Design Project

Design Project is a project-based course in which student teams solve IT challenges of the future.

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What is this course all about?

This course focuses on the actual application of design principles in a team of students. It enables the students to propose design assignments, defend the proposals, and execute them within heterogeneous teams (with different backgrounds and interests) in accordance to the chosen courses in their respective curricula. The project realization takes place by the whole team, with a dedicated task assignment, both technical tasks and project management tasks. The project management and the development of entrepreneurial skills, such as customer aware design, are an important part of the project. 

What will this course cover?

The course will cover

  • project management and project methodology (incl. dedicated tools),
  • analysis of the requirements,
  • technical design of hardware and/or software,
  • detailed design and implementation,
  • prototype design and evaluation,
  • documentation,
  • product finalization and cost budget/risk-analysis of the final project results.

Upcoming cohorts

Class 2016-2017

26/09 to 01/06/2017
IGent, 2.1 or 2.2 unless there is another location announced.
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