Course title
Y02500273
Industrial Design Exercise 1

 HASHIDA Noriko
Middle-level Diploma Policy (mDP)
Program / Major mDP Goals
Department of Design Engineering D2 D2 目標に関連した情報を収集・分析した上で計画を立案し、適宜修正をしながら計画を遂行することができる。
Department of Design Engineering E E 情報技術に関する高度な専門知識やデジタル技術を含む他の専門分野の知識・技術を活用し、構想を具体化するとともに、実現に向けた取り組みを行うことができる。
Department of Design Engineering F F 必要な資料を作成し、それらを用いて関係する人々と円滑にコミュニケーションを図ることができる。
Purpose of class
Industrial design is related to everything used in society and daily life. In the past, products that met required quality standards such as functionality and safety were accepted to a certain extent in the market. However, in recent years, this alone is no longer sufficient, and manufacturing that fits people’s values has become necessary. Emotional design is important as a form of attractive manufacturing that aligns with these values. In addition, requirements placed on manufacturing—such as the SDGs—are wide-ranging and becoming increasingly complex. In this course, students will acquire the abilities required of design professionals, including developers: the ability to identify issues, the design philosophy to materialize them, and methods for creating attractive designs.
Course description
In this practicum, students will build on the content of courses they have previously taken and learn design practice more broadly through the given themes. The themes mainly focus on proposing tangible products. In the first half, students will work on furniture design, creating a chair that satisfies certain conditions while demonstrating originality and sufficient load-bearing capacity. In the second half, students will propose an industrial product design and realize it in concrete form. In both phases, students will identify issues based on social contexts, discover their own design challenges, define target users and usage scenarios, develop a design concept, and materialize their designs through sketches and 3D CAD.
Goals and objectives
  1. Ability to identify issues and set design challenges based on social contexts
  2. Ability to define target users and usage scenarios, and clarify the key points that should be reflected in the design
  3. Ability to propose attractive designs with sound technical justification, and to create clear, well-structured, and visually appealing presentation sheets
Relationship between 'Goals and Objectives' and 'Course Outcomes'

 Midterm Presentation Final Presentation and Critique Total.
1. 10% 30% 40%
2. 10% 20% 30%
3. 10% 20% 30%
Total. 30% 70% -
Evaluation method and criteria
Evaluation of deliverables at each step: 50%
Evaluation of the final outcome (presentation and model): 50%
Students who are absent five times or more will not receive course credit.
By meeting the attendance requirements, completing assignments at each step, and submitting the final outcomes, students will be guaranteed a minimum score of 60 points.
Language
Japanese
Class schedule

 Class schedule HW assignments (Including preparation and review of the class.) Amount of Time Required
1. Orientation: Theme 1
Lecture on project workflow and assignments 		Idea generation: exploring proposal directions from a broad theme 120minutes
2. Idea Development
Background research and target setting
Clarification of objectives 		20 idea sketches 240minutes
3. Idea Evaluation and Selection 20 idea sketches 240minutes
4. Midterm Presentation 10 idea sketches and a rough model 240minutes
5. Proposal Development
Idea expansion 		Creation of presentation materials and model 360minutes
6. Presentation Guidance Creation of presentation materials and model 360minutes
7. Final Presentation and Critique
8. Orientation: Theme 2
Lecture on project workflow and assignments 		Idea generation: exploring proposal directions from a broad theme 120minutes
9. Idea Development
Background research and target setting
Clarification of objectives 		20 idea sketches 240minutes
10. Idea Evaluation and Selection 20 idea sketches 240minutes
11. Midterm Presentation 10 idea sketches and a rough model 240minutes
12. Proposal Development
Idea expansion 		Creation of presentation materials and model 360minutes
13. Presentation Guidance Creation of presentation materials and model 360minutes
14. Final Presentation and Critique
Total. - - 3120minutes
Feedback on exams, assignments, etc.
ways of feedback specific contents about "Other"
授業内と授業外でフィードバックを行います。
Textbooks and reference materials
Materials will be distributed as needed.
Prerequisites
For pre-class preparation, students are expected to review case studies of industrial product development through online resources, revisit 3D CAD skills, and reflect on issues identified in the second-year product design practicum.
Office hours and How to contact professors for questions
  • Questions will be accepted via email.
Regionally-oriented
Non-regionally-oriented course
Development of social and professional independence
  • Course that cultivates an ability for utilizing knowledge
  • Course that cultivates a basic interpersonal skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic self-management skills
  • Course that cultivates a basic problem-solving skills
Active-learning course
Most classes are interactive
Course by professor with work experience
Work experience Work experience and relevance to the course content if applicable
Applicable The instructor has professional experience in product design and engineering in industry, and is able to objectively evaluate the attractiveness of student work, as well as carefully assess its manufacturability and potential issues in actual use.
Education related SDGs:the Sustainable Development Goals
  • 3.GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
  • 4.QUALITY EDUCATION
  • 8.DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
  • 9.INDUSTRY, INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
  • 12.RESPONSIBLE CONSUMPTION & PRODUCTION
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