Teaching product design to non-engineers: A review of experience, opportunities and problems

Gül E. Okudan; Sarah E. Zappe

doi:10.1016/j.technovation.2005.10.009

Teaching product design to non-engineers: A review of experience, opportunities and problems

Gül E. Okudan, Sarah E. Zappe

Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education

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Abstract

Despite many developments in software and related tools, improving effectiveness and efficiency in product design is a concern. One of the reasons for this fact might be the use of different languages, tools, etc. by designers coming from different disciplines. Accordingly, in order to cross-train our students in the Entrepreneurship Minor and the Masters in Manufacturing Management program at Penn State, we have been offering Engineering Design Principles: Quality and Manufacturing Management (QMM 492) as a course where non-engineering students get a chance to cross-train before they are put in product design teams with their engineering counterparts. This paper aims to provide a review of our experience with the course in addition to potential opportunities and problems.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1287-1293
Number of pages	7
Journal	Technovation
Volume	26
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.technovation.2005.10.009
State	Published - Nov 2006

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General Engineering
Management of Technology and Innovation

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