TKMJ52 · 6 credits · Advanced level (A1N) · Produktutveckling, Maskinteknik
Applied Product Development Methodology
Active · next start VT 2027
Replaces TKMJ34 Product Development Methodology
64%
pass the regular sitting
KTR1 · ordinary sittings since 2022 · 200 students
Most students pass it at the first attempt.
- Latest ordinary
- 49%18 Feb 2026 · 41 students
- Later rounds
- 89%84 attempts
- Harder than
- 93%of advanced level courses
KTR1 by course run
The regular sitting and the later sittings after it.
- G
- Later rounds
Bar height is the share who passed. Point at a bar for exact counts per grade.
Part of 1 programme
Modules and every sitting
The course has 2 modules. The figures at the top are for KTR1, the one most students take.
Other module · main exam
KTR1 Written test
- G
- U
64%pass the ordinary · 200 students
89%pass a later sitting · 84 students
| Date | Type | Grades | Passed | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course run Feb 2026 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 49% | 41 | |
| Later | Later | 90% | 21 | |
| Course run Feb 2025 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 67% | 48 | |
| Later | Later few students | 93% | 14 | |
| Course run Feb 2024 · ordinary and 2 later sittings | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 73% | 56 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 9 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 6 | |
| Course run Mar 2023 · ordinary and 2 later sittings | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 59% | 29 | |
| Later | Later | 73% | 22 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 6 | |
| Course run Mar 2022 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 65% | 26 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 6 | |
Later sittings belong to the course run whose regular sitting they follow.
Show small sittings (8)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
- 2
- 3
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
- 1
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Hand-in or lab
UPG1 Written report
100%pass the ordinary · 129 students
100%pass a later sitting · 52 students
88%get 4 or 5
This module only reports passing results, so the pass rate does not show how many did not pass.
UPG1 by course run
The regular sitting and the later sittings after it.
- 5
- 4
- 3
- Later rounds
Bar height is the share who passed. Point at a bar for exact counts per grade.
| Date | Type | Grades | Passed | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course run Jun 2026 · ordinary and 4 later sittings | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 17 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 5 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 5 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 5 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 5 | |
| Course run Jun 2025 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 100% | 38 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 11 | |
| Course run Jun 2024 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 100% | 27 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 5 | |
| Course run Jun 2023 · ordinary and 1 later sitting | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 12 | |
| Later | Later few students | 100% | 16 | |
| Course run Jun 2023 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary few students | 100% | 12 | |
| Course run Jun 2022 | ||||
| Ordinary | Ordinary | 100% | 23 | |
Later sittings belong to the course run whose regular sitting they follow.
Show small sittings (16)
Sittings with fewer than 5 students, often credit transfers or special sittings. They are not part of any figure on this page.
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- 1
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About the course
TKMJ52 Applied Product Development Methodology is a course at Linköping University (6 credits, advanced level). Since 2022, 64% of 200 students have passed the regular sitting, which makes it harder than 93% of courses at advanced level. 49% of 41 students passed the latest regular sitting (18 Feb 2026). Updated 20 Oct 2026
Aim
The student should after the course:
- Have detailed knowledge of various theoretical and practical models / processes for product development.
- Know and be able to analyze and discuss the differences in small and large companies’ prerequisites regarding product development and management of these.
- Have in-depth knowledge of, and based on different given preconditions, describe important prerequisites for successful product development.
- Have in-depth knowledge of, and based on established theoretical models / approaches, be able to analyze and discuss product development and innovation processes and management of these.
- Be able to apply methods / tools for systematic and efficient product development.
- Be able to, based on given preconditions, analyze and discuss pros and cons with various product development methods/tools.
Content
Lectures, seminars and exercises that involve:
- Theoretical and practical models / processes for product development.
- Differences in small and large companies’ prerequisites related to product development and management of these.
- Important prerequisites for successful product development.
- Established theoretical models / approaches related to product development and innovation processes and management of these.
- Methods / tools for systematic and efficient product development.
- Different product development methods / tools pros and cons.
- Examiner
- Mattias Lindahl
- Scheduled hours
- 56 h
- Main field of study
- Produktutveckling, Maskinteknik