Product Design and Development

Description

This course examines the product design and development process. Topics include: organization and management issues associated with the product development process; the identification of customer needs and the translation of these needs into product performance specifications; methodologies for the generation and selection of concepts; developing the product architecture with emphasis on creating interfaces, prototyping and design for manufacturing.

Program

B.Sc. in Industrial and Management Engineering 180 Cr. Hr.

Objectives

• It is expected that each student learns: Development of skill with tools and methods for product design. Understanding of multiple functional roles (e.g., marketing, industrial design, engineering) in creating a new product. Development of confidence in own abilities to create a new product. Awareness of the role of multiple functions in creating a new product (e.g. marketing, finance, industrial design, engineering, production). Ability to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary tasks in order to achieve a common objective.