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Workshops 2

Code 12619
Year 1
Semester S2
ECTS Credits 6
Workload OT(15H)/TP(30H)
Scientific area Art and Design
Entry requirements Not applicable.
Mode of delivery face-to-face
Work placements not applicable
Learning outcomes - The acquisition of theoretical and practical knowledge aimed at specific needs of each year or project developed in Project 2.
- Knowledge and the ability to apply new approaches and technologies in design.
- Skills in support areas or on the border with industrial design.
- The practice and experimentation of interdisciplinary methodologies.
- The ability to work on the development and implementation of short and practical projects.
- Teamwork skills and in dynamic contexts.
- Communicational skills in front of different interlocutors.
Syllabus The workshops to be promoted vary from year to year and are selected according to the specific needs of the classes and the work to be developed in Project 2, thus articulating with that discipline and in coordination with opportunities and partnerships established each year.
For the development of each workshop, a specialist (designer, teacher, researcher or other) will be invited, either from the university or from the community (national or international).
Theoretical and technical content in industrial design and in bordering areas.
Possible types of workshops:
- Projectual - development of processes and short projects with professionals from different areas.
- Technical - exploring techniques and technologies (such as production processes, modelmaking, drawing, photography), aimed at the projects to be developed.
Main Bibliography Ashby, M. & Johnson, K. (2002) Materials and Design: The Art and Science of Material Selection in Product Design, Oxford, Elsevier Butterworth-Heinemann.
Franklin, K. & Till, C. (2020) Radical Matter: Rethinking Materials for a Sustainable Future. Thames & Hudson.
Koskinen, I. et al. (2011) Design Research Through Practice from the Lab, Field, and Showroom, Morgan Kaufmann, Elsevier Oxford.
Managing Creativity and Innovation (2003) The Harvard Business Essentials Series, Harvard Business School Press: Boston.
Maeda, J. (2006) The Laws of Simplicity. MIT press.

Plus, to be defined for each Workshop
Language Portuguese. Tutorial support is available in English.
Last updated on: 2023-06-27

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