The world of today is full of innovation and new products are rapidly emerging every day. As a university student, you may also have lots of appealing ideas that could be eventually transformed into a tangible product. However, many new ideas never get off the ground because it requires a thoughtful cultivation and innovative design to meet the demand of users and the market. This course will guide students to go through the product design process with a mixture of lectures, tutorials, hands-on activities and team projects. Students will learn important knowledge and skills on how to formulate their own ideas and translate these concepts into products in a systematic manner. Various other related topics, such as design innovation, aesthetics, representation, analysis, prototyping, entrepreneurship, etc., are also addressed. The course will equip students with an improved ability to appreciate and develop innovative design solutions for a multitude of disciplines to benefit users and the society.
