Design Thinking & Innovation

Catalog description

This class develops skills and habits that support successful innovation and design in the workplace. A set of intense project-based learning experiences is used to drive inquiry discourse and constructive learning. Your skills in prototyping, project management, and creativity will be improved as you participate in engineering discourse including prototype reviews, classroom discussion, reading, and journal writing. The philosophy and practice of prototyping will be emphasized through exercises including creating 3D printed parts and smartphone app. The methodology of design thinking is introduced as a framework to explore contemporary innovation as a process.