DESIGN DEPARTMENT

History and theory of product design – COURSE NUMBER: PROD231

Student’s Name: Deadline: 19/11/2022 5 MARKS

Course Learning Outcomes:

  • CIR3-CIR4 – Develop the ability to use online and other digital resources to find additional relevant information.
  • CC1-CC2 – Organize information in a logical, sequential manner and validate time management and respect for deadlines.

Format of Presentation: Report format

The scenario:

You are working for a product design company as a senior designer. Your creative director has requested you to prepare a research paper that can be presented in the design conference. make sure that the academic paper has following basic sections in addition to any other sub-heading you want to add:

Example question: “Importance of design history for new product development”

The paper should include

Title, Authors, Affiliation

Abstract

  • An abstract is an outline/brief summary of your paper and your whole project. It should have an intro, body and conclusion.

 Introduction

  • The introduction to show readers and reviewers why your research topic is worth reading about. It presents the background to your study, introduces your topic and aims, and objectives.

Literature Review

  • Collects key sources on a topic and discusses those sources to gain an understanding of the existing research and debates relevant to a particular topic, and identify the gap that you will fill.

Methodology

o This are the research methods that you will use to investigate the problem; it could include primary research methods such as interview, survey, focus grou