporary case studies in the field of design.7. Develop presentation and debating skills embodied by the creation of clear, concise presentations and participate in debates. Generate theories and arguments around contemporary case studies. Such an objective will facilitate cultural and societal competence in a chosen discipline or career.
Subject to the approval of the Head of School.
For further information see School of Product Design Head of Department
Relation to Other Courses:This is a special optional course for students undertaking the IPD major in the School of Product Design within the Bachelor of Product Design degree. This course will meet the credit requirement for either of the technical electives (200- or 300- level plus) required for the IPD major.May provide useful support to other courses where professional skills in product design projects are a constituent element.Course Requirements: Adequate performance in assignments. GPA performance of at least 4.0 in PROD213 and at least 4.0 in PROD101.As this is a special optional course enrolment is capped at 6 students, should prioritisation be required this will be conducted on the basis of GPA in courses completed to date and consultation with academic staff.Workload:A series of contact hours with locally based staff, participation in synchronous and asynchronous lecture material; watching recorded lectures, participating in online exchanges (including presentations) and completion of all assessments. There will be presentations and dedicated design practice work contained therein along with self-directed work upon the distributed design task. Weekly timeslots will be determined as a part of the task being undertaken and in consultation with class staff.
Domestic fee $777.00
International fee $3,375.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see School of Product Design .