Global Design

Overview

This unit elevates students’ product design and engineering skills to a professional level by using project management skills, product detailing and professional communication through product design projects in a context of ‘Global Design’ via international collaborative work. This is achieved by applying; design/engineering skills gained throughout the course to product design solutions, business and project management skills, and use of Australian and international standards to detail products to a professional level.

Unit learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

1. Collaborate with industry partners and research organizations to develop an innovative product (K5, K6, S4, A1, A2, A4, A5)
2. Investigate the latest available materials and manufacturing technologies to develop a project outcome which references customer needs, ergonomics, literature, market evaluation and existing products (K1, K2, K3, K4, A1)
3. Communicate the development process, and validity of resulting product design (K2, A2)
4. Integrate knowledge and skills acquired during the course in a design context (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6, S1, S2, S3, S4, A2)
5. Utilise new technology or processes that integrate mechanical engineering solutions into a design solution (K3, S3)

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Assessment

Content

• Practical applications of the engineering sciences of ‘Human Factors’
• Applications of advanced technology in the manufacturing industry
• Concept development and design methodology, innovative idea generation techniques
• Design for recycling and ecologically sustainable products
• Benchmarking, design for quality, concurrent engineering
• Use of computer methods for efficient product and tooling design
• Design and detailing of plastic components to AS1100 engineering drawing standards
• FEA of component assemblies
• Evaluation of rapid prototyping systems
• Problem solving methodology