Human-Technology-Design, PhD

Campus Johanneberg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Technological progress is important for our world, but ensuring that it is translated into products and services that benefit humanity is at least as important.

In the research subject Human-Technology-Design, the goal is to develop knowledge about the relationship between human beings and technical products/systems. As a doctoral student, you will also develop methods and tools for studying the relationship between humans and technical products and systems. By doing a doctorate in human-technology-design, you will learn to support the design process in designing and evaluating sustainable and safe products, services, and workplaces. Read more in the study plan.

The graduate school is common to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.

Description of subject
The research in this subject comprises the following areas:

Development of knowledge about the relationship between humans, technology, and design in broad terms, and how this relationship can be shaped with regard to the needs of individuals as well as of the environment and society. Technology refers here to particular products, product systems, and systems for production. By design is meant the determination of products in a wide sense including both formal and functional aspects. The relationship signifies not only interaction but also, for example, adoption and acceptance, attractiveness and emotion, usability and safety, learning and understanding.
Knowledge about processes, methods, and tools, concerning on the one hand how requirements for the shaping of products and systems of products and production can be identified and communicated, and on the other hand how different design solutions can be evaluated. The system perspective, i.e. the interplay between humans, technology, task and context, is central. The context is here to be understood as comprising the physical, psychosocial, and historical-cultural environment. The preconditions for a viable dialogue between the different actors in the design process constitute a special theme.
Knowledge about the shaping of products and systems on the basis of individuals’ physical and cognitive capabilities, emotional requirements, as well as on semantic and aesthetic aspects. Development and evaluation of methods and tools for dealing systematically with design-related issues are an especially important theme. The goal is to find good design solutions that contribute to people’s well-being and avoidance of injuries and ill health, but also to the productivity and competitiveness of manufacturing companies.

Problems within this field of research arise largely on the borders between different disciplines, for instance between technology and behavioral science, or between technology and ergonomics/physiology/medicine. The research is therefore essentially interdisciplinary.

Description of specializations

The doctoral programme has three specializations: Human Factors Engineering (focusing on how systems work in practice with human beings at the controls), Industrial Design Engineering (focusing on design with the user in focus) and Interaction Design (focusing on how users interact with products/services though their interfaces).

Programme overview

Main Subject

Engineering - General

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Development of knowledge about the relationship between humans, technology, and design in broad terms, and how this relationship can be shaped with regard to the needs of individuals as well as of the environment and society. Technology refers here to particular products, product systems, and systems for production. By design is meant the determination of products in a wide sense including both formal and functional aspects. The relationship signifies not only interaction but also, for example, adoption and acceptance, attractiveness and emotion, usability and safety, learning and understanding.
Knowledge about processes, methods, and tools, concerning on the one hand how requirements for the shaping of products and systems of products and production can be identified and communicated, and on the other hand how different design solutions can be evaluated. The system perspective, i.e. the interplay between humans, technology, task and context, is central. The context is here to be understood as comprising the physical, psychosocial, and historical-cultural environment. The preconditions for a viable dialogue between the different actors in the design process constitute a special theme.
Knowledge about the shaping of products and systems on the basis of individuals’ physical and cognitive capabilities, emotional requirements, as well as on semantic and aesthetic aspects. Development and evaluation of methods and tools for dealing systematically with design-related issues are an especially important theme. The goal is to find good design solutions that contribute to people’s well-being and avoidance of injuries and ill health, but also to the productivity and competitiveness of manufacturing companies.

Admission Requirements

General entry requirements
To be qualified for admission in Human-Technology-Design the student must have earned a degree at the second-cycle level. The orientation of the student’s degree shall also have a sufficiently close connection to the subject of the doctoral programme. Equivalent requirements apply to individuals who have taken their first degree in a country other than Sweden. The examiner, in consultation with the principal supervisor, shall assess whether the applicant has the requisite capacity to successfully complete the doctoral programme. Other requirements for general entry are regulated in Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes.

Admission
Regulations regarding admission are stated in Appointment regulation for doctoral programmes.

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