Product Innovation

Catalog description

The first course in a series of courses for engineering honors students focused on how innovative products are developed, designed and manufactured to effectively meet the expanding needs of a global economy. This one-credit hour seminar course focuses on the key elements associated with the process of concept creation; namely, how individuals identify promising ideas for new products and how these ideas are shaped and refined in ways that will optimize the product's success in the marketplace, from the perspective of customer demand.