2020 Faculty Courses School of Environment and Society Department of Technology and Innovation Management Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
Product-Service Design I
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Technology and Innovation Management
- Instructor(s)
- Shuzo Fujimura
- Class Format
- Lecture (Zoom)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 11-12 Thu (CIC913)
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- TIM.B515
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2020
- Offered quarter
- 1Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- Japanese
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
The word "design" in this lecture means design of function.
Clarify the concept of design and learn about the product architecture. Explain the characteristics of modular architecture and integral architecture.
Course description and aims
Understanding the product architecture
Keywords
Architecture, Modular, Integral
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Answer the given isuue as the result of the group discussion based on the contents of lectures.
On the day of group work, issues will be discussed by all attendants after the group presentations.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Introduction Lecture: What is "Design"? (Paper by Blumrich) Lecture:"Design Rules Chapter 1" | Understanding the concept of "Design" |
| Class 2 | Group Work: Reading "Design Rules Chapter 2" "Task Structure Matrix" Josef F. Blumrich, “Design” Science, Vol. 168, pp.1551-1554, 1970. | Understanding "Task Structure Matrix" |
| Class 3 | Group Work: Reading "Design Rules Chapter 3 and 4" "Design Structure Matrix" | Understanding "Design Structure Matrix" |
| Class 4 | Group Work: Reading ”Axiomatic Design” Chapter 1 | Understanding "Axiomatic Design" |
| Class 5 | Group Work: "Modularity and Modular Architecture" Karl Ulrich “The role of product architecture in the manufacturing firm”, Research Policy, Vol. 24, pp. 419-440, 1995 | Understanding the deference between "modular architecture" and "integral architecture" |
| Class 6 | Lecture: Architecture of "Assembly products" and "Process products" | Understanding the product architecture |
| Class 7 | Lecture: Design theory considering the constraint | Touching on efforts to more advanced design theory |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
Josef F. Blumrich, “Design” Science, Vol. 168, pp.1551-1554, 1970
“Design Rules” by Carliss Y. Boldwin and Kim B. Clark, The MIT Press (2000)
“Axiomatic Design” by Nam Pyo Suh, OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS (2001)
Reference books, course materials, etc.
"The Sciences of the Artificial" by Herbert A. Simon
"The Nature of Technology" by W. Brian Arthur
Evaluation methods and criteria
Reports: 80%
Contribution to the lecture: 20%
Related courses
- TIM.B412 ： Strategic Management for Research and Development I
- TIM.B413 ： Strategic Management for Research and Development II
Prerequisites
It is desired that "Strategic Management for Research and Development I and II" have been taken.