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ME50306: Creativity and design for innovation

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2013/4
Follow this link for further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Follow this link for further information on credits Credits: 6
Follow this link for further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Follow this link for further information on period slots Period: Semester 1
Follow this link for further information on unit assessment Assessment: CW 100%
Follow this link for further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: ME50306 Mandatory Extra Work (where allowed by programme regulations)
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Follow this link for further information on unit content Description: Aims:
To familiarise the student with the role of design and creativity in innovation. To study the practical application of a number of tools and techniques for creativity and advanced design methods for innovation.

Learning Outcomes:
On successful completion of this unit the student will be able to:
* Describe the relationship between creativity, design and innovation.
* Discuss the conflicting drivers of modern design and innovation.
* Describe some of the underlying principles of creativity from psychology and other disciplines.
* Describe the role that product design discipline plays in delivering innovation to the market.
* Discuss some of the methods and approaches from product design that are used in industry to deliver innovation.
* Select and apply appropriate creative methods for technical problems.

Skills:
Building skills to deliver or manage innovation by having the ability to:
* apply the fundamental principles of creativity;
* select and apply methods from product design to improve the performance of existing systems and create new systems.

Content:
The unit introduces: the relationships between design, creativity and innovation and several advanced design methods for innovation.
Taught content includes: theories and current research on creativity in design; user-centred design and product styling; Technology Readiness Levels and Rapid Product Development.
A number of idea-to-innovation case studies are presented, in order to demonstrate the links between creativity, design and innovation.
A hands-on design-innovation activity is run to learn how to select and apply appropriate creative methods to solve technical problems. The main assessment involves writing a critical essay linking a tool, technique or approach to an industrial innovation context.
Follow this link for further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

ME50306 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

School of Management
  • TXXX-AFM13 : MSc Innovation and Technology Management (Full-time)

Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2013/14 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2014/15 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2013/14.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.