COLLABORATIVE CAPSTONE II
Explore chosen opportunity area through prototyping, user testing, and iteration. Creation of final, high resolution design, with communication and launch plan for startup, product or service. Practice behaviors of design thinking - ethics, critique, and storytelling.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: INTER-HE 940 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply an iterative design thinking process on an interdisciplinary team. Audience: Graduate 2. Generate creative ideas through structured brainstorming sessions. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop and fabricate rapid prototypes using a wide range of techniques (physical, digital, etc.) to bring their ideas into reality as quickly as possible and obtain feedback. Audience: Graduate 4. Deliver a clear, thoughtful design with evidence showing it is desirable, feasible, and viable. Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate effectively, both visually and orally. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate constructive collaboration behaviors— creative critique, balancing independent work with group work, and knowing when to get an outside opinion. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Apply an iterative design thinking process on an interdisciplinary team. Audience: Graduate 2. Generate creative ideas through structured brainstorming sessions. Audience: Graduate 3. Develop and fabricate rapid prototypes using a wide range of techniques (physical, digital, etc.) to bring their ideas into reality as quickly as possible and obtain feedback. Audience: Graduate 4. Deliver a clear, thoughtful design with evidence showing it is desirable, feasible, and viable. Audience: Graduate 5. Communicate effectively, both visually and orally. Audience: Graduate 6. Demonstrate constructive collaboration behaviors— creative critique, balancing independent work with group work, and knowing when to get an outside opinion. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027