Course Syllabus

Course Information：

Year-Semester	Course Number	Course Name	Phase	Credits	Hours	Required/Elective	Instructor	Class	Student NO.	Withdraw	Note
Fall Semester Year 2025	348401	Design Methodology	1	2.0	2	▲	Chia-Wen Tsai	4ID2	63	0	兩組必修

Course Plan：

Instructor	Chia-Wen Tsai　Office Hours
Email	cwtsai@ntut.edu.tw
Last Updated	2025-09-11 14:27:42
Course Objective	本課程為產品設計專案程序之理論與實務 設計與創造性思考，專案與程序，劇本法邏輯，目標澄清，設計研究與調查，構想展開與評估，細部改善，語意法，專案設計策略。 This course focuses on concept and methods on product design project. It includes: Design Logic, Scenario Planning, Expression, Legibility, Semantics, Problem Solving, Concept Generation Evolution, Technology and Market.
Course Schedule	Week. 1 Introduction，Team Building Week. 2 Attend a lecture by Professor Asakawa from Japan Week. 3 Attend an workshop Week. 4 Observation +AEIOU Week. 5 Observation + AEIOU Presentation Week. 6 Discover with Empathy Map Week. 7 Stakeholder Week. 8 Empathy Map & Stakeholder Week. 9 Midterm Week. 10 Persona I Week. 11 Persona II Week. 12 Personal : Drawbacks of facilities Week. 13 Brainstorming for Ideation Week. 14 Design refinement Week. 15 Functional prototype model and User Testing Week. 16 Refined Functional Model Week. 17 User Scenario-Based Design Week. 18 Final Presentation The course schedule will be adjusted accordingly based on the learning progress.
Evaluation and grading policy	Course assignment, Class Participation, and Attendance: 30% Mid-term Presentation: 30% Final Presentation: 40%
Materials	All right reserved. Do not reproduce without permission. Foreign-language textbooks:No Self-made materials
The access to curricular consultation	You can consult with the classroom and course group, or arrange another appointment with the instructor for consultation.
Expanding teaching and resources
The course corresponds to the SDGs	SDG3：良好健康和福祉（Good Health and Well-being） SDG4：優質教育（Quality Education） SDG6：潔淨水與衛生（Clean Water and Sanitation） SDG7：可負擔的潔淨能源（Affordable and Clean Energy） SDG9：產業創新與基礎設施（Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure） SDG10：減少不平等（Reduced Inequalities） SDG11：永續城市與社區（Sustainable Cities and Communities） SDG12：負責任的消費與生產（Responsible Consumption and Production） SDG13：氣候行動（Climate Action）
Does the course incorporate AI	● 鼓勵學生使用生成式AI工具（Encourage students to use generative AI tools）
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