Course Details

You will carry out critical observations on the factors that influence the creation of designs around you. You will conceptualise and develop design ideas through drawing and modelling. Implement research and apply creative strategies for generating design ideas.Apply the design process during engineering projects. Learners are required to complete 300 hours of faculty led Online mode. The following are the modules covered Exploring designs and designing

• A general introduction on design. Students will look at the relationship between people and products and explore the human, cultural and engineering factors that influence the creation of designs.

Design for people

• Focuses on the early stages of the design process and how research and evaluation of user and market requirements inform the process.
• You’ll learn how to find out about people’s capabilities, preferences and behaviours in order to shape new products.

Creative designing

• Focuses on the creative strategies that designers use to address design problems – particularly strategies for idea generation in the early design phases.

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This course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge and to bestow the skills necessary for a career in design engineering by earning an online undergraduate degree in civil, electrical or mechanical engineering.