Module PS3310-KP05
Interdisciplinary Prototype Development (IPE)
Duration
2 Semester
Turnus of offer
beginning each winter semester
Credit points
5
Course of studies, specific fields and terms:
- Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses for health sciences, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
- Bachelor Interdisciplinary Courses, optional subject, Interdisciplinary modules
Classes and lectures:
- PS3310-P: Interdisciplinary Prototype Development (project work, 2 SWS)
Workload:
- 30 hours in-classroom work
- 120 hours private studies
Contents of teaching:
- CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT:
- Analysis and critical evaluation of prototype concepts.
- Fundamentals of creative thinking and idea development.
- PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
- Effective collaboration in interdisciplinary teams.
- Introduction to project management basics without detailed technical aspects.
- BASICS OF CONSTRUCTION:
- General introduction to prototype development processes.
- Overview of various aspects of product development.
- PROTOTYPE PRODUCTION:
- Hands-on experience in the workshop, independent of specific construction tasks.
- Get to know material processing and technologies.
- TESTS AND EVALUATION:
- Application of project management methods to real scenarios.
- Testing and evaluation of prototypes in practical environments
- FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROTOTYPES:
- Adjustments and optimizations based on the experience gained
- Presentation of the prototypes and their development.
Qualification-goals/Competencies:
- Students can effectively organize interdisciplinary collaboration.
- They can develop, plan and implement concepts for product developments.
- They can successfully apply project management methods.
- They can present results and processes convincingly.
- They can gain practical experience in workshop work and in handling various materials and technologies.
- They can produce and test prototypes.
- They can critically evaluate and improve the developed prototypes.
Grading through:
- project work
Responsible for this module:
- Prof. Dr. Georg Schildbach
Teacher:
- Lübeck University of Applied Sciences
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sung-Won Choi (TH Lübeck)
Literature:
- Feldhusen, Jörg; Grote, Karl-Heinrich : Pahl/Beitz Konstruktionslehre : Methoden und Anwendung erfolgreicher Produktentwicklung Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer-Verlag, 2013
- Dombrowski, Uwe : Lean Development: Aktueller Stand und zukünftige Entwicklungen Berlin Heidelberg New York: Springer-Verlag, 2015
Language:
- offered only in German
Notes:
Admission requirements for taking the module:- None
Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Successful completion of one of two project assignments as specified at the beginning of the semester
Module examination(s):
- PS3310-L1: Interdisciplinary prototype development winter semester, project work, 40% of the (non-existent) module grade
- PS3310-L2: Interdisciplinary prototype development summer semester, project work, 60% of the (non-existent) module grade
The module takes place at the Lübeck University of Applied Sciences.
Last Updated:
02.10.2025