Leadership: People, Products, Projects

4-0-5 units · Graduate

Provides an introduction to product development and engineering leadership concepts by reviewing and practicing core leadership principles on a team-based project. Students identify worthy problems to tackle, generate creative concepts, make quick prototypes, and test them with stakeholders. Product management tools are used to identify user needs, translate needs into design elements, and develop product roadmaps. Project management tools are used to mobilize team activity and organize deliverables. Students practice effective teamwork, persuasive presentations, and influencing strategies. Each class session introduces a new topic relating to the project or leadership skills, experiential learning around the topic, and time for team meetings with instructional staff available for guidance. Limited to 25. Enrollment in 15.789[J] is limited to 10.