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Course: Art and Design for Engineering 6

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Course title Art and Design for Engineering 6
Course code KDU/PDM6
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 6
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Klíma Ondřej, Mgr. art.
Course content
Weeks 1 - 13 Creating drawing or, if necessary, spatial sketches, models or 3D models using computational processes to optimize the mechanical properties of the product. Ongoing input, submission and consultation of all seminar sub-tasks. Continuous corrections of assigned tasks.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture with practical applications, Students' portfolio, Skills demonstration, Task-based study method, Individual study, Students' self-study, Lecture with visual aids, Seminar
  • Contact hours - 65 hours per semester
  • Graduate study programme term essay (40-50) - 80 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Previous completion of course PDM5.
learning outcomes
Students will be able to creatively develop a technical object with the use of computational processes to optimize the mechanical properties and the shape corresponding to the assignment. When carrying out the assigned task, students will be able to apply computational processes to optimize the shape and improve the mechanical properties.
teaching methods
Lecture with visual aids
Seminar
Task-based study method
Skills demonstration
Self-study of literature
Individual study
Students' portfolio
Interactive lecture
assessment methods
Skills demonstration during practicum
Seminar work
Individual presentation at a seminar
Continuous assessment
Recommended literature
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  • Design - Periodika. V. Británie, Design Council, London.
  • Design report.. Leinfelden-Echterdingen, 19uu.
  • Design trend : revue nového vizuálního stylu. Brno, 1992.
  • designers, London - Thames and Hudson. 1993.
  • Form : Zeitschrift für Gestaltung : the European design magazin. Basel, 1957.
  • I.D.. USA, F & W, Publication, N.Y.
  • Muzeum. 1998.
  • Průmyslový design. Praha, 1977.
  • United Nations : division for palestinian rights. New York, 1996.
  • Barwell Ian. The Design and Manufacture of Low-Cost Motorized Vehicles. Nairobi United Nations, 1988.
  • Blažek Karel. Dobrý design. Brno, 1999.
  • Bogdanovič, L. B.; Burjan, V. A.; Rautman, F. I. Design v strojárstve. 1. vyd. Bratislava, 1981.
  • Denk Zdeněk. Průmyslový design. Brno, 1991.
  • Grůza Antonín. Výtvarný design v průmyslu. Ostrava, 1988.
  • Hubka Vladimír. Design science. Berlin, 1996.
  • Julier Guy. The Thames and Hudson encyclopaedia of 20th century design and designers. London.
  • Lamarová Milena. Design. Praha, 1985.
  • Lamarová, Milena. Průmyslový design : Stroje, nástroje, průmyslové výrobky. 1. vyd. Praha, 1985.
  • Mainstone Rowland J. Developments in Structural Form. London, 1975.
  • Malaniuk, Bohdan. Desing v architektuře a stavebnictví : z dějin průmyslového designu. 1. vyd. Praha, 1991. ISBN 80-01-00548-8.
  • Pauly Jana. Z dějin průmyslového designu 1. Praha, 1996.
  • Pauly Jana. Z dějin průmyslového designu 2. Alessi.
  • Pauly Jana. Z dějin průmyslového designu 3. Praha, 1999.
  • periodikum. Designum : revue dizajnu. SR, Slovenské centrum dizajnu, Bratislava.
  • Petranský, L. Teória a metodológia designu. Technická univerzita ve Zvolenu, 1994.
  • Sparkeová, Penny. Století designu : průkopníci designu 20. století. 1. české vyd. Praha, 1999. ISBN 80-7209-142-5.
  • Uhlíř Rostislav. Design prodává výrobek. Ostrava, 1990.


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University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, date of update: 21.01.2026 23:51. Data created for academic year 2025/2026