Semester

Semester 2, 2018

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An advanced course dealing with the theoretical foundations of innovation, design and new product development. Theory is linked to practice in multidisciplinary teams engaged in innovation and design simulations and case studies. Prerequisite: ENGGEN 303 with a grade of B or betterRestriction: ENGGEN 401, 405, 410, 701, MGMT 305

Further notes

This course will comprise two interrelated projects: (1) Innovation project for the first 8 weeks of the semester and (2) Product Dissection project, for the final 3 weeks. You will work in the same team of 4 for both projects.

In the Innovation project you will work as a team to identify an opportunity for a new product or service with an innovative technological core, based on the team’s own experience and ideas. Your project could be in any domain, according to your team’s interest and expertise, and the opportunity you identify. You will be expected to demonstrate that you have identified and researched an opportunity, developed a viable concept for a technological solution, and considered the main commercial implications of your idea. You will present your work as a verbal “pitch” and as a series of progressively-developed reports.

In the Product Dissection project you will investigate a complex design which already has a high level of maturity and complexity. You will disassemble an existing product and learn how to apply design modelling methods to understand and communicate it. You will learn how to analyse an existing design and identify opportunities for improvement
Lectures and independent reading will cover topics including innovation models, business models, creativity models, design for environment, inclusive design, product dissection, design modelling methodologies and design for assembly. Your understanding of this material will be assessed through a series of team assignments. There is no exam or written test for this course.

You will be guided through the projects during weekly tutorial/lab sessions to be held in MDLS 3/4.

Details are subject to change.

All students are expected to attend all scheduled lab sessions and contribute fairly to the team projects.

It is the responsibility of each team to raise any group work issues as early as possible, and if the issues cannot be resolved within the team, to bring those issues to the attention of the teaching staff in timely fashion.

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Students are urged to discuss privately any impairment-related requirements face-to-face and/or in written form with the course convenor/lecturer and/or tutor.

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The University of Auckland will not tolerate cheating, or assisting others to cheat, and views cheating in coursework as a serious academic offence. The work that a student submits for grading must be the student's own work, reflecting his or her learning. Where work from other sources is used, it must be properly acknowledged and referenced. This requirement also applies to sources on the world-wide web. A student's assessed work may be reviewed against electronic source material using computerised detection mechanisms. Upon reasonable request, students may be required to provide an electronic version of their work for computerised review.

All students enrolled at the University of Auckland are required to complete a compulsory Academic Integrity course, usually in their first semester/year of enrolment. The University of Auckland’s full guidelines on procedures and penalties for academic dishonesty are available here.

Based on previous years' feedback, the number of submissions has been reduced and students will be asked to work in the same team on both projects. The timing of submissions has also been changed to reduce the workload on this course around the time of the Final Year Project submissions and conferences.

Some changes have also been made to lecture content.