Analytical Product Design

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) The design of artifacts is addressed from the multidisciplinary perspective that includes engineering, art, psychology, marketing, and economics. Using a decision-making framework, emphasis is places on understanding basic quantitative methods employed by the different disciplines for making design decisions, building mathematical models, and accounting for interdisciplinary interactions throughout the design and development process. Students work in teams to apply the methods on design project from concept generation to prototyping and design verification.