The course gives students the creative and technical knowledge and skills they need to become professionals in the product design industry. The emphasis is placed on conceptual investigation, critical thinking and a hands-on approach towards technological skills, manufacturing skills, and design management.
The Diploma in Product Design programme at Raffles College of Higher Education encourages creativity, viable and ecologically friendly products – through conceptualization, originality, technical skills, and professionalism. Close ties with industry also give the student a strong sense of ‘reality’ and realization of career prospects for the future.
Students will experience a broad-based, diagnostic curriculum – grasping investigational, analytical, and problem solving design skills through a project based, modular system – which also encourages the investigation and understanding of varying materials, introduced to the creative process, with emphasis on applications in Product Design.
The programme objectives are delivered through lectures, seminars, case studies, studio workshops and tutorial feedback with a range of assessment methods including research and project work, presentations, written assignments, and examinations.
Find out about the exciting subjects and topics you will be covering while embarking on your success by design! Click on the tabs to view modules you will be taking at our 4 different levels of studies. Download the course module descriptors for further information.
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The Advanced Diploma in Product Design programme at Raffles College of Higher Education encourages creativity in the design of commercially viable and ecologically friendly products – through conceptualization, innovation, originality, technical skills, and professionalism at all levels. Close ties with industry also give the student a strong sense of ‘reality’ and realization of career prospects for the future.
Students will experience a broad-based, diagnostic curriculum – grasping investigational, analytical and problem solving design skills through a project based, modular system – which also encourages the investigation and understanding of varying materials, introduced to the creative process, with emphasis on applications in Product Design. Concurrently, students will explore design and cultural issues, as well as use 2D and 3D software applications for Product Design. The Advanced Diploma offers a more defined specialisation in Product Design, which also investigates areas of Modular Design and Packaging Design, instilling confidence in scale and scope of design issues and aesthetic sensitivities. Students will also be encouraged to be more ‘self-directed’ in their studies.
The programme objectives are delivered through lectures, seminars, case studies, studio workshops and tutorial feedback with a range of assessment methods including research and project work, presentations, written assignments, and examinations.
Find out about the exciting subjects and topics you will be covering while embarking on your success by design! Click on the tabs to view modules you will be taking at our 4 different levels of studies. Download the course module descriptors for further information.
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Duration:
12 Months
Mode:
Full-Time
Programme Details:
If you like the idea of developing innovative new products, our long-established degree seeks to equip you with a broad range of skills, enabling you to create all types of products – from wearable technology to sports footwear to luxury aircraft seating. It could set you on course to become the next Jonathan Ive, Cecilie Manz, Jasper Morrison, Phillipe Starck or James Dyson.
This studio-based course will allow you to explore, create and develop the skills to design innovative products that deliver a rich experience to the user. You’ll have access to extensive specialist facilities and guidance from our experienced practitioners.
Coventry has taught product design for over 30 years. We have excellent links with a wide range of local and international employers, such as Lego, Dyson, Cambridge Consultants, Kinneir Dufort, Jaguar Land Rover, DCA and Seymour Powell.
You will have the opportunity to create innovative product design solutions in a range of styles and media, appropriate to the specific audience and purpose, taking account of critical factors such as usability, materials, sustainability, desirability, technological feasibility and professional constraints.
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