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Objective

You will understand the significance of product development operations in commercial business activities. You will get basic understanding of product development that it is systematic work and process thinking and understanding. You will understand and know the phases of a product development process from a customer’s need to a product document. You will learn different project management tools and practices. You learn also how to use creative working methods in creation and problem solving. You will understand the meaning of immaterial rights and patents. You will develop your skills as a team member and also as a team leader of a product development team.

Engineering practice:
You can use appropriate methods in a product development process and develop complicated products, processes and systems.

Multidisciplinary competences:
You can make objective decisions of complicated technical and economical solutions.

Communication and team-working:
You can work as a team member in a productive way. You can do co-operation with your engineer colleagues and bring out your ideas on troubleshooting cases.

Content

Product development. Product development process. Product development projects. Creative working methods. Immaterial rights. Practice project which target is a product / system concept.

Qualifications

Basics of 3-D modeling and technical drawings, basic knowledge of material technology. You are able to make workshop- and assembly drawings.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate (1): You can identify the basic knowledge and terminology but can only sufficiently apply them to simple product development tasks.
- You can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company in adequate way
- You are familiar with the basic project management tools in adequate way

Satisfactory (2): You are familiar with the basic knowledge and terminology but can only satisfactorily apply them to product development tasks.
- You can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company in satisfactory way
- You are familiar with different types of product development processes and can describe their progress from a product idea to a finished product in the market in satisfactory way
- You are familiar with the basic project management tools in satisfactory way

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good (3): You master the essential knowledge and skills and can apply them to product development tasks:
- You can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company
- You are familiar with different types of product development processes and can describe their progress from a product idea to a finished product in the market
- You are familiar with the basic project management tools and can implement them in study projects
- You can use creative working methods in the innovation and solution of practical problems
- You can choose the right product protection methods of immaterial rights.

Very good (4): You master the essential knowledge and skills and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to product development tasks.
- You can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company
- You are familiar with different types of product development processes and can describe their progress from a product idea to a finished product in the market
- You are familiar with the basic project management tools and can implement them in study projects in very good level
- You can choose the right product protection methods of immaterial rights.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent (5): You master the essential knowledge and skills of the course and can apply the knowledge acquired in a critical and innovative manner to demanding product development tasks
- You can explain the significance of the product development and innovation process among the other processes in a company
- You are familiar with different types of product development processes and can describe their progress from a product idea to a finished product in the market in excellent way
- You are familiar with the basic project management tools and can implement them in study projects in excellent level
- You can choose the right product protection methods of immaterial rights.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

The approved course requires that:
- the team-specific training work has been completed with at least grade 1. The team project work is estimated on a grade scale of 0-5.
- the exam must be completed at least with a grade of 1.