Product and Service Design

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Curriculum(s) for 2021 - Product and Service Design (30811)

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Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
10592781 \| LABORATORY OF AESTHETICS [SPS/08, M-FIL/04] [ENG]	1st	1st	9
Educational objectives CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL STUDIES (3 CFU SPS / 08) clarify the relationship of the design project with the processes of creative activity and cultural consumption.
AESTHETICS [SPS/08] [ENG]	1st	1st	3
Educational objectives CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL STUDIES (3 CFU SPS / 08) clarify the relationship of the design project with the processes of creative activity and cultural consumption.
CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL STUDIES [M-FIL/04] [ENG]	1st	1st	6
Educational objectives The LAB. of AESTHETICS pursues the following aims of: a) increasing the ability to analyze design products in relation to operational and usage contexts, ways of perception, relationships between technique and manual skills, between design, taste, consumption; b) to increase the control of their professional and research tasks in view of a multidisciplinary approach to the project. Through lectures, visits, meetings with personalities out of the academic world, experiments, this LAB. intends to train students in the comprehension of complex texts using specialized languages of philosophical, historical and contemporary aesthetics, as well as of theories of perception and the arts. AESTHETICS (6CFU M-FIL- / 04) will specifically focus on providing students with an updated map of the relationships between the disciplines of design and contemporary aesthetics; CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL STUDIES (3 CFU SPS / 08) clarify the relationship of the design project with the processes of creative activity and cultural consumption.
10592782 \| LABORATORY OF MECHANICS [ICAR/13, ICAR/08] [ENG]	1st	1st	9
Educational objectives The aims of the LAB. of MECHANICS are: a) to deepening the knowledge about the kinematic, static and mechanical functioning of objects of various shapes and structures with particular reference to the modelling of the “deformable continuous” to the elastic and elastic-plastic behaviour; b) to acquire the knowledge of the appropriate models for the analysis of the continuous and the fundamental methods of solving the elastic problem even in complex forms (eg slabs, plates, shells), in relation with the aims of the product design; c) provide the basic elements to form the critical capability to evaluate a structural pre-feasibility of the product, selecting some types of reference that can be referred to mono, bi- and tri-dimensional models. To attend to the course is required the basic knowledge of the mechanics principles of rigid bodies. The Course is divided in two modules: THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS (6CFU - ICAR / 08) is dedicated to the study of the principles for the analysis and mechanical design of physical artefacts. DESIGN FOR APPLIED MECHANICS (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of the principles and process of definition / analysis of a physical artefact.
THEORETICAL AND APPLIED MECHANICS [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	1st	3
Educational objectives DESIGN FOR APPLIED MECHANICS (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of the principles and process of definition / analysis of a physical artefact.
DESIGN FOR APPLIED MECHANICS [ICAR/08] [ENG]	1st	1st	6
Educational objectives DESIGN FOR APPLIED MECHANICS (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of the principles and process of definition / analysis of a physical artefact.
10592783 \| LABORATORY OF PRODUCT REPRESENTATION [ICAR/13, ICAR/17] [ENG]	1st	1st	9
Educational objectives The LAB: of PRODUCT REPRESENTATION is aimed at transferring to students the skills and abilities needed to describe and accurately communicate the configurations of objects as geometrical figures, realistic representations and models, in 2-D and 3-D, physical or digital. The goal is to be able to understand the geometric, modular and measurement structures that govern the shapes using the tools of digital drawing (from data acquisition, to reverse modelling, reverse engineering, to virtual prototyping). The course is organized in lectures and experiments, according to the different contents, as theoretical, methodological, technical and operational ones. The Course is divided in two modules: PRODUCT REPRESENTATION (6CFU - ICAR / 17), dedicated to the understanding the geometries and volumes in space, to the analysis of the main 3D construction methods, to the representation of the product. COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of three-dimensional modelling principles according to the parametric design approaches and methods.
PRODUCT REPRESENTATION [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	1st	3
Educational objectives The LAB: of PRODUCT REPRESENTATION is aimed at transferring to students the skills and abilities needed to describe and accurately communicate the configurations of objects as geometrical figures, realistic representations and models, in 2-D and 3-D, physical or digital. The goal is to be able to understand the geometric, modular and measurement structures that govern the shapes using the tools of digital drawing (from data acquisition, to reverse modelling, reverse engineering, to virtual prototyping). The course is organized in lectures and experiments, according to the different contents, as theoretical, methodological, technical and operational ones. The Course is divided in two modules: PRODUCT REPRESENTATION (6CFU - ICAR / 17), dedicated to the understanding the geometries and volumes in space, to the analysis of the main 3D construction methods, to the representation of the product. COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of three-dimensional modelling principles according to the parametric design approaches and methods.
COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN [ICAR/17] [ENG]	1st	1st	6
Educational objectives The LAB: of PRODUCT REPRESENTATION is aimed at transferring to students the skills and abilities needed to describe and accurately communicate the configurations of objects as geometrical figures, realistic representations and models, in 2-D and 3-D, physical or digital. The goal is to be able to understand the geometric, modular and measurement structures that govern the shapes using the tools of digital drawing (from data acquisition, to reverse modelling, reverse engineering, to virtual prototyping). The course is organized in lectures and experiments, according to the different contents, as theoretical, methodological, technical and operational ones. The Course is divided in two modules: PRODUCT REPRESENTATION (6CFU - ICAR / 17), dedicated to the understanding the geometries and volumes in space, to the analysis of the main 3D construction methods, to the representation of the product. COMPUTATIONAL DESIGN (3CFU - ICAR / 13), dedicated to the experimental application of three-dimensional modelling principles according to the parametric design approaches and methods.
10592784 \| LABORATORY OF SMART OBJECTS [ICAR/13, ING-INF/05] [ENG]	1st	1st	9
Educational objectives The LAB. of SMART OBJECTS aims at providing practical methodologies and hands-on experience for designing products that function as smart objects using modern computing technologies. No prior knowledge of technologies is assumed. The course covers an introduction to the three main aspects involved for designing smart objects: - Software: Introduction to the fundamental concepts of computer programming using the widely-use, Processing environment; - Hardware: Introduction to basic examples of embedded computing using widely-used platforms (e.i. Arduino); - Behaviour: Introduction to designing smart interactions using the "Sense-Think-Act" paradigm from Artificial Intelligence. The Course is divided in two modules: SMART OBJECT (6CFU - ING-INF / 05), is dedicated to the introduction of the basic principles of smart objects design. OPEN DESIGN (3CFU – ICAR/13), is dedicated to the experimental application using an open-sorce programming platform of sensors and actuators.
SMART OBJECTS [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	1st	3
Educational objectives SMART OBJECTS (6CFU - ING-INF/05), is dedicated to the introduction of the basic principles of smart objects design.
OPEN DESIGN [ING-INF/05] [ENG]	1st	1st	6
Educational objectives The LAB. of SMART OBJECTS aims at providing practical methodologies and hands-on experience for designing products that function as smart objects using modern computing technologies. No prior knowledge of technologies is assumed. The course covers an introduction to the three main aspects involved for designing smart objects: - Software: Introduction to the fundamental concepts of computer programming using the widely-use, Processing environment; - Hardware: Introduction to basic examples of embedded computing using widely-used platforms (e.i. Arduino); - Behaviour: Introduction to designing smart interactions using the "Sense-Think-Act" paradigm from Artificial Intelligence. The Course is divided in two modules: SMART OBJECT (6CFU - ING-INF / 05), is dedicated to the introduction of the basic principles of smart objects design. OPEN DESIGN (3CFU – ICAR/13), is dedicated to the experimental application using an open-sorce programming platform of sensors and actuators.
10595882 \| ADVANCED DESIGN STUDIO [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	2nd	12
DESIGN THINKING [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	2nd	6
DESIGN PROTOTYPES [ICAR/13] [ENG]	1st	2nd	6
Elective course [N/D] [ENG]	1st	2nd	12
AAF1562 \| FURTHER LEARNING WORK AND TRAINING [N/D] [ENG]	2nd	2nd	12
Educational objectives The specific aim of the FURTHER LEARNING WORK AND TRAINING (12CREDITS) is to enable the student to improve his/her knowledge, thanks to an internship experience in production companies and/or research centers, also considering the future employment in the labour market.
AAF1518 \| THESIS WORK [N/D] [ENG]	2nd	2nd	18
Educational objectives The THESIS WORK (18 CREDITS) is the completion and validation of the acquired knowledge as experimental work in the wide field of Product Design, carried out individually by each student according to the requirements of originality, under the guidance of 2 or 3 Supervisors from different disciplines. This work is carried out as an analytical-critical research and a project, also realizing a prototype to validate shape, usability and technology. This work must be an "original elaboration" of a scientific and technical nature and with a high experimental content. The Thesis Defence will also be a further opportunity for the student to investigate specific topics and to learn further skills and knowledge.
1051531 \| DESIGN ISSUES [ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	2nd	6
Educational objectives The Course ISSUES DESIGN (6CFU - ICAR / 13) is focused to deepen the cultural trends and the approaches of the contemporary Design in order to transfer to the student a critical understanding about to the relationships between morphological language, cultures, transformation processes and social dynamics. The didactic activity will have the of contributions by experts (professionals, critics, theorists) from the Design community invited as lecturers. The student has to develop a critical-analytical capacity to be expressed through critical papers.
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Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
10592839 \| PEOPLE-CENTRED DESIGN STUDIO [M-PSI/05, ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	12
Educational objectives The goal of the PEOPLE-CENTRED DESIGN STUDIO is to provide critical-analytical and synthetic-project tools in order to investigate the broad topic of Design-Driven Innovation and develop a proposal for a product/service considering its level of sustainability in the long-term. The skills and knowledge involved are heterogeneous and find their point of synthesis in the field of Design for Social Innovation. Operationally, the course aims to produce a working hypothesis, which aims to contextualize experimental design and the management of innovation, so involving economic and social features and considering the full design-production-consumption cycle. The didactic steps are: • plus-minus analysis of existing processes; • development of hypothesis of sustainable innovation, according to a specific field of production and consumption; • economic, process and consumption evaluation of innovation. The Course is divided in two modules: DESIGN FOR SERVICES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION (6 CFU ICAR / 13), is dedicated to the development of methodological skills in the field of Systemic Design with a specific focus on the production-design-consumption processes USER EXPERIENCE (6 CFU M-PSI/05), is dedicated to the understanding and application of design tools useful for the development of sustainable socio-economic dynamics.
DESIGN FOR SERVICES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION [M-PSI/05] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives DESIGN FOR SERVICES AND SOCIAL INNOVATION (6 CFU ICAR / 13), is dedicated to the development of methodological skills in the field of Systemic Design with a specific focus on the production-design-consumption processes
USER EXPERIENCE [ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives USER EXPERIENCE (6 CFU M-PSI/05), is dedicated to the understanding and application of design tools useful for the development of sustainable socio-economic dynamics.
10592840 \| MORPHOLOGY DESIGN STUDIO [ICAR/08, ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	12
Educational objectives The objective of the MORPHOLOGY DESIGN STUDIO is to study the form of a product through its morphological features and the mechanical behaviour, defined by the way it functions and the creation of its organic shape. While analysing an object or part of it, at the end of the Course students will acquire to: _be aware of the various phases that lie behind a product and be able to explain the necessary formal, functional and material features, as well as the production systems; _develop their knowledge of the mechanical analysis of flat and curved two-dimensional structures, with a focus on the optimization of the shape and the size of the products; _be aware of and develop further awareness of the ways in which the material evolves when corresponding to organic and biological principles; _manage the simulation of the design process of an object, integrating digital tools and techniques for graphic and structural modelling. The Course is divided in two modules: DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE TYPOLOGIES (6CFU - ICAR/13) is dedicated to develop approaches and methods typical of Product Design, with a focus on the morphological dimension of artefacts in relation to the mechanical performance of shapes. MECHANICAL TESTS MODELS AND PROTOTYPES (6CFU - ICAR/08) is focused to the capability to manage the basic problems of the mechanics of the forms in relation to specific design applications.
DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE TYPOLOGIES [ICAR/08] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives MECHANICAL TESTS MODELS AND PROTOTYPES (6CFU - ICAR/08) is focused to the capability to manage the basic problems of the mechanics of the forms in relation to specific design applications.
MECHANICAL TESTS MODELS AND PROTOTYPES [ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE TYPOLOGIES (6CFU - ICAR/13) is dedicated to develop approaches and methods typical of Product Design, with a focus on the morphological dimension of artefacts in relation to the mechanical performance of shapes.

Lesson [SSD] [Language]	Year	Semester	CFU
10592841 \| MATERIAL DESIGN STUDIO [ICAR/12, ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	12
Educational objectives The aims of the MATERIAL DESIGN STUDIO is to provide the student with critical tools for investigating and developing product innovation, while applying new materials or new processes of transformation of the traditional materials. Lectures and practical applications will deal with: - analysing the main technological, physical and perceptive properties of the materials and the processes for producing the leading innovative materials and traditional materials for innovative use; - the acquisition of the basic skills in industrial design to optimized products in terms of environmental sustainability; - the relationship between the properties of materials and the process of design; - developing meta-planning solutions exemplifying the correct application of the technological and mechanical properties. - verifying the morphological capabilities of innovative materials. The Course is divided in two modules: - DESIGN OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/13) is dedicated to develop of methods and approaches that allow the experimental investigation of materials about the opportunities of application in the several fields of Product Design. - TECHNOLOGIES OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/12) is dedicated to understanding the innovative materials and their performance in terms of both functional and usability and aesthetics.
DESIGN FOR INNOVATIVE MATERIALS [ICAR/12] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives The aims of the MATERIAL DESIGN STUDIO is to provide the student with critical tools for investigating and developing product innovation, while applying new materials or new processes of transformation of the traditional materials. Lectures and practical applications will deal with: - analysing the main technological, physical and perceptive properties of the materials and the processes for producing the leading innovative materials and traditional materials for innovative use; - the acquisition of the basic skills in industrial design to optimized products in terms of environmental sustainability; - the relationship between the properties of materials and the process of design; - developing meta-planning solutions exemplifying the correct application of the technological and mechanical properties. - verifying the morphological capabilities of innovative materials. The Course is divided in two modules: - DESIGN OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/13) is dedicated to develop of methods and approaches that allow the experimental investigation of materials about the opportunities of application in the several fields of Product Design. - TECHNOLOGIES OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/12) is dedicated to understanding the innovative materials and their performance in terms of both functional and usability and aesthetics.
TECNOLOGIES OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS [ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives The aims of the MATERIAL DESIGN STUDIO is to provide the student with critical tools for investigating and developing product innovation, while applying new materials or new processes of transformation of the traditional materials. Lectures and practical applications will deal with: - analysing the main technological, physical and perceptive properties of the materials and the processes for producing the leading innovative materials and traditional materials for innovative use; - the acquisition of the basic skills in industrial design to optimized products in terms of environmental sustainability; - the relationship between the properties of materials and the process of design; - developing meta-planning solutions exemplifying the correct application of the technological and mechanical properties. - verifying the morphological capabilities of innovative materials. The Course is divided in two modules: - DESIGN OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/13) is dedicated to develop of methods and approaches that allow the experimental investigation of materials about the opportunities of application in the several fields of Product Design. - TECHNOLOGIES OF INNOVATIVE MATERIALS (6CFU - ICAR/12) is dedicated to understanding the innovative materials and their performance in terms of both functional and usability and aesthetics.
10592842 \| INTERACTIVE DESIGN STUDIO [ING-INF/05, ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	12
Educational objectives The goal of the INTERACTIVE DESIGN STUDIO is to provide critical tools to investigate and develop new concepts of products, considering the interaction between the user and the object and the relationship between technology and the typology of the artefacts for interaction. The skills and knowledge involved are heterogeneous and find their point of synthesis in the Design for Interaction. Operationally, the course aims to contextualize experimental design and to manage product innovation starting from the ICT's opportunities. The didactic steps are: • analysis of the potential and limitations of existing processes; • development of a hypothesis of technological innovation in a specific field of application; • technological and typological evaluation of the developed innovation. The Course is divided in two modules: DESIGN FOR INTERACTION (6 CFU - ICAR / 13), is dedicated to the development of methodological skills in the field of Design for Interaction taking in consideration the relationship in between people, things and environments. INTERNET OF THINGS (6 CFU - ING-IND / 05), dedicated to the understanding and application in the field of Product Design of technologies enabling the Internet of Things processes.
DESIGN FOR INTERACTION [ING-INF/05] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives INTERNET OF THINGS (6 CFU - ING-IND / 05), dedicated to the understanding and application in the field of Product Design of technologies enabling the Internet of Things processes.
INTERNET OF THINGS [ICAR/13] [ENG]	2nd	1st	6
Educational objectives DESIGN FOR INTERACTION (6 CFU - ICAR / 13), is dedicated to the development of methodological skills in the field of Design for Interaction taking in consideration the relationship in between people, things and environments.

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Curriculum(s) for 2021 - Product and Service Design (30811)