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70 173 Product-Service System Design: Innovating Pet Air Travel
Credits:
6
Full course name in Norwegian Bokmål:
Product-Service System Design: Innovating Pet Air Travel
Course code:
70 173
Level of study:
Bachelor / Master
Teaching semester:
2023 Autumn
Assessment semester:
2023 Autumn
Language of instruction:
English
Year:
2023
Course content
In this immersive 4-week course, students will delve into the complex world of product-service system design (PSSD), focusing on improving air travel with pets. Students will acquire essential PSS concepts, tools, and methodologies through hands-on exercises, case study analysis, and strategic thinking in environmental and socio-ethical sustainability.
The class is split into collaborative groups, each striving to create one improved PSS based on a design challenge chosen among the four proposed.
Students engage deeply in real-world scenarios and develop innovative solutions that elevate the travel experience for pets and their owners.
Design Challenges
- Design Challenge A - The pet owner's experience
- Design Challenge B - Environmental sustainability of the travel system
- Design Challenge C - Pets' wellbeing
- Design Challenge D - Airline business model and positioning as pet-friendly
Teacher: Paola Trapani
Learning outcome
Upon completing this course, students will be able to:
- Familiarize themselves with the concept of Product-Service System and its core concepts.
- Experiment with the basic PSS tools (e.g., System map, Interaction table, Value chain map, Innovation diagram, Actor map, etc.).
- Critically analyze an existing PSS proposed as a case study and establish priority enhancements.
- Create an enhanced version of the PSS.
| Form of assessment | Grouping | Grading scale | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portfolio assessment (Vurderingsmappe) | Individual | Pass / fail |