The aim of the course is to prepare the student for the engineering role, which implies that the student should have acquired abilities to:

• Plan, collect and analyze data in order to identify customer needs, as a basis of sustainable development of new or existing products or services.
• Use and evaluate methods, tools and theories relevant for the course.
• Argue for choices made during the work, and reflect upon consequences based on these choices.
• Analyze and evaluate the work of other students.

The course includes theory and practice related to customer focused product development.

The teaching consists of lectures, seminars, of individual assignments and group assignments. Presentations are made by the students both orally and in writing. Attendance at compulsory sessions may be required. The course is project based, where students analyse and give recommendations on product improvements.

The course aims are examined via individual assignments, oral presentations, written reports and student attendance at compulsory sessions. To pass, the student must demonstrate that the course aims have been achieved. The grade may be affected by how compulsory tasks are conducted and presented.

Students must register for the courses themselves, or contact ETS educational administration eduets@ltu.se, not later than three days after the quarter commences. Failure to do so can result in the place being lost. This rule also applies to students with a guaranteed place.

Rickard Garvare

The course K7004N is equal to IEK204

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Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences

Study guidance for the course is to be found in our learning platform Canvas before the course starts. Students applying for single subject courses get more information in the Welcome letter. You will find the learning platform via My LTU.

by 17 Dec 2007

by Director of Undergraduate Studies Daniel Örtqvist, Department of Business Administration, Technology and Social Sciences 15 Feb 2018