Product Design Engineering 4: Social Responsibility
Unit code: HDPD324
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | 1 Semester |
| Contact hours | 48 Hours per Semester |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Prahran |
| Prerequisites | HD3D008 and HDPD224 |
Related course(s)
A unit of study in the Bachelor of Engineering (Product Design Engineering).
From Semester 1, 2013 this unit is replaced by HDPD325 design for Social Responsibility.
Aims and objectives
This unit aims to develop an understanding of user-centred design through the subject theme of ‘Social Responsibility’. The subject focuses on user-centred design for aged care, health care, childcare and users with disabilities or other special needs. Students will develop engineering communication and project management skills required for the entrepreneurial development of products. Product Design Engineering 4 will use industry initiated design projects to incorporate the engineering sciences of Design for Manufacture. The unit will also introduce CAD-based finite element analysis and prototyping systems.
At the completion of this unit students should be able to:
- Incorporate the engineering sciences of Design for Manufacture in project-based problem solving
- Apply Australian and International standards to user-centred design project
- Apply finite element analysis (FEA) principles to plastic and metal components to valid design solutions
- Apply appropriate material and manufacturing processes to product design
- Articulate plastic material properties, manufacturing processes and plastic part design
- Research and liaise with community user groups to achieve innovative solutions that address social need, changing demographics and the requirements of specific user groups
- Engage with retailers and producers to design, package, manufacture and market a saleable retail product.
Teaching methods
This unit will be conducted through project-based studio activities. These will include lectures, tutorials, and
Industrial visits, as required. They will be supported by research and project materials available online in the
Unit’s Blackboard site. Additional information will be disseminated via individual and group presentations at
research, conceptual and design outcome stages.
Industrial visits, as required. They will be supported by research and project materials available online in the
Unit’s Blackboard site. Additional information will be disseminated via individual and group presentations at
research, conceptual and design outcome stages.
Assessment
Assignments, Project(s), Critiques, Peer Discussions, Presentations and Folio
Assessment breakdown
* Design Studio - 50% of overall unit mark
* Social Responsibility – 15%
* FEA (Finite Element Analysis) - 15%
Assessment breakdown
* Design Studio - 50% of overall unit mark
* Social Responsibility – 15%
* FEA (Finite Element Analysis) - 15%
* SketchFest - 20%
Generic skills outcomes
Swinburne University works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession. Learners bring to Swinburne a diverse wealth of experiences and graduate with individual understandings, abilities and attitudes.
Within this context, HDPD324 Product Design Engineering 4 aims to provide students with the following attributes:
- Are entrepreneurial in contribution to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Are capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Operate effectively in work and community situations
- Are aware of environments in which they will be contributing.
Content
This unit is comprised of three delivery modes as follows.
1. Social responsibility
* User centred design;
* Ethical issues;
* Design for special needs
* Empowering cultures
* Design for social change
2. Design Studio
* Design for Manufacture;
* Engineering specifications, 3D CAD data, engineering drawings, assembly drawings, and ergonomic
analysis;
* Design for the manufacture and distribution of a limited volume product;
* Project planning and critical path analysis, research industrial processes, material selection, cost
analysis, break-even analysis, and application of manufacturing processes;
* Basic Marketing concepts, product life cycle, retailing, concepts of value-adding, packaging, distribution;
* Dimensional and tolerance analysis of plastic and metal assemblies;
* Analysis and application of ISO and Australian standards.
3. FEA (Finite element Analysis) CAD
* FEA CAD user interface and menus;
* Principles of finite element analysis using CAD data;
* Principles of CAD based thermal analysis;
* Apply principles to basic assemblies and components.
Learning and Teaching Activities
Students will be required to participate in a variety of activities, which may include:
* Project-based and self-directed activities;
* Individual and small-group problem-solving projects;
* Industrial visits;
* Contribution to tutorial discussions.
Preparation requirements
Studios and labs are working environments – students will be expected to attend for the scheduled duration of the class and use the time productively to further their design projects and participate in class activities.
Reading materials
Cook, HE 1997 Product Management, Chapman & Hall.
Datschefski, E 2001 The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products, Rotovision, Switzerland.
Forty, A 1992 Objects of Desire: Design and Society Since 1750, Thames & Hudson, London.
Hamilton, C 2003 Growth Fetish, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
Hamilton, C 2005 Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
Hollick, M 1993 An Introduction to Project Evaluation, Longman, Cheshire.
Papanek, V 1995 The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture, Thames & Hudson, London.
Samson, D 1995 Management for Engineers, Longman, Cheshire.
Wang, B 1997 Integrated Product, Process and Enterprise Design, Chapman & Hall.
Datschefski, E 2001 The Total Beauty of Sustainable Products, Rotovision, Switzerland.
Forty, A 1992 Objects of Desire: Design and Society Since 1750, Thames & Hudson, London.
Hamilton, C 2003 Growth Fetish, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
Hamilton, C 2005 Affluenza: When Too Much is Never Enough, Allen & Unwin, Crows Nest, NSW.
Hollick, M 1993 An Introduction to Project Evaluation, Longman, Cheshire.
Papanek, V 1995 The Green Imperative: Ecology and Ethics in Design and Architecture, Thames & Hudson, London.
Samson, D 1995 Management for Engineers, Longman, Cheshire.
Wang, B 1997 Integrated Product, Process and Enterprise Design, Chapman & Hall.
