Program Overview

Course Overview

The course TPD4169, Design for Industrialization, is a 7.5-credit course offered at the second degree level. It is scheduled to start in the autumn of 2025 and will run for one semester. The language of instruction is English and Norwegian, and the course will be held in Trondheim.

Course Content

The course focuses on projects where students work with design, detailing, and completion of basic products for industrial production. Students will explore how various factors such as joints, fasteners, materials, production processes, and surface treatment affect aesthetics, form, function, manufacturability, production cost, and sustainability. The course utilizes 3D modeling and prototyping (3D printing) as essential tools.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge

• Experience with detailing of products.
• Understanding of the importance of details for industrial produced product's overall design.

Skills

• Ability to work with 3D modeling and prototyping at a detailed level.

General Qualifications

• Developed appreciation for the industrial designer's influence and responsibility in the detailing phase.

Learning Methods and Activities

The course includes lectures, project work with feedback sessions, assignments, and model making. Attendance at lectures is required.

Evaluation

Project assignments are used for evaluation, which include a verbal presentation of the results. For a re-take of an examination, all assessments during the course must be re-taken. If failed, students are allowed to submit a new or revised exam the following semester.

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required, specifically Industrial Design Engineering (MTDESIG).

Recommended Previous Knowledge

Recommended courses include TPD4100 Design 1 - Introduction, TPD4102 Design 2 - Composition, TPD4121 Design 3 - Use, TPD4127 Design 4 - Production and Materials, TPD4111 Aesthetics 1: Composition and Space, TPD4112 Aesthetics 2: Composition and rhythm, TPD4113 Aesthetics 3: Complex Composition, and TPD4144 Design 6 - Futures, or similar knowledge.

Required Previous Knowledge

The course is limited to students of Industrial Design. It is assumed that students can use Fusion 360, SolidWorks, or an equivalent CAD program.

Course Materials

Course materials will be announced at the start of the semester.

Subject Areas

• Product Design Engineering - Integrated Product Development
• Design Methodology
• Product Design
• Materials and Processes
• Aesthetic Studies

Examination

The examination arrangement is work, with a weighting of 100/100. The ordinary examination is scheduled for autumn 2025, and the re-sit examination is scheduled for spring 2026. Both examinations are one semester in duration and use the Inspera Assessment exam system.