Product Design

This course provides tools and methods for creating new products.  the course is intended for students with a strong career interest in new product development, entrepreneurship, and/or technology development.  The course follows an overall product design methodology, including the identification of customer needs, generation of product concepts, prototyping, and design-for-manufacturing.  Weekly student assignments are focused on the design of a new product and culminate in the creation of a prototype.  The course is open to juniors and seniors in SEAS or Wharton.