Lifestyle collection design
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KH14BALS22 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 8.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Savola, Esa |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the course, students will be competent in:
• creating a product collection for a chosen lifestyle group.
• gathering consumer information and analysing and applying it to their own designing work.
• interpreting the latest trends in their own designing work.
• making a project plan and final evaluation of it.
• presenting their own ideas visually.
• working on teams.
• choosing an efficient and appropriate way of producing a product.
Student's Workload
• Lectures
• Supervised assignments
• Project work on teams: 128 h
• Independent study: 80 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
No previous studies are required.
Contents
• Conceptualization (defining user groups, methods of gathering consumer information, the aspect of experience, designing based on need, collection-oriented thinking, presentation technology, functionality, usability)
• Emotional designing
• Creating an appearance for a collection that visually and substantively coherent
• Working on designing teams
• Production designing
• Working with prototypes and making sales products or having them made
• Pricing
Recommended or Required Reading
Johnsson Raoul: Käsityöyrityksen tuotanto.1999
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
• Lectures
• Group work
• Assignments
• Independent study
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
Assessment comprises the following:
• Participation
• Assignments
• Project work
• Examination
Examination: 10 %
Participation in group work: 60 %
Assignments and portfolio: 30 %
Further Information
The sales ranges will be introduced at the consumers’ trade fair. The planning of the trade fair is integrated into the project.
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