Innovation & Design Thinking

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

This course introduces students to design thinking, a methodology used for innovation. It allows for creative resolution of problems by connecting knowledge from diverse subject areas to arrive at a humanly desirable solution that is technically viable and economically profitable. Design thinking is integrated in the organization of entrepreneurships and puts an emphasis on the user of the product or service. It facilitates the implementation of ideas in order to improve processes, enter new markets, develop new products, and substantially improve the users' experience with the organization.