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Core Module Information
Module title: Product Design Studio 4
SCQF level: 09:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10
Module code: DES09115
Module leader: Trent Jennings
School School of Arts and Creative Industries
Subject area group: Art Design and Photography
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added
Description of module content:

On this module you will explore the relationship between design and international mass production processes and the limitations and opportunities these give to the design process. You will examine the economics and branding of international trade and manufacture and its affect on the local design and retail community. In this context, you will investigate the balances and trade-offs inherent in sustainable product design and manufacture.
Learning Outcomes for module:

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Apply knowledge of contemporary and speculative design practices to interpret precedent and consumer behaviour.

LO2: Propose and produce imaginative design responses to thoroughly researched, self-initiated briefs.

LO3: Construct and illustrate inventive and original design proposals through appropriate visual and physical modelling methods.

LO4: Implement and manage a design project, demonstrating the ability to determine priorities and formulate effective design briefs.

LO5: Critically reflect on and evaluate the design process through professional visual, verbal, and group critique presentations.
Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2025/6, Trimester 2, In Person, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: In Person
Location of delivery: MERCHISTON
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Trent Jennings
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)NESH Description
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 24 In class sessions you will explore the ideas presented in the talks by tutors further through interactive practical tasks, discussion and reflection.
Online Guided independent study 140 You will be provided with starting points for reading and resources to guide your independent study as you explore course content and work to complete coursework assignments outside of scheduled class time.
Face To Face Practical classes and workshops 24 You will meet with your peer-learning group of classmates to discuss and support each other with your learning on the module, and to work together on practical coursework assignments.
Face To Face Lecture 12 Through each interactive talk, tutors will introduce you to key ideas, ways of thinking, and practical processes, which you will explore further through assigned coursework tasks, group discussion and independent study.
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words Description
Portfolio 100 1~2~3~4~5 Exam Period , WORDS= Portfolio Summative assessment will take place through a single submission of a portfolio of work in week 14. This submission will constitute 100% of your summative module grade. The portfolio will present each of the tasks you have undertaken throughout the module. These might include, for example: a process book documenting design activities carried out during the module; a A2 sized poster (in portrait) that represents your product(s), a public facing exhibition that showcases your design project and a one-minute video that explains how the product works. The portfolio must demonstrate a clear process of the project. Portfolios will be assessed based on their overall demonstration of achievement of module learning outcomes, rather than solely on specific attributes of individual tasks. In this way the portfolio submission will allow you to present a personalised account of your engagement and activity throughout the module in order to demonstrate that you have achieved the learning outcomes for the module.
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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Product Design Studio 4
 

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