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Syllabus

Section name
Topic 1: Human factors and ergonomics
1.1a Anthropometrics
1.1b Psychological factors
1.1c Physiological factors
Topic 2: Resource management and sustainable production
2.1 Resources and reserves
2.2 Waste mitigation strategies
2.3 Energy utilization, storage and distribution
2.4 Clean technology
2.5 Green design
2.6 Eco-design
Topic 3: Modelling
3.1 Conceptual modelling
3.2 Graphical modelling
3.3 Physical modelling
3.4 Computer-aided design (CAD)
3.5 Rapid prototyping
Topic 4: Final production
4.1 Properties of materials
4.2a Metals and metallic alloys
4.2b Timber
4.2c Glass
4.2d Plastics
4.2e Textiles
4.2f Composites
4.3 Scales of production
4.4 Manufacturing processes
4.5 Production systems
4.6 Robots in automated production
Topic 5: Innovation and design
5.1 Invention
5.2 Innovation
5.3 Strategies for innovation
5.4 Stakeholders in invention and innovation
5.5 Product life cycle
5.6 Rogers’ characteristics of innovation and consumers
5.7 Innovation, design and marketing specifications
Topic 6: Classic design
6.1 Characteristics of classic design
6.2 Classic design, function and form
Topic 7: User-centered design
7.1 User-centred design (UCD)
7.2 Usability
7.3 Strategies for user research
7.4 Strategies for UCD
7.5 Beyond usability—designing for pleasure and emotion
Topic 8: Sustainability
8.1 Sustainable development
8.2 Sustainable consumption
8.3 Sustainable design
8.4 Sustainable innovation
Topic 9: Innovation and markets
9.1 Corporate strategies
9.2 Market sectors and segments
9.3 Marketing mix
9.4 Market research
9.5 Branding
Topic 10: Commercial production
10.1 Just in time (JIT) and just in case (JIC)
10.2 Lean production
10.3 Computer-integrated manufacturing (CIM)
10.4 Quality management
10.5 Economic viability

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