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Trends in Smart Products (Elective)

Niveau

master's degree program

Learning outcomes of the courses/module

The participants:
• understand the concepts of smart applications, such as smart homes, smart cities, smart production, connected vehicles, etc.
• are familiar with and understand the latest trends in the field of these applications

Prerequisites for the course

No prerequisites

Course content

The content of this course is not fixed; rather, it is adapted to currently prevailing trends. Exemplary topics may include:

- Current best-practice approaches and concepts in application areas (e.g., smart home, smart city, smart production, connected vehicles, etc.)
- Current best-practice approaches regarding development processes and tools
- Current research and development activities as well as research and development outcomes

Recommended specialist literature

- Huber W.; Industrie 4.0 kompakt – Wie Technologien unsere Wirtschaft und unsere Unternehmen verändern: Transformation und Veränderung des gesamten Unternehmens; Wiesbaden; 2018
- Iyer B., Venkatraman V.; “What comes after smart products?”, Havard Business Review; 2015
- Roth A.; Einführung und Umsetzung von Industrie 4.0: Grundlagen, Vorgehensmodell und Use Cases aus der Praxis; Wiesbaden; 2016

Assessment methods and criteria

Seminar thesis

Language

English

Number of ECTS credits awarded

3

Semester hours per week

Planned teaching and learning method

Lecture, recitation

Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered

4

Type of course/module

Type of course