MSc Rapid Product Development

CAREER POTENTIAL:

The course is principally aimed at enabling graduates to develop their careers in the manufacturing sector. On completion of the course, graduates could expect to develop their careers towards middle and senior management in the area of product development where their strategic thinking skills, commercial understanding, project management experience and deeper technological knowledge would be beneficial.

COURSE CONTENT: State-of-the-art knowledge and technology: The Cardiff School of Art & Design has substantial expertise in the delivery of courses at the interface of engineering and product design, while the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research (PDR) is one of the UK's leading centres for Rapid Product Development. The key focus of PDR is product development and its expertise covers the whole process from design management, concept and detailed design, ergonomics and CAD to prototyping, tooling and batch manufacture. MSc RAPID PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT Campus: Llandaff Course Length: One year full-time

The Cardiff School of Art & Design and the National Centre for Product Design & Development Research have pooled their substantial expertise in this area to produce this unique course that will equip you with an advanced knowledge of the technologies, tools and techniques being used by today's most successful product developers and manufacturers.

It is understood that applicants will come from diverse backgrounds; therefore graduates will initially undertake a negotiated study element to ensure that you have the appropriate prerequisite knowledge.

The body of the course will develop expertise in the area of Rapid Product Development (RPD) through the study of: • RPD Principles and Practice • Managing the RPD Process • Design Validation • Rapid Product Realisation • Implementing RPD.

ASSESSMENT:

Coursework, exams, presentation and dissertation.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

Applicants must have an Honours degree in engineering, applied science or product design, or equivalent. “I have found the programme to be very useful and have been able to implement learning from the programme in my commercial practice immediately.”

John Davies Research & Development Manager, Frontier Plastics

FURTHER INFORMATION: csad.uwic.ac.uk/ rapidproductdevelopment/ Programme Leader: Gareth Loudon - gloudon@uwic.ac.uk