2012 Fall Assignments

Review of Existing Design due Friday at beginning of lab (10/5).

Instructor Defined Challenge due Friday (10/19).

    • Presentation files must be uploaded to TED 1 hour before the beginning of section (also bring on USB stick as backup).

    • Report: Hardcopy must be dropped off in bin in EBU2-239 and posted on-line at TED by Saturday 10/20 midnight.

Student Product Design and Entrepreneurship Assignment due dates are spread throughout the quarter

Midterm Material

  • Lecture Material

  • Art of the Start: Chapters 1-3

  • The Lean Startup: Chapters 5 and 6 (coursepack p. 85-102)

  • Product Design and Development: Chapter 3, 5, Target Costing, (coursepack p. 2-41)

  • Patents: Coursepack p 103-113

Reading

Week 1: The Art of the Start, Chapter 1

Week 4:

    • Opportunity Identification from Ulrich and Eppinger; Course Pack p. 2-20

    • Leap and Test from Eric Ries; Course Pack p 85-102

Week 5:

    • Identifying Customer Needs from Ulrich and Eppinger; Course Pack p. 21-38

    • The Art of the Start; Chapter 2 and 3.

    • Patents by David Pressman; Course Pack p. 103-138

Week 7:

    • Concept Generation and Appendices from Ulrich and Eppinger; Course Pack p. 42-84

Week 8:

    • The Art of the Start; Chapters 4 and 5.