D1 - Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the course, the student will have to know the relationship between science and ship design making him/her capable to apply decision-making techniques first to select and then to optimize the best design solution.
D2 - Applying knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, the student will be able to demonstrate knowledge and practical capability to perform a concept ship design on a case study.
D3 - Making judgements
On the basis of the acquired knowledge, the student will learn how to work as a member of a design group and will be able to perform calculations on all topics relevant at a conceptual/preliminary level of the design process.
D4 - Communication skills
The student must be able to describe the main design process theories, analyse the ship design through multicriterial methods in both selection and optimization activities, and build metamodels to speed up and make robust the outcomes of the initial design process.
D5 - Learning skills
Having successfully completed the module, the student will be able to deepen a given ship design from both the technical and economic viewpoints as well as to have the knowledge to enhance the process.

The student must possess the following knowledge:
- Ship representation methods;
- Ship intact and damage stability;
- Ship resistance and propulsion (statistical prediction methods, propeller selection);
- Principles of seakeeping of ships;
- Principles of ship manoeuvrability;
- Main systems and subsystems onboard a ship;
- Principles of probability and statistics;
- Matrix calculation;
- Good command of Bentley Maxsurf;
- Good command of CAD softwares.

This course develops technical fundamentals and applicative tools aimed to perform the initial design of ships and marine vehicles as well as providing the basic knowledge of the global maritime sector. Moreover, it enables students to understand the basic concepts of ship design process mostly emphasizing the absolute importance of concept and preliminary design stages. Due importance is also given to making students acquainted with engineering economics applied to ship design.

Lecture Notes, Trincas & Braidotti, 2023.
Theory of Technical Systems, Hubka, Springer-Verlag, Berlin--Heidelberg, 2nd edition, 1984.
Ship Design for Efficiency and Economy, Schneekliut & Bertram, 2nd edition, Butterworth--Heinemann, Oxford, 1998.
Practical Ship Design, Watson, Elsevier Ocean Engineering Book Series, Vol. 1, Elsevier, Oxford, 1998.

- Design Science
- Design Process Theories
- Design As a Multicriterial Decision–Making Process
- Multi-Attribute Decision Making
- Design of Experiments
- Shipping and Shipbuilding
- Engineering Economics in Ship Design

The course is composed of front-end lectures, class exercises aimed to enhance the effectiveness of project-based and collaborative learning based on-focused methods and interactive/partecipative methods.

Course attendance is highly recommended

Submission of a written report of the exercises carried out in class (0-10 points), Oral examination including discussion of the exercises (0-5 points) and verification of learning (15 points): Total 30 points. Honours at the total discretion of the lecturer.
Monitoring of attendance (+0-2 additional points)

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