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Product development and design

Semestre 1 · 47585 · Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Industriale Meccanica · 6CFU · EN


The course provides insights into the new trends in product development and design.
First, students will be guided in the adoption of a managerial view to understand how to structure an innovation process and how to incorporate the Voice of the Customer (VOC) in new product development decisions. Furthermore, they will learn how to investigate the patterns of consumer decision making through market research, thus better understanding the utility and desirability of new products.
Second, they will be able to understand an engineering view of designing industrial products. Here, students will learn best practices in generation of new product concepts and their subsequent evaluation, which will take place by means of state-of-the-art systems and methods.

Docenti: Yuri Borgianni

Ore didattica frontale: 32
Ore di laboratorio: 24
Obbligo di frequenza: Not mandatory, but highly recommended

Argomenti dell'insegnamento
- Product innovation - New product development processes - Voice of the Customer - Conjoint Analysis - Quality Function Deployment - Forecasting techniques for new products - Engineering design cycles - Product planning and specifications - Conceptual design - Design creativity and assessment thereof - Human-product interaction - User Experience - Eye-tracking in design research

Modalità di insegnamento
Frontal lectures, exercises, laboratory and experimental activities

Obiettivi formativi
Intended Learning Outcomes (ILO) Knowledge and understanding Students should acquire the knowledge and the understanding of: • New product development process and related concepts • Essential tools and methods for customer involvement in new product development • Tools and approaches for market research in new product development • Engineering design cycles • Creative conceptual design • User Experience in engineering and product design • Systems to test human-product interaction Applying knowledge and understanding • Ability to frame a product development process and its governance structure • Ability to apply the Quality Function Deployment tool to a simple product • Ability to properly design a Conjoint Analysis • Ability to understand the main drivers behind product development and design • Ability to meditate about concepts instead of rushing to solutions • Ability to identify the main elements to be tested to allow the appraisal of design ideas and new products • Ability to organize tests aimed to evaluate people’s experience with new products Making judgements • Ability to transfer the knowledge and methods learned to real practical applications thanks to groupworks, exercises and simulation of experimental activities within product development and design Communication skills • Ability to prepare, conduct and join interactive discussions in class • Ability to structure, prepare, and present arguments related to product development and design Ability to learn • Ability to autonomously extend the knowledge acquired during the study course by reading and understanding

Obiettivi formativi e risultati di apprendimento (ulteriori info.)
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Modalità d'esame
Written exam to verify the understanding of the contents and practical activities shown during the two modules. The duration of the written exam is 3 hours.

Criteri di valutazione
The mark is calculated as the average between the scores achieved in each single module. The following criteria are taken into consideration for the assignment of the marks: • Ability to accurately illustrate concepts about the topics of the course • Clarity of answers • Mastery of specialistic terminology

Bibliografia obbligatoria

Lecture notes and documents for exercises will be available on the Microsoft Teams of the course.



Bibliografia facoltativa

Books and articles will be possibly suggested by the lecturers during the course.



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Obiettivi di sviluppo sostenibile
Questa attività didattica contribuisce al raggiungimento dei seguenti Obiettivi di Sviluppo sostenibile.

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Modules

Semestre 1 · 47585A · Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Industriale Meccanica · 3CFU · EN

Module A — Product Development

The course provides insights into the new trends in product development and design.
First, students will be guided in the adoption of a managerial view to understand how to structure an innovation process and how to incorporate the Voice of the Customer (VOC) in new product development decisions. Furthermore, they will learn how to investigate the patterns of consumer decision making through market research, thus better understanding the utility and desirability of new products.
Second, they will be able to understand an engineering view of designing industrial products. Here, students will learn best practices in generation of new product concepts and their subsequent evaluation, which will take place by means of state-of-the-art systems and methods.

Docenti: Margherita Molinaro

Ore didattica frontale: 16
Ore di laboratorio: 12

Argomenti dell'insegnamento
Customer-oriented product development • New product development process: history and phases • Portfolio management framework • From customer needs to product characteristics: the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) • Open innovation and crowdsourcing Market research for new products • Survey-based market research: the Conjoint Analysis • Forecasting new products: techniques and strategies • The role of crowdfunding

Modalità di insegnamento
Frontal lectures and exercises

Bibliografia obbligatoria

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Bibliografia facoltativa

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Semestre 1 · 47585B · Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Industriale Meccanica · 3CFU · EN

Module B — Engineering and Product Design

The course provides insights into the new trends in product development and design.
First, students will be guided in the adoption of a managerial view to understand how to structure an innovation process and how to incorporate the Voice of the Customer (VOC) in new product development decisions. Furthermore, they will learn how to investigate the patterns of consumer decision making through market research, thus better understanding the utility and desirability of new products.
Second, they will be able to understand an engineering view of designing industrial products. Here, students will learn best practices in generation of new product concepts and their subsequent evaluation, which will take place by means of state-of-the-art systems and methods

Docenti: Yuri Borgianni, Aurora Berni

Ore didattica frontale: 16
Ore di laboratorio: 12

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