Development of New Goods and Services, 7.5 credits

Main field of study with advanced study

General entry requirements (with the exemption of the requirement in Swedish) + English 6.

The course is given as a single subject course.

The purpose of the course is for students to develop theoretical and practical skills to successfully implement and lead processes for the development of new products and services by incorporating many experience-based and theoretical-based sessions.

Following successful completion of the course the student should:

Knowledge and understanding

• Define and describe basic methods, activities and processes used when developing new services and/or goods.

Skills and ability

• Show a deeper understanding of methods, activities and processes used when development of new services and/or goods
• Demonstrate an ability to apply methods used for development of a new service and/or good.
• Demonstrate skills in presenting the re­sults in spoken and written form.

Judgement and approach

• Demonstrate an ability to reflect on the product development in relation to sustainable development and the global grand challenges.

The course includes five parts which can be considered a chronological order (i.e. the product development process). Each part reflects a specific part in the development process. Each step includes specific methods, work cases and critical assessment regarding the choice of methods for a specific situation.

Furthermore, student reflect on how the sustainability aspects and the United Nations Sustainable Goals can be integrated in the development process. The five steps are:

• Product development strategy
• User studies
• Idea- and concept development
• Development of criteria, evaluation, and further deve­lopment
• Visualization and presentation

Teaching methodology includes lectures, seminars, and tutoring.

Teaching is in English.

Examination is done in an individual written exam and written assigments - a group project, which is presented in written and oral form, as well as individual weekly blogs.

If there are special reasons, the examiner may make exceptions from the specified examination format and allow a student to be examined in another way. Special reasons can e.g. be study support for students with disabilities.

Course evaluation is part of the course. This evaluation offers guidance in the future development and planning of the course. Course evaluation is documented and made available to the students.