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This 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 23rd of September to the 9th of December). Due to working across various time zones students should, on occasion, be prepared to participate in course activities outside normal working hours.
Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the nature of distributed design, be able to explain the concepts of distributed design engineering and discuss how the benefits and issues related to distributed design compare to those of co-located design.Students will be able to 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 and show how these tools and techniques can overcome issues relating to distributed design.Students will be able to 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 and show how appropriate technology can be used to overcome issues relating to distributed design.Students will develop key team working and distributed team working competencies through practice.Students will 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).Students will work as a team to form theories and arguments around contemporary case studies in the field of design.Students will develop presentation and debating skills embodied by the creation of clear, concise presentations and participate in debates and 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.
Euan Coutts
Lecturers are Dr Euan Coutts, Dr Andrew Wodehouse (University of Strathclyde) and Dr Hilary Grierson (University of Strathclyde)
Final presentation: 30%Final literature based report: 70%
Entry requirements: Adequate performance in assignments. GPA performance of at least 4.0 (B-) in PROD213 and at least 4.0 (B-) 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.
Domestic fee $761.00
International fee $3,188.00
* 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 .