Design Engineering with Advanced Product Development (Taught)

This course addresses the issues associated with a rapidly changing market and the demands for better, cheaper and personalised products, developed within the shortest possible time. It will provide thorough training in design theories and process models, design methods, design techniques, computer supported product modelling, analysis, evaluation and physical rapid prototyping of a design solution. In addition to the enterprise skills necessary to launch brand new products to market. The Advanced Product Development stream is designed for those who wish to enhance their technical knowledge and practical design skills through the application of state-of-the-art manufacture to practical design settings through the specialisation in advanced materials and production technology, product design techniques and engineering risk management.

Compulsory classes: Global Design, Product Modelling and Visualisation, Sustainable Product Design and Manufacturing, Digital Manufacturing and Smart Products, Design Methods and Management, Postgraduate Group Project, Postgraduate Individual Project, Mechatronics System Design Techniques, Engineering Risk Management, Advanced Materials and Production Technology