MSE 420. New Product Innovation and Technical Entrepreneurship for Engineers (3)

Prerequisite: MSE 304 for Manufacturing Systems Engineering (MSE) and Engineering Management (EM) majors; MSE 300 for Engineering Management Technology (EMT) majors. Recommended Preparatory: MSE 406. This course will focus on the skills needed by engineers related to new product development. This will include students’ understanding of creativity and innovation as well as understanding customer needs and wants. The course will also focus on product design as well as entrepreneurship tools such as design thinking and the Business Model Canvas. Available for graduate credit with approval of the graduate coordinator. No students may receive credit for both MSE 415 and MSE 420.