Module Leader
Dr Celine Mougenot
c.mougenot@imperial.ac.uk
Professor Rafael Calvo
r.calvo@imperial.ac.uk
This module aims to develop students’ competence and self-confidence in the key elements of creative human centred design engineering tools and process. Students will also learn and develop design engineering communication techniques; including design drawing, engineering drawing, 3D computer aided design, 2D digital graphics and oral presentation. These two elements combine in a substantial structured design engineering project which involves both individual and team based activity. Student confidence and ability to work autonomously is developed through the requirement to investigate and define a human centred design engineering opportunity/problem area, establish meaningful links with users and stakeholders for information gathering and validation and manage the overall project process to deliver a complete set of outcomes in submissions, presentation and an exhibition of work.
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this module, students will be better able to:
- Interpret human factors contexts within a human-centered design approach
- Demonstrate design engineering process methodologies and how they are used in human-centered design approach
- Apply a range of design engineering tools and methods within categories of design process and types of design communication
- Plan and create lo-fi and hi-fi prototyping to explore, test and validate human factors based project concepts
- Collate design engineering project outcomes in effective communications materials
- Conduct effective contributions to team based design engineering activities
Description of Content
Design Engineering process/mindsets:
Agile process
Systems thinking
Service Design
Value propositions
Interfaces
Creative methods
Design engineering tools:
Scenarios/Journey maps
Business Model Canvas
Project planning
Design Communication:
Design sketching
Engineering drawing to BS888
3D Computer Aided Design
2D Graphics software
Design presentations/pitching
Prototyping:
Lo-fi prototyping
Prototyping
Human Factors:
Human abilities and limitations
Conceptual and mental models
Decision making and DSS
Human error and prediction
User Centred Design/Human Centred Design
Anthropometrics
Mental Models
Needfinding
User testing
Branding:
Brand models
Contact us
Dyson School of Design Engineering
Imperial College London
25 Exhibition Road
South Kensington
London
SW7 2DB
design.engineering@imperial.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7594 8888