Product Design and Development

Code:

DLIT0050

Acronym:

DP

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Product Design and Development

Instance: 2022/2023 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Materials and Technological Processes Group
Course/CS Responsible:	Doctoral Program in Leaders for Technological Industries

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DLIT	0	Syllabus since 2009/10 - LTI	1	-	6	30	162
EAIEP	0	Syllabus since 2009/10	1	-	6	30	162

Teaching language

English

Objectives

Prepare students to develop skills to performe an advanced and integrated product development approach.

Learning outcomes and competences

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Not applied

Program

An overview of development processes and organizations;
Pproduct planning;
Identifying customers´needs;
Product specifications;
Materials and processes selection
Concept generation;
Concept testing;
Produt architecture;
Industrial design;
Robust design;
Design for manufaturing;
Prototyping;
Product development economics;
Managing product development projects.

Mandatory literature

Ulrich Karl T.; Product design and development. ISBN: 0-07-113742-4
Ashby Michael F.; Materials selection in mechanical design. ISBN: 0-7506-2727-1
Sullivan William G.; Engineering economy. ISBN: 0-13-148649-7
de Neufville R; Applied Systems Analysis: Engineering Planning and Technology Management, Mc-Graw-Hill, 1990

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures.  Group work. Execution of a prototype.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Trabalho prático ou de projeto	90,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	3,00
Estudo autónomo	40,00
Frequência das aulas	27,00
Trabalho de investigação	60,00
Trabalho escrito	38,00
Total:	168,00

Eligibility for exams

UP rules

Calculation formula of final grade

- 50% Team assignments;
- 40% Final project presentation and report (from which 50% goes to the prototype;
- 10% Team Presentations during the year

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not applicable

Internship work/project

Not applicable

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Not applicable

Classification improvement

Não aplicável