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IE 597B Human Centered Product Design 

Course Description

To promote mutual collaboration in industrial engineering discipline, especially in human factors/ergonomics and product design/development area.

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One Case Study and One Project assignment is given during the course.

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Case and Project will be completed by a project team, which consist of the mix of the registered student from each university.

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Each team work together using internet sources such as Adobe Connect, MSN and Skype.

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The project will be ,preferably a product, for them to develop product strategies, key needs, conceptual design, product architecture, and product evaluation and any other related topics.

 

Course Offering Schedule via C&DE

This course is designed for Independent Learning with no fixed daily time schedule or meeting location. But it does have weekly homework, lab activities, and exams with scheduled start and end dates.
Semester: Summer 2010
Day and Time: NA - online
Location: NA - online
Start Date: May 17, 2010
End Date: August 13, 2010

 

Course Instructor:

Dr. Andris Freivalds

Professor of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

The Pennsylvania State University

213 Leonhard Building

University Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-863-2361

Fax: 814-863-4745

email: axf@psu.edu

Faculty Web Page

 

PSU Course Catalog Description

IE 597B Human Centered Product Design (3) To promote mutual collaboration in industrial engineering discipline, especially in human factors/ergonomics and product design/development area.
Prerequisite: I E 408
 

Course Textbook and References

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Class lecture materials uploaded into ANGEL

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References, not necessarily a direct reference but most close to what we cover:
Trott,P. Innovation Management and New Product Development, 4th ed., Prentice Hall, 2008.

 

 

The enrollment process is:

  1. Contact the the Office of Continuing and Distance Education for admission into the course at 814-865-7643.

  2. Complete the registration process. See the Registration Page.

 

Important Dates for Current Offering

First day of instruction

May 17, 2010

End of course

August 13, 2010

 

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