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900464

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Prosjektnummer: 900464
Status: Avsluttet
Startdato: 12.01.2010
Sluttdato: 30.04.2010

Systems and Product Design within the Context of "Sea-based Fish Farming"

Project results
Mange gode ideer kom frem og presentert på utstilling. 7 ulike studentrapporter ble laget, og samlerapporter. FHF legger ut en del av disse som nyhetssaker for "kreativ tenking" rundt nye løsninger for merdbasert oppdrett med miljøfokus.
Background
The core business of NTNU, Department of Product Design is to train students to become “leading” Industrial Designers. Through a wide range of design studio projects, these prospective design professionals are subjected to methods of creative versus analytical thinking as well as holistic versus concrete problem solving.

The central theme of the 2009/2010 TPD4120- 4140 studio project is “Systems and Product Design”.  Within the context of User-centered design (UCD), level 2 and 3 students are given the task to collaborate and develop systems and products to improve users’ needs and way of doing things within specific workplaces, environments and contexts. 

Within the collaborative project with “SINTEF Fiskeri og Havbruk” level 3 students are expected to focus on the development of systems for fish farming, whereas level 2 students are required to develop aspects of the proposed system into concrete design concepts. Based on the complexity of project, “Vertical Learning Concepts” are implemented, where active collaboration and mentorship among teachers, SINTEF researchers and student from the two levels are encouraged.

Objectives
• To provide individual system and product design reports
• To hold an exhibition where students present their work through posters and design models / CAD animated renderings.

Expected project impact
• To create awareness among NTNU (design) students and researchers about the activities and importance of Sea-bases Fish Farming as a second source of national income for Norway.
• To encourage, especially female, (design) students to take up interest in fish farming and other related off-shore activities. Remark: Currently the Industrial Design course accommodates a 60% female versus 40% male student ratio. In this project, there is a male /female participatory ratio of 3 / 10
• To capitalise on the final exhibition as a platform for recruitment.
Project design and implementation
The exhibition is planned to be conducted at NTNU Department of Product Design. There will be an official opening, the best schemes will be awarded prizes, Collaborating companies and sponsors will be encouraged to advertise themselves, journalists are invited to cover the event, etc.

The project will be divided in three stages, according to an academic semesteral period of 16 weeks (12.01.2010 – 30.04. 2010) structure. The stages are briefly described as follows:

Stage A: Systems Development  (Group Work - 4 weeks)
Through scenario analysis as well as contextual studies, Information analysis and creative exploration will lead to the development of the systems, sub-systems and products.

Stage B: Further Development and Concretisation of System (Group and Individual Work 3 weeks).

Further development and concretisation of the future system will lead to task allocation among the group members as well as the redefinition of system, sub-systems and its elements.

Stage C1: Concretisation and Detailing of (Sub-) System (Individual Work for level 3 Students – 4 weeks).

Stage C2: Conceptualisation and Detailing of Product / Elements Supporting the System (Individual Work for level 2 Students – 8 weeks).
Dissemination of project results
• Student reports
• Exhibition
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