Product Design syllabus Dr. Husam Arman 8/23/20091

Outline  Our CV briefly  What about you?  Ground rules  Syllabus  …. 8/23/20092

Our CV’s 8/23/20093

What about you? 8/23/20094

Ground rules 1.Please switch off/silent our phones when in class. 2.Arrive on time 3.Keep our presentations to agreed upon lengths 4.In general be courteous to others 5. …. 8/23/20095

Syllabus 8/23/20096

ILO’s Become competence with a set of tools and methods for product design and development. Confident in own abilities to create a new product. Able to coordinate multiple, interdisciplinary tasks in order to achieve a common objective. Reinforce of specific knowledge from other courses through practice and reflection in an action-oriented setting. Enhance team working skills 8/23/20097

Major topics Development Processes and Organizations Product Planning Identifying Customer Needs Product Specifications Concept generation, selection and testing Product Architecture Industrial Design Design for Manufacturing Prototyping Patents and Intellectual Property Product Development Economics 8/23/20098

References Text book: Ulrich, Karl, and Steven Eppinger. Product Design and Development. 3rd ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2004Product Design and Development Additional references; – Cooper, R.G., Edgett, S.J. and Kleinschmidt, E.J. (2005). Portfolio Management for New Products. Reading, MA: Addison Wesley – Ullman, David G. (2010) The Mechanical Design Process, Mc Graw-Hill – Norman (2002) The Design Of Everyday Things, Basic Books 8/23/20099

Grading policy 8/23/ Midterm Exam25% Project35% Final Exam40%

Why is it different? The first time to be taught in the IE department More than one lecturer This is a hands-on, project-based course, and you will be expected to both write something and do something 8/23/200911