DSPT01-DSPT07 (was CDPT17-CDPT24)
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
REGULATIONS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME IN
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
USER-CENTED PRODUCT DESIGN
SUSTAINABLE PRODUCT DESIGN
DESIGN SCHOOL
VIRTUAL PRODUCT DESIGN
These Regulations refer to the conduct of the course in the Session 2010/11 but are subject to change from time to time. Notice of change will be given in subsequent editions of these Regulations.
Students should enquire as to the up-to-date position when they need to know this.
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These Regulations are to be read in conjunction with Regulation XXI.
1. STRUCTURE
Department responsible:
Awards available:
Design School
MDes, PGCert, PGDip in:
Industrial Design
User-centred Product Design
Sustainable Product Design
Virtual Product Design
CONTENT
For the award of an MDes candidates must complete the following:
Code Title Assessment Modular Weight
Compulsory all routes:
DSP861
DSP851
Design Practice
Research Methods for
Design Ergonomics
Coursework
Coursework
DSP863 Major Project;
Research & Feasibility
Coursework
DSP857 Professional Design Practice
Compulsory Industrial Design route
Coursework
Coursework DSP852
DSP859
Design Communication
Skills
Industrial Design
Major Project
Coursework
20 credits
20 credits
35 credits
30 credits
15 credits
60 credits
Compulsory User-centred Product Design route
DSP853
DSP864
Inclusive Design Coursework
User-centred Product Design Coursework
Major Project
Compulsory Sustainable Product Design route
DSP860
DSP865
Sustainability and Design
Sustainable Product Design
Coursework
Coursework
Major Project
Compulsory Virtual Product Design route
DSP855
DSP868
Advanced CAD Techniques
Virtual Product Design
Major Project
Coursework
Coursework
15 credits
60 credits
15 credits
60 credits
15 credits
60 credits
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DSPT01-DSPT07 (was CDPT17-CDPT24)
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The project may take one of the following forms: i. ii a university-based individual industrial design project supported by presentation boards and a report that will be supported by an oral presentation an industry-based individual industrial design project supported by presentation boards and a report that will be supported by an oral presentation
The project must be approved and the report submission must be made no later than four years after the initial registration. Industry-based projects require the appointment of an approved industrial supervisor in additional to an academic supervisor. All project work will be double marked.
Subject to the approval of the Design School, candidates may work on the project concurrently with the undertaking of taught modules.
The professional design practice will consist of a period of time spent within an industrial design environment where the candidate will be practising as a professional industrial designer. The period of time will be equivalent to no less than three calendar months of full-time working. The work undertaken may relate to a series of design briefs or a single brief but should be largely completed before submission for assessment is made. Submission for assessment will take the form of a combination of a design folio and a written summary of the work undertaken.
Where a candidate does not successfully complete the major design project, they may be awarded a
Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert). Where a candidate does not successfully complete the professional design practice, they may be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip).
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3.1
ASSESSMENT
All taught modules provided by the Design School will be assessed on the basis of coursework.
Modules from other departments may be assessed by examination, coursework or a combination of both.
In accordance with Regulation XXI, candidates who have the right of re-assessment in a module will be offered an opportunity to be re-assessed in a special re-assessment period.
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