Magister inženir oblikovanja izdelkov/magistrica inženirka oblikovanja izdelkov

The qualification holder will be able to:
(general competences)

• analyse, synthesise and anticipate solutions and consequences; 
• demonstrate proficiency in research methods, procedures and processes of product design, and develop critical and self-critical assessment; 
• apply knowledge in practice; 
• demonstrate autonomy in professional work; 
• develop communication skills and abilities, particularly in the international environment; 
• demonstrate a capacity for ethical reflection and a commitment to professional ethics; 
• demonstrate cooperativeness with well-developed social and cultural sensitivity and linguistic and communication skills, partly acquired through experiences of teamwork and periods of study abroad, work in a group, in the international environment;

(subject-specific competences)

• demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the foundations and development of product design engineering; 
• solve specific work problems through the application of scientific methods and procedures for the development of products from the inside out, starting with the function of products; 
• demonstrate coherent mastery of basic knowledge in the field of design and engineering and integrate knowledge from various technical fields and applications; 
• place new information and interpretations in the context of product design engineering; 
• demonstrate understanding of the general structures of the engineering design of products and connections with sub-disciplines; 
• demonstrate understanding of and apply critical analysis methods and the development of theories in solving specific technical design problems; 
• develop skills and expertise in the application of knowledge in the field of product design engineering; 
• use information and communication technologies and systems in the field of product design engineering; 
• develop innovative products and combinations of products in order to satisfy the needs of the individual consumer on the basis of a balancing of the interests of the designer, the user, industry and society, taking into account international ethics; 
• professionally implement the whole process of product design with an emphasis on concept and show the ability to do this autonomously or as a member or leader of an international group, 
• demonstrate knowledge of relevant technical, human, aesthetic and environmental issues and the organisational and economic aspects of products and their use, and inclusion of these aspects in product development; 
• select and use engineering materials;
• select strategies and methods of spatial modelling, select suitable software and construct complex computer geometrical models; 
• systematically manage the life cycle of products with the help of technologies, methods, tools and systems for product life-cycle management; 
• participate in or lead concurrent engineering, take a systematic and concurrent approach to ensuring structural objectives and demonstrate familiarity with guidelines and recommendations for targeted product development; 
• select, use and integrate programming tools in the analysis, design, implementation and management of intelligent control systems; 
• integrate the design discipline with social, cultural and economic frameworks; 
• evaluate the multiple meanings of a space and its elements in their scientific, social and cultural dimensions; 
• analyse, synthesise and critically evaluate aesthetic theses and the semiotics of form; 
• plan, construct, model, optimise, evaluate, manage, design and build technologically complex products and systems that can potentially be offered in global markets; 
• develop and use research methods across a broad spectrum of problems and in this way respond rapidly to new circumstances in both national and international contexts; 
• demonstrate familiarity with the theory and practice of graphical representation; 
• demonstrate mastery of the principles of two- and three-dimensional design and translate content into form; 
• demonstrate mastery of the aims, methods, procedures and tools to ensure the ergonomic suitability of products; 
• design a complex product and analyse it from the point of view of the materials and manufacturing processes used; 
• autonomously and creatively address design problems with the help of reverse engineering technology; 
• demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the possibilities, advantages and practical use of prototype technologies; 
• demonstrate mastery of the principles of colour harmony.