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Product Development & Service Design
level of course unit
ConsolidationLearning outcomes of course unit
The development and design of new products and services is one of the most important and risky challenges facing companies. After this course, students will be able to name the stages of product development and explain how companies generate and implement ideas for new products.
prerequisites and co-requisites
Modul MGL
course contents
In this course, students become familiar with the principles and practices in product development, design, marketing and the introduction of new products and services. Students learn how to integrate (end) customers into this process, which concepts and tools can be used to support successful product development, which role the product life cycle plays and which marketing strategies can be applied in the individual phases of the product life cycle.
recommended or required reading
•Ulrich K.T., and Eppinger S.D. (2019): Product Design and Development, Fifth Edition, NY.: McGraw-Hill
•Scholz, U., Pastors, S., Becker, J. H., Hofmann D., and van Dun, R. (2018). Praxishandbuch Nachhaltige Produktentwicklung, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
•Trott, P. (2016). Innovation Management and New Product Development, Harlow: Pearson Education.
•Scholz, U., Pastors, S., Becker, J. H., Hofmann D., and van Dun, R. (2018). Praxishandbuch Nachhaltige Produktentwicklung, Wiesbaden: Springer Gabler.
•Trott, P. (2016). Innovation Management and New Product Development, Harlow: Pearson Education.
assessment methods and criteria
Seminar paper
language of instruction
Germannumber of ECTS credits allocated
4eLearning quota in percent
15course-hours-per-week (chw)
2planned learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar paper and/or presentation
