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Why a Summer School in IPD ?

With the industrial world looking at ways of how to overcome challenges, there is an increasing need to exploit product development to enhance business performance. ipdISS20 aims at providing a platform through which postgraduates working in IPD related fields can sharpen their understanding of current & emerging research issues in this interdisciplinary field. By the end of the two-week summer school, participants would have improved their competence & abilities to tackle research issues with an engineering & business-oriented mind-set. As a result, participants will be able to identify how their scientific research work related to IPD can be sharpened up. Sessions will be based on a mix of lecture and discussions. You will also get the chance of meeting practitioners from industry who will share their experience on IPD aspects encountered during their career.

10 Reasons why you should attend ipdISS20

1. To conceive the multidisciplinary impact of Integrated Product Development;

2. To understand the interplay between design, manufacturing and business issues;

3. To be exposed to presentations by scientists as well as practicing product development managers;

4. To understand interdisciplinary research issues in IPD;

5. To acquire skills on relevant research methods;

6. To meet peer international post graduate researchers working in IPD and share with them your emerging research issues;

7. To learn how to present and disseminate your scientific research results using the English language;

8. To acquire skills on how to write successful scientific publications related to IPD (e.g. thesis, research proposals);

9. To acquire useful skills on entrepreneurship, business planning and Intellectual Property (IP).;

10. To apply the acquired knowledge and skills in a truly interdisciplinary project.

Summer School Dates & Structure:

ipdISS19 participants attend the summer school which is spread over two weeks as follows:

Week 1 (Malta) :

Mon 11th - Fri 15th May 2020

Week 2 (Germany) :

Mon 7th - Fri 11th Sep 2020

Why IPD ?

Why Research in IPD?

How is IPD achieved - underlying scientific theories

IPD from design perspectives

Handling manufacturing issues via IPD

Business/Commercial perspectives of IPD

Impact of Future Emerging Technologies on IPD

Tools & Methods for IPD

Research Issues in IPD

Group Work/ Projects

Entrepreneurship for effective IPD

The Integral Nature of IPD

Group Work, Presentations & Reflections

How to write Successful Scientific Proposals (Thesis, Research Proposals etc.)

How to Manage Intellectual Property

Measuring IPD Performance

Poster Presentations/Session

Presentations by Practicing Product Development Managers

Presentation by Entrepreneur(s)

Outline of Week 1:

Participants round table to introduce their scientific research work; First reflections by participants and Summer School Chairs; Team building activities; Foundations for research in Integrated Product Development (IPD) & Integrated Design Engineering (IDE); Research Methods; Development issues from different perspectives: e.g. Product attributes (design, functionality), Producers’ view (impact on factory/manufacturing system design), User’s views (e.g. Emotions/Human Product Interactions), Life-cycle aspects (e.g. maintainability, sustainability), Impact of Future Emerging Technologies (eg. AI, Nanotechnology, Internet of Things etc.) on IPD; Requirements attributes (e.g. safety, reliability, quality), Economic perspective (user's view: added value, provider's view: ROI). Setup of Summer School Project to be realised by participants between week 1 and week 2

Interim between Week 1 and Week 2

Between week 1 and week 2, participants will be working on the Summer School Project(s) to enable them to apply the IPD foundations being learnt. In addition, they will be preparing a presentation in the form of a Poster, a YouTube Video Clip/Power point Presentation explaining their project work and outcome.

Outline of Week 2:

Entrepreneurship and Business planning for IPD/IDE; Handling of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) in IPD/IDE; Scientific Dissemination; Tips for Writing Successful Research Grant Proposals; Presentation of the Summer School Project work during the interim phase (followed by reflections, discussions, and update / finalizing work); Reflections on IPD aspects from industrial speakers; Final presentation of the Summer School Project; Participants round table on how they can update their respective scientific research work (based on lessons learned during Summer School); Discussion on sustainability of co-operation between Summer School Participants.

Registration fee:

The IPDSS20 registration fee is of Euro 1,250 this covering school training material, full-board accommodation (i.e. breakfast, lunch, dinner) for both weeks i.e. from Sunday evening to Friday noon in Malta and from Sunday evening to noon in Germany. Other costs such as travelling, insurance, phone communications, internal travel, are not included in the fee. For registration details, please contact one of hosts by email. Paid up Design Society members are eligible for a 15% IPDSS20 fee reduction (please provide proof of 2020 DS membership).

Certification:

At the end of the two weeks, participants who actively take part in both week 1 and week 2 of the Summer School activities, will be issued by a 'Certificate of Attendance' outlining the amount of equivalent ECTS gained. The certificate will be jointly endorsed by the five host Professors.

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