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Tekninen luovuus ja tuotekehitys (V0037), 3 op
Basic information
| Course name: | Tekninen luovuus ja tuotekehitys Industrial Creativity |
| Course Winha code: | V0037 |
| Kurre acronym: | TeknLuov |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Type and level of course: | Professional studies |
| Year of study, semester or study period: | 4.year |
| Implementation: | Autumn semester, 1.period |
| Semester: | 0607 |
| Language of tuition: | Suomi |
| Teacher: | Veli-Pekka Lifländer |
| Final assessment: | Grading scale (0-5) |
Descriptions
Prerequisites
Basic technical and science education
Course contents (core content level)
Fundamentals of human creativity. Special features of technical creativity and problem solving. TRIZ approach to technical problems.
Patents and other methods to protect inventions.
Course contents (additional)
General methods of idea creation (Brain storming, Synectics etc.).
Methods and processes of product development.
Core content level learning outcomes (knowledge and understanding)
Key concepts of the TRIZ approach (problem modelling, technical and physical contradictions, hidden resources, ideal solution etc.).
Basic methods of idea creation. Sources of patent information.
Core content level learning outcomes (skills)
After completion of this course the student is able to model a technical problem and apply the TRIZ (contradiction-resource-ideal solution) approach to it. The student can also make a patent research on the topic by using the general patent information sources in the Internet.
Recommended reading
Kalevi Rantanen. TRIZ-menetelmän hyödyntäminen tuotekehityksen ajatusmallina, Metalliteollisuuden kustannus Oy 2002, ISBN 951-817-778-3
Teaching and learning strategies
Classroom teaching: 14 h
Laboratory exercises: 14 h
Network exercises: 22 h
Projects:
Self studies: 37 h
Exam: 3 h
Student?s individual workload: 90 h
Tuition in Finnish.
Teaching methods and student workload
Assessment weighting and grading
Problem modelling and TRIZ approach skills are tested in an examination in the middle of the course. Applying the TRIZ methods and patent research are tested in the lab and network exercises.
Related competences of the degree programme
communication, information and publishing processes and technologies
Information acquisition skills and adaptation of new knowledge