Digital Product Lab

About this minor

During the minor Digital Product Lab students are going to work in multidisciplinary teams to develop and market a digital / ICT related product. Students will work in a team and based on the agile principles of product development.

During this minor students will be supported by their coach and there will be given additional workshops on ICT and CMD related topics. The second component that students will get to know is the business component. Questions like 'what is your market?' and 'who is your target group?' will be answered during workshops and coaching.

Courses:

Product - Prototype

During this course you are going to work in multidisciplinary teams to develop a digital / ICT related product. You will work in a team based on the agile principles of product development. You will be working on innovative solutions for real-life problems and opportunities based on new technologies. You can choose from a range of existing projects or bring your own project (criteria will apply). The goal of this course is to develop a prototype product according to production specifications determined, and lays the foundation for the minimal viable product the you will develop in the second half of the minor. During this course you will practice to:

Perform a requirements analyses based on stakeholder interviews and deskresearch
Develop a prototype product so it can be tested with the end user.
Validate if the prototype solves the problem or seizes the opportunity.

Credits

Business

This course is designed to provide you with understanding of identifying and creating business opportunities in complex environments under conditions of uncertainty and apply this knowledge based on a self-chosen case in the form of a startup team. In this course you will develop your entrepreneurial attitude, increase your business knowledge and skills, learn to work in multidisciplinary teams and develop relations external stakeholders.

Credits

Deepening

During this course you are going to work in a multidisciplinary team. Within this team each member has his/ her specific role. In this course you'll develop yourself to fulfill this role to the best of your abilities. In order to do this, you'll specialize yourself based on research. You'll write a thorough methode of approach and execute this to the best of your abilities. At the end you'll reflect on your progress and the process. The goal of this course is to develop your personal skill for a specific role within a multidisciplinary team (e.g. developer, designer, project manager). During this course you will practice to:

Conduct research into the specific role
Write a methode of approach
Define you added value within a multidisciplinary team
Reflect on your progress and the process.

Credits

Product - Minimal Viable Product

During this course you are going to work in multidisciplinary teams to develop and market a digital / ICT related product. You will work in a team based on the agile principles of product development. You will take the prototype you've developed in the first half of the minor to the next level by developing a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) that actually works and is created with suiting technologies. As a professional individual you will provide your team the needed hours and effort to complete the development of the MVP. This means in most cases you will put in lots of hours to develop the needed assets and code. The goal of this course is to develop a MVP that is ready to be tested by the market. In order to achieve this it is important to evaluate the MVP multiple time during the development process. In a final demonstration you will showcase the actual working product, but also an insight on your production process. During this course you will:

Develop a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) that is ready to be tested by the market
Evaluate the MVP with the market

Credits

Before you can start

This minor is only available for HBO-ICT, Communication & Multimedia Design (CMD) and exchange students. You have to be in the main phase of your study. A propaeduetic certificate is not required.

You have to pre-register to participate in this minor. Places for minors that have pre-registration with a waiting list are awarded based on a draw.

For questions about the content of this minor, please contact the coordinator via the ‘Contact & FAQ’ tab above.

Admission & application

Please check with your home university whether there is an agreement set up with the Hanze School that is offering the exchange programme of your choice. To apply for and be admitted for our exchange programme you should take the following steps

1. Be nominated by your home university

Once you have been nominated, your nomination will be checked by us and confirmed to your home university by email. You will receive your application link during our application period.
2. Submit your online application

Once you have been nominated by your home university you will receive a personal application link and the application instructions during our application period. The application is fully digital and documents do not have to be send by email or postal mail. Make sure you do not miss our application deadline!
3. Letter of Acceptance

Once you have submitted your application we will check your documents. If you have to re-submit any documents, we will let you know. We will be sending out Acceptance Letters from the beginning of May when you start in September and from the middle of October when you start in February.