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ENGINEERING DESIGN RESEARCH METHODOLOGY | 

7.5 ECTS
| PHD COURSE
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Engineering Design Research Methodology | 7.5 ECTS
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Next course start


October 1, 2021.
Course is part of the Production Academy PhD Student Network and Product Development Academy. These
affiliations may render a lower, or no, course fee. Industry participants are welcome to sig up and might have
a minor fee for certificate.

Register at Kunskapsförmedlingen web site.

Background
In today’s competitive business environment a significant competitive advantage is owned by those companies that
are able to design and developed product and services better and fasters than the others. The increasing shift
toward the provision of product service systems has created the need of a new way to design and developed things,
taking into consideration aspects that were scarcely considered before. In such a context the traditional design
method might be too limited to satisfy the evolving needs of designer and engineers. Design research is a fast-
growing field of inquiry with significant importance in terms of helping society to create products and processes of
improved quality and for enhancing the environment in which we live. The step-wise, hands-on approach of DRM
studies the ways in which design research can best be undertaken to address specific questions. This study gives
rise, for the first time, to a generic and systematic design research methodology intended to improve the quality of
design research – its academic credibility, industrial significance and societal contribution – by enabling more
thorough, efficient and effective procedures. This course focuses on how to study the design environment, how to
understand what is needed, how to come up with ideas for improvement and how to evaluate such ideas. In other
words it deal with how to do research in product service systems design.

Objectives of the course


The objective of the course is to prepare doctoral students researching and working on topics in the engineering
design area to conduct research work of high scientific quality. The course will also:

give the students insights into existing design research theories and models in order to choose an appropriate
theoretical background,

provide an overview of the methods applied in design research in order to enable the students to select and
develop the approach most suited for their own research challenge,

give the opportunity to meet and confront with researchers working in the product and service systems design.

Content
The contents of the course is structured into the following sections:

History and background of design research

Frame design research in the Scientific Method

How to define a research question and hypotheses

Literature Review methods and analysis


The Design Research Methodology: studies and support methods

Publishing academic results

Presenting academic results

Research ethics and code of conduct

Learning outcomes
The following learning outcomes are examined in the course:

Knowledge and understanding


On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Know how design research is carried out

Understand the nature and use of research theories

Understand the scientific relevance of published literature

Competence and skills


On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Choose suitable qualitative and quantitative methods in design research

Formulate research questions and hypotheses

Determine his/her own theoretical areas of contribution

Determine measurable success criteria for his/her research

Define a plan for his/her own research

Judgement and approach


On completion of the course, the student will be able to:
Assess the of the validity of research done in engineering design

Reflect on ethical implications of research and publishing

Learning and teaching


The course consists of lectures, theoretical work and a practical course project. The course is taught in English. The
course builds upon the Design Research Methodology. In the course the participant use the DRM to clarify and plan
research, with the own research project as assignment base. Every student delivers three assignments (literature
study, ARC diagram, and finally a research plan) that is presented and discussed with the peers in the course.

Assignment and grading


To pass on the course the following is required:

Assignment #1: Analysis of research questions and research hypothesis


Assignment #1b: Analysis of literature reviews

Assignment #2: Research Plan write-up including presentation


The examination consists of active participation in lectures and seminars, submission and presentation of a written
assignment. Grading is Pass (G) or Fail (U). Course examiner is Professor Tobias C. Larsson, and after completion of
the course the participant will receive a course certificate.

Course evaluation
The course responsible is responsible that the doctoral student have the opportunity to comment on the course.

Literature
Below is a list on some books and papers that can be seen as input for the course work. Access will be given to
these books and papers, and complete reading list will be handed out at course start.

Core
Blessing, L.T.M., Chakrabarti, A., 2009. DRM, a Design Research Methodology. Springer.

Additional reading
Blessing, L.T.M., 2003, What is this thing called design research? DS 31: Proceedings of ICED 03, the 14th
International Conference on Engineering Design, Stockholm.

Eckert, C. M.; Stacey, M. K. and Clarkson, P. J. (2003). The spiral of applied research: A methodological view
on integrated design research. In: Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Engineering Design
(ICED’03), 19-21 August 2003, Stockholm, Sweden.

Course responsible
The main teachers are (other experts in the field will be involved and invited):

Professor Tobias C. Larsson, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Blekinge Institute of Technology.

Biträdande Professor Alessandro Bertoni, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Blekinge Institute of


Technology.

Guest lecturers

Schedule
The next edition of the course will start in October 2021.

Application
Please apply through the kunskapförmedlingen website (PM4: Engineering Design Research Methodology #2—
Kunskapsförmedlingen (kunskapsformedlingen.se). 
Information
For more information, please contact; Tobias C. Larsson (course examiner) Professor Mechanical Engineering,
Blekinge Institute of Technology, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) +46 (0)455 38 55 25, or Alessandro Bertoni,
Biträdande Professor Mechanical Enginerign,  Blekinge Institute of Technology, [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])

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