Product Development & Design (DES462/DES442)

This module is designed to enable students to practice the development and design processes of a product within a project, starting from the recognition of a need, passing through conceptual design, materials selection, analysis, optimization, evaluation, prototyping and/or modeling simulation. Criteria for product development to be taken into consideration: ergonomics, safety, manufacturability. Packaging, costing, marketing, uses, reliability, maintainability, environmental impact, and product life cycle.