Design Factory
DESIGN FACTORY
PASSION FOR DOING
Design Factory is an interdisciplinary product and service design and learning platform uniting students, teachers, researchers, and industry. Our goal is to build passion-based learning culture at HAMK.
As product and service design platform Design Factory brings HAMKs education facilities and equipment as well as research units’ expertise to industry use. In Hämeenlinna the product development laboratory of Degree Program in Design offers design expertise and services for 3D-scanning, modeling and printing (clay&plastic), digital paper and textile printing as well as laser cutting.
Design Factory spaces are located in Hämeenlinna University Centre E-building.
Welcome to a new kind of learning environment!
In Design Factory the work takes place in interdisciplinary teams making use of and strengthening each students’ own area of expertise. The idea of Design Factory is to enable learning by doing in authentic industry projects.
The participating organizations are involved in the projects during the whole journey, not just at the beginning and end of the project. In essence, the journey together is more important than just the end results. Thus, in Design Factory projects the interaction between company and inside interdisciplinary teams is emphasized.
COURSES
Summer studies
Product Development Project
PDP
PDP (Product Development Project) is a multidisciplinary course where students real-life company problems. Most of the problems are given and sponsored by manufacturing companies, who are searching for innovative cooperation with the next generation of product developers. At the start, much attention is directed to the forming of a highly motivated interdisciplinary team.
A project typically includes phases of planning, searching for information, creation of concepts, decision making, and detailed computer-aided development. The product phases of manufacture, assembly, and testing are strongly related to the most valuable learning experiences. In PDP students have an opportunity to learn more in specific areas while working as a safety officer, business shark, team manager, or economy manager.
Data Analytics Project
Data Analytics Project 3/2021 – 5/2020
In Data Analytics course students learn the basics of data analytics and the possibilities of using data-analytics in work-life. Through case tasks, students can apply data analytics in developing applications. Teams are a combination of students from Bioeconomy Engineering, Business Information Technology, Computer Applications, and International Business that have the skills and knowledge needed to develop data analytics solutions for companies.
Data Analytics Project is an 8 weeks-long sprint, where a data analytics solution is developed to the topics presented by the project sponsor. A project sponsor is a company that describes the topic and problem and supply the student team with relevant data. The students learn the basics of data mining and the use of Excel and Power-BI in data-analytics. After completing the project, the students have a thorough understanding of the possibilities of data analytics.
DESIGN FACTORY FOR COMPANIES
Design Factory is a product and service development platform, where students learn by doing industry projects. Design Factory highlights the importance of the journey together, not just the end results. Therefore, this requires regular interaction both from students and companies to learn from the journey and achieve the best possible learning result.
RESEARCH WORK
As product and service design platform Design Factory brings HAMKs research units’ expertise and laboratory equipment to support research and development activities in companies. In Hämeenlinna University Center the product development laboratory of Degree Program in Design offers design expertise and services for 3D-scanning, modeling and printing (clay&plastic), digital paper and textile printing as well as laser cutting.
VALUES
In HAMK Design Factory
– Students come first
– Doors are always open for discusssion
– There is no hierarchy
– You are empowered to do new things, with new people
– You are a part of a co-creation community
– We all belong to the Design Factory family
Through collaboration we create the PASSION FOR DOING
- Jari Jussila
- Director of Design Factory
- Tel. +358 50 4657 285
- jari.jussila@hamk.fi
- Jukka Raitanen
- Community Manager
- Tel. +358 40 8368 807
- jukka.raitanen@hamk.fi
- Juha-Matti Torkkel
- Master of Stuff
- Tel. +358 50 5022 040
- juha-matti.torkkel@hamk.fi
Blog
- Developing a board game at Design FactoryRead more
Design Factory and sponsor developing and creating a board game prototype with the possibility to present on stage. Task at hand Design Factory provided a unique board game idea for a sponsor’s […]
- What inspires Design Factory staffRead more
What inspires Design Factory staff to do what they do? How to ignite the passion of students and fellow collaborators? The upcoming RUN-EU Super Week on 25 – 29 October 2021 provides an excellent […]
- Coming up: First ever DF BootcampRead more
HAMK DF Bootcamp is a week-long event presenting Design Factory culture and activities. During the week participants have an opportunity to learn from others and plan their own DF environment. […]
Design Factory @ Instagram
@hamk_edu Liisa and Viivi testing out the #RUNuperweek social media wall! #hamkuas #hamkdf #hamk
Getting ready for the RUN Super Week DF Bootcamp...errrrr what? #behindthescenes #RUNsuperweek #hamkdf #hamkuas
PASSION FOR DOING
Jari sharing thoughts about what passion for doing is and how important it really is 💯👏🏼 Link in bio! #hamkdf #hamkuas #passionfordoing #designfactory
HAMK ceramic design students developed and designed different mug models for how would the Design Factory mug look like. We chose one that fitted best for our need which was designed and handmade by amazing @taija_valimaki ! You can find the mugs from our kitchen and give them a try. Free coffee for everyone - you just have to make it! ☕☕ #hamkuas #hamk #hamkdf #hamkdesign #design #ceramics
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