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Community Service Engineering is a curriculum of the faculties of Engineering Technology and Engineering Science KU Leuven in collaboration with Thomas More
Week 16: Assistive Technology
16 Jan – 17 Jan – Face-to-face in Leuven
TOPIC: Assistive Technology
Face-to-face meetingThis week we welcome you in Leuven and Gent
Friday 16/01Address: KU Leuven - DOEL | Kapeldreef 62 | 3001 Heverlee| Zaal Lyra
Saturday 17/01Address: Jabbla |Victoriastraat 52 |B-9000 Gent
9:00 -10:00 A less evident sporty story brought by Wouter Terryn
10:00 -11:00
11:00 -12:00Empathy exercise in assistive technology
12:00 – 13:00 BREAK BREAK
What is Assistive technology? Are there international organisations supporting the evolvement of assistive technology? Prof. Dr. Em. Jan Engelen
Voice to bigger companies having an eye for assistive technology for the benefit of there customers, employees, ... 1. Erik De Snerck en Erik Phalet (VRT) 2. Johan Vermeiren - (Bestuurszaken Vlaamse Overheid) 3. Ann Dewicke (KU Leuven)4. Eddy Gielis (De Lijn)
Voice to entrepreneurs in assistive technology (niche markets)1. Sensocare - Marten Boschmans2. Jabbla - Bart Noé 3. Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH - Dries Glorieux4. QBTM - Deblieck Tommy
13:00 – 17:00
Individual assignment(s) Week 16
Task 3.3: What business are you in with your projects? Describe potential users and scenarios of use.
•You can find inspiration to perform this task in the Maguire document (page 599): General guidance on specifying user and organizational requirements and objectives is provided in ISO 13407 (ISO, 1999). This document states that the following elements should be covered in the specification.
Group interaction Week 16
• Select a case of one of the group members, start a mind map and evaluate it to ensure the solution will be a good one. Are their similar solutions on the market already? Who are the clients of these solutions? What is the other solution lacking to be a good product for your end user?