Course description: This course will introduce students to product development in a global
economy. Students will learn about identifying customer needs, generating specifications,
selecting concepts, selecting a fabrication or procurement process, generating a prototype,
and testing the product. Emphasis will be placed on the lean product development system
model and how to integrate suppliers, local or global, into the product development process.

– New Product Development 100 – Product Development in a Global Economy
	Partial Course content Identifying Customer Needs Concept Generation Concept Testing Industrial Design Product Development Economics
Partial Course objectives Analyze product development type Identify product development opportunities Evaluate the impact of various designs Predict product costs Recognize patent processing steps

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to take a product of their choice through the following stages and produce a portfolio of a new design. The steps include product plan, customer needs evaluation, product specification, concept generation, concept selection, product design and a plan for manufacturability and procurement.