Program Overview

Course Overview

The course MF2085 Innovation- and Product Development Processes is a 6.0 credit course that aims to make students familiar with process models and systematic working methods used in innovation and product development.

Course Description

The purpose of this course is to provide a deeper understanding of how these models and working methods are used in a number of critical situations in innovation and product development. Examples of such critical situations are when an organization wants to improve both its efficiency and its ability to innovate, when the demands of the outside world change drastically or the value that a product company offers its customers contains both products and services and constitutes complex sociotechnical systems.

Information per Course Offering

• Termin: Spring 2026
• Start: 13 Jan 2026
• Duration: 13 Jan 2026 - 1 Jun 2026
• Periods: Spring 2026: P3 (3 hp), P4 (3 hp)
• Pace of study: 17%
• Application code: 60500
• Form of study: Normal Daytime
• Language of instruction: English
• Number of places: Min: 5
• Target group: No information inserted
• Part of programme:
  • Master's Programme, Integrated Product Design, year 1, IPDE, Mandatory
  • Master's Programme, Mechatronics, year 1
  • Master's Programme, Machine Design, year 1

Course Syllabus

The course syllabus is available in an accessible format on this page.

Content and Learning Outcomes

Course Contents

• Different theories and frameworks for innovation and product development processes, such as NPD stage gate, agile development, design thinking, Lean start-up, circular economy
• Systematic methods that are used in different phases of innovation and product development processes, e.g., user involvement, creativity methods, analysis of product and service value, launch and sales of innovation
• Principles and tools for the analysis of innovation and product development processes
• Integration mechanisms in innovation and product development processes, e.g., roles and functions, group dynamics, visualization and management by objectives
• Project work with a focus on evaluation and design of innovation and product development processes in an organization

Intended Learning Outcomes

After passing the course, the students should be able to:

• Describe how theory related to innovation and product development processes have been developed over time
• Explain and compare what characterizes different innovation and product development processes and how individuals and groups are influenced
• Use systematic methods that are used in different phases of the innovation and product development process
• Analyze advantages and disadvantages when it comes to the use of different systematic methods in a number of critical situations in innovation and product development processes
• Analyze and design innovation and product development processes
• Evaluate innovation and product development processes in order to analyze the effects of different designs of innovation and product development processes
• Analyze critical integration mechanisms in innovation and product development processes and their usability for different purposes

Literature and Preparations

Specific Prerequisites

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or the equivalent.

Literature

Information about course literature can be found in the course memo for the course offering or in the course room in Canvas.

Examination and Completion

Grading Scale

A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Examination

• PROA - Project, 3.0 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F
• SEMA - Seminars, 1.5 credits, grading scale: P, F
• TENA - Home exam, 1.5 credits, grading scale: A, B, C, D, E, FX, F

Further Information

Course Room in Canvas

Registered students find further information about the implementation of the course in the course room in Canvas.

Offered by

ITM/Integrated Product Development and Design

Main Field of Study

Mechanical Engineering

Education Cycle

Second cycle

Supplementary Information

The course is available for exchange students with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Mechanical Engineering or corresponding.