Lecture Course "Service Design & Engineering"

Lecture Course by Dr.-Ing. Gerhard Gudergan

This lecture follows the various activities along the stages of the service innovation process containing design and engineering of services and business models.

Designing new services is of increasing importance for companies both to develop successful business strategies and to develop and implement new and successful business models. The objective of this class is to introduce into a comprehensive set of methods and tools which guide through the design of new services. The perspective of the business manager is taken and enhanced by an in-depth in-sight of academic and research challenges as well. We will have a focus on management questions and will take a framework which organizes the different tasks to design a new service concept within the context of a new business model. There will be a specific focus and a stepwise methodology to systematically designing innovative services. We will learn why and when to use the different methods and will learn how to manage the overall design process. The class is case-study based. The industrial case study will be introduced by partners and we will solve the given problem in a team based approach. There will be lectures to introduce into the overall methodology and tools and workshops/ exercises to experience how to make use of the knowledge gained.

After participating in this course participants shall…

  • Acquire a sound understanding of the importance of new services for successful business strategies and new business models
  • Differentiate various understandings of new service design and engineering - Acquire competences to successfully manage a new service design project and process
  • Structure the design process and integrate with other corporate functions such as marketing and engineering
  •  Know about tools and methods of new service design and engineering
  • Argue about future trends the service industry

Concerning common questions on the organisation of the lecture course "Service Design & Engineering" feel free to contact:
Yannick Becerra

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