Instructor(s)
Prof. Matthew Kressy
Prof. Steven Eppinger
Prof. Thomas Roemer
Prof. Warren Seering
MIT Course Number
15.783J / 2.739J
As Taught In
Spring 2006
Level
Graduate
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Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
Product Design and Development is a project-based course that covers modern tools and methods for product design and development. The cornerstone is a project in which teams of management, engineering, and industrial design students conceive, design and prototype a physical product. Class sessions are conducted in workshop mode and employ cases and hands-on exercises to reinforce the key ideas. Topics include identifying customer needs, concept generation, product architecture, industrial design, and design-for-manufacturing.