TKMJ52 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Produktutveckling, Maskinteknik
Applied Product Development Methodology
Active · next start VT 2027
49%
passed the latest regular sitting
KTR1 · 18 Feb 2026 · 41 students
64%
passed the regular sittings, all sittings over the last 5 years
KTR1 · 200 students
Unusually hard in 2025/26
49% passed the ordinary exam in 2025/26 (41 students), against 66% on average in earlier years (159 students).
Part of 1 programme
Other module
KTR1 Written test
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Main rounds
64% passed · 200 students
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Later rounds
89% passed · 84 students
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- Pass a later round: 89% (84 students), compared with 64% (200 students) on the ordinary exam
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Other modules
Partial exams, hand-ins and labs. They are not part of the figures at the top.
Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Written report
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Main rounds
100% passed · 129 students
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Later rounds
100% passed · 52 students
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- Pass a later round: 100% (52 students), compared with 100% (129 students) on the ordinary exam
- Get 4 or 5: 88% (181 students)
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About the course
Aim
The student should after the course:
- Have detailed knowledge of various theoretical and practical models / processes for product development.
- Know and be able to analyze and discuss the differences in small and large companies’ prerequisites regarding product development and management of these.
- Have in-depth knowledge of, and based on different given preconditions, describe important prerequisites for successful product development.
- Have in-depth knowledge of, and based on established theoretical models / approaches, be able to analyze and discuss product development and innovation processes and management of these.
- Be able to apply methods / tools for systematic and efficient product development.
- Be able to, based on given preconditions, analyze and discuss pros and cons with various product development methods/tools.
Content
Lectures, seminars and exercises that involve:
- Theoretical and practical models / processes for product development.
- Differences in small and large companies’ prerequisites related to product development and management of these.
- Important prerequisites for successful product development.
- Established theoretical models / approaches related to product development and innovation processes and management of these.
- Methods / tools for systematic and efficient product development.
- Different product development methods / tools pros and cons.
- Examiner
- Mattias Lindahl
- Scheduled hours
- 56 h
- Main field of study
- Produktutveckling, Maskinteknik