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n.BA.AD.InSy.24HS (Industrial Systems) 
Module: Industrial Systems
This information was generated on: 12 November 2025
No.
n.BA.AD.InSy.24HS
Title
Industrial Systems
Credits
2

Description

Version: 1.0 start 01 August 2024

 

Study Programme Applied Digital Life Sciences
Regulations Applicable RPO, 29 January 2008, School of Life Sciences and Facility Management Academic Regulations, 15 Dec. 2009, Annex for the Bachelor of Applied Digital Life Sciences degree programme
Module Type  
  Compulsory Module  X Elective Module    Optional Module
Planned Semester 6th Semester
Module Coordinator Prof. Dr. Tilo Hühn
Telephone / E-Mail +41 (0)79 472 97 49 / tilo.huehn@zhaw.ch
Lecturer(s),
Speaker(s),
Associate(s)		 Prof. Dr. Tilo Hühn
Entrance Requirements -
Learning Outcomes and Competencies After completing the module, students will know actual and prospective aspects of innovative industrial processes in food and beverage production to meet today’s consumer expectations regarding quality, nutritional, health, sustainability and safety aspects. Students will get to know the Process Owner Design approach to process innovation. They can describe different processes in food technology. Students develop an understanding for applied research activities in the field of industrial system design and sharpen their profile, how to deal with challenging applied processing projects.
Module Content This module is concerned with the requirements of new and innovative processes and products meeting quality, nutritional, health, sustainability and safety concerns in food industry.
 
  • Theory of Inventive Problem Solving
  • Technological Theory of Systems
  • Food Processing and Automation
  • Intension, Invention, Innovation
  • Applied Factory Design
 
An Essay of an industrial process development or optimization during the module including a personal reflection of lessons learned as a developer/inventor is the assessment of the learning outcome.
Follow-up Modules -
Methods of Instruction 
  • In-class lectures
  • Case-studies and literature studies
  • Experimental studies with laboratory and pilot plant work
  • Workshops
  • Exploratory learning
  • Coaching and Mentoring of r&d goup members
  • Group work
  • Process Pitch at the final Demo Day
Digital Resources Moodle
Lesson Structure / Workload  
 Contact Hours 28
 Guided Self-Study 14
 Independent Self-Study 18
 Total Workload 60
Classroom Attendance -
Assessment Experience grade 100%:
  • Development of a self-selected Microproject.
  • Presentation of the Project at a Demo Day
Language of Instruction  English
Comments -

 

Course: Industrial Systems
No.
n.BA.AD.InSy.24HS.V
Title
Industrial Systems

Note

  • No module description is available in the system for the cut-off date of 12 November 2025.