Syllabus

Date	Overarching Theme for the Week	M 1-2 10-250	T 11-12 E25-111	Wed	Th	F 1-2 10-250	What's due? What's coming up?
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Week 01 Sept 5 to	Some Random Topic I'm Sure	Mon, Sep 5 Never gonna give you up, never gonna	Tues, Sep 6 Let you down. Never going to run around	Wed, Sep 7 and dessert you. Oh, is it dessert or is it desert?	Thurs, Sep 8 I feel like... I should know this by now	Fri, Sep 9 Dessert is Mousse (two s) while desert is mouse (one s)	Due & Upcoming I'm really impressed you took the time to read this! Hope you're enjoying 2.009!
Week 01 Sep 5 to Sep 9	Class overview and key definitions	Mon, Sep 5 Labor Day - Holiday	Tues, Sep 6 No lecture - registration day	Wed, Sep 7	Thurs, Sep 8	Fri, Sep 9 Welcome, Course and Syllabus Intro, Definition of product The process of product design.	Due & Upcoming
Week 02 Sep 12 to Sep 16	Problems, Opportunities, Creative Strategies	Mon, Sep 12 Problems and Opportunities. Creativity and idea generation. Desirability, feasibility, viability Theme introduction. Team reveal, theme reveal, balloon challenge 7-8pmUser fair	Tues, Sep 13 Overview of lab structure Information on theme and teams Description of officers, team roles LIbrary information treasure hunt	Wed, Sep 14	Thurs, Sep 15 5pmSlack tutorial	Fri, Sep 16 Measurements (uncertainty demo) Customer needs Competitive advantage. Introduction to sketching	Due & Upcoming At least 10 ideas in your notebook. Be prepared to share your top 5 with your team in lab (bring 2 hard copies) Start to focus ideas into 6 ideas Establish roles and responsibilities on the team.
Week 03 Sep 19 to Sep 23	Concept Development	Mon, Sep 19 Defining the consumer Consumer Persona	Tues, Sep 20 Project management and project planning. Introduction to human factors via demo. 7pmTutorial Sketching	Wed, Sep 21 7pmIllustrator Tutorial	Thurs, Sep 22 12 noonTutorial credit cards (finance officers) 5pmUser inteview workshop	Fri, Sep 23 Student holiday - career fair	Due & Upcoming Select the 6 ideas to be presented. Design posters, practice presenting. Determine critical question to answer for each design. Create a team DHF. Coming up: 6 ideas
Week 04 Sep 26 to Sep 30	Concept Refinement, ideas milestone	Mon, Sep 26 6 Ideas Presentations (in class) 7-8pmStory Officer Training	Tues, Sep 27 Determining the best design. Refinement using the innovation lens. Sketch modeling introduction. Golden Rectangle. 7:30-8:30pmTutorial: Identifying and Understanding Users: Part I 8:30-9:30pmTaking the bull by the horns: Setting up your team dynamics (yodas, SIs)	Wed, Sep 28 12 noonTutorial: Ombuds office - a confidential and independent resource	Thurs, Sep 29 12 noonTutorial RFP (finance officers) 1-2pmHelp with foam cutting and foam core 8:30-9:30pmYoda Workshop	Fri, Sep 30 11-12Help with foam cutting and foam core Build challenge part 1	Due & Upcoming Gather more information about your product options. Using the feedback, down select to 4 concepts. What is the critical question to be answered via sketch model? How can you break down the product into subsystems? Coming up: Sketch model
Week 05 Oct 3 to Oct 7	Specification Development, sketch model milestone	Mon, Oct 3 Market Analysis Product specifications Tolerance Analysis 7-9pmTutorial Introduction and intermediate microcontrollers 7-8pmTraining: SI Team Communication Training 7-8:30pmTutorial: Finding Information (info officers)	Tues, Oct 4 No lecture - work time in Pappalardo in preparation for sketch model presentations Thursday evening	Wed, Oct 5	Thurs, Oct 6 7-10pm: Sketch model presentation in 3-270	Fri, Oct 7 Start in 10-250 for Sketch Model Review Build Challenge in Killian Court	Due & Upcoming Work on sketch models and presentations. Continue to update the team DHF. Complete peer review 1.
Week 06 Oct 10 to Oct 14	Design Strategy	Mon, Oct 10 No lecture. Indigenous people's day.	Tues, Oct 11 No lecture. Student holiday	Wed, Oct 12	Thurs, Oct 13	Fri, Oct 14 CAD best practices Design drawing best practices, preparing parts for "production" (quote, purchase, inspection). Concept focus groups Presenting concepts to consumers Feedback/rework Occam's razor Sunday Oct 16th 4-5:30pmUser empathy and conducting user interviews	Due & Upcoming Work on design files and part/assembly or systems drawings. Coming up:Mockups
Week 07 Oct 17 to Oct 21	Mock-up milestone Industrial design theory	Mon, Oct 17 Industrial Design & visual language 5-6pmTutorial: Patent searching	Tues, Oct 18 No lecture - work time in Pappalardo in preparation for mock-up presentations on Thursday evening	Wed, Oct 19	Thurs, Oct 20 7-10pm: Mock up presentation	Fri, Oct 21 Branding Code of Ethics	Due & Upcoming Prepare for mockup milestone. After Mockup Prepare code of ethics as a team. Peer review 2 will go live Friday, due by next Thursday 10/27
Week 08 Oct 24 to Oct 28	Risk management and testing, final selection	Mon, Oct 24 Final Selection week DFMEA AFMEA PFMEA Intro to verification & Validation Testing	Tues, Oct 25 Assembly review prep Abe's error Verification & Validation Testing 1	Wed, Oct 26 6-7pmWorkshop: CAD ask the Expert 7-9pmWorkshop: Printed Circuit Boards & Advanced Fabrication	Thurs, Oct 27 7-9pmTraining: CPR and heart safety	Fri, Oct 28 No Lecture - work time in Pappa for Assembly review prep and team challenge	Due & Upcoming Coming up: Assembly Review on Monday Once you have decided on your product, think about final presentations and how you will test and demo your product
Week 09 Oct 31 to Nov 4	Assembly/design review	Mon, Oct 31 Assembly/Design review, part 1 (in class)	Tues, Nov 1 Assembly/Design review, part 2 (in class)	Wed, Nov 2	Thurs, Nov 3 5-6PMWorkshop: Product Naming 6-7:30PMConsult: (30 min slot) Industrial Design Consult 1 7:30-9PMTutorial: Identifying and Understanding Users: Part II	Fri, Nov 4 Assembly Review Feedback. Discussion of consumer feedback. Verification & Validation Testing 2 3-5pmWorkshop: Confident speaking	Due & Upcoming Re-work design after assembly review feedback
Week 10 Nov 7 to Nov 11	Design for manufacture	Mon, Nov 7 Design for manufacture 6-9:30pmConsultation: Business Model (30min/team)	Tues, Nov 8 Cost of goods sold and path to market 7-8:30PMWorkshop: Introduction to Product Costing	Wed, Nov 9	Thurs, Nov 10	Fri, Nov 11 Veterans Day - holiday	Due & Upcoming Continue to update DHF Create COGS work-up Work on most critical module
Week 11 Nov 14 to Nov 18	Go-to-market, most critical module working session	Mon, Nov 14 Most critical module working session	Tues, Nov 15 Go to market and marketing economics Cost of customer acquisition, LTV Acquisition strategy 7-8:30pmWorkshop: Designing for Diversity: An Interactive Workshop	Wed, Nov 16	Thurs, Nov 17	Fri, Nov 18 Product distribution strategy Product positioning. Determining success	Due & Upcoming Develop GTM Strategies to share in lab. How will your product go-to-market? What is your product positioning? Work towards technical review Demonstrate functional prototype Remaining areas to improve Testing review COGS analysis Coming up: Technical review
Week 12 Nov 21 to Nov 25	Strategy demonstration, ethics, Technical review milestone	Mon, Nov 21 No lecture. Technical review 7-10pm	Tues, Nov 22 GTM Strategy Demonstration.	Wed, Nov 23	Thurs, Nov 24 Thanksgiving - holiday	Fri, Nov 25 Thanksgiving - holiday	Due & Upcoming No lab assignments this week
Week 13 Nov 28 to Dec 2	IP, Trademarks, Regulatory Process	Mon, Nov 28 1-2pm Work time in Pappalardo 6-9:30pmConsultation: Business Case (30 min/team) 6:30-8PMConsult: (30 min slot) Industrial Design Consult 2	Tues, Nov 29 IP, Trademarks, Freedom to operate, Ethics / responsibilities. 6-7pmTutorial: Logo Design 7-8pmWorkshop: Translating technical information for the final presentation	Wed, Nov 30 7-9pmWorkshop: Product Costing Details	Thurs, Dec 1	Fri, Dec 2 Guest lecture - case studies in product design Sun. Dec 4th 4-5:30pmProduct Experience and Storytelling	Due & Upcoming Refine prototype Update DHF. Product Brochure. Peer review 3 Self review.
Week 14 Dec 5 to Dec 9	Final Presentation Preparation	Mon, Dec 5 Packaging, Plans for the final presentation. How to make good slides.	Tues, Dec 6 In class work and final design/demo checkin with instructors in lab	Wed, Dec 7 2-5pmOffice hours with CIs	Thurs, Dec 8 2-5pmOffice hours with CIs 4-5pmTalk: How to start and run a design firm 5:30-7pmWorkshop: Preparing for the unexpected, and the audience talks back!	Fri, Dec 9 1-2pm: In class work / review time/rehearsal Friday 5-8:30pmRehearsal for each team with all staff. Sunday 11-5pmrehearsals in Kresge with CIs and stage producers.	Due & Upcoming Coming up: final presentations!
Week 15 Dec 12 to Dec 16		Mon, Dec 12 Presentations scheduled in Kresge 2-5:30pmFinal Rehearsal 7:30-10pm: Final Presentation in Kresge	Tues, Dec 13	Wed, Dec 14 1pm-4pmPappalardo Lab cleanup, end of semester Dinner at 3pm	Thurs, Dec 15	Fri, Dec 16	Due & Upcoming RELAX, you're done!

Date

Overarching Theme
for the Week

M 1-2 10-250

T 11-12 E25-111

Wed

F 1-2 10-250

What's due? What's coming up?

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Week

Sept 5 to

Some Random Topic I'm Sure

Mon, Sep 5

Never gonna give you up, never gonna

Tues, Sep 6

Let you down. Never going to run around

Wed, Sep 7

and dessert you. Oh, is it dessert or is it desert?

Thurs, Sep 8

I feel like... I should know this by now

Fri, Sep 9

Dessert is Mousse (two s) while desert is mouse (one s)

Due & Upcoming

I'm really impressed you took the time to read this! Hope you're enjoying 2.009!

Week

Sep 5 to
Sep 9

Class overview and key definitions

Mon, Sep 5

Labor Day - Holiday

Tues, Sep 6

No lecture - registration day

Wed, Sep 7

Thurs, Sep 8

Fri, Sep 9

Welcome,

Course and Syllabus Intro,

Definition of product

The process of product design.

Due & Upcoming

Week

Sep 12 to
Sep 16

Problems, Opportunities, Creative Strategies

Mon, Sep 12

Problems and Opportunities.

Creativity and idea generation.

Desirability, feasibility, viability

Theme introduction.

Team reveal, theme reveal, balloon challenge

7-8pmUser fair

Tues, Sep 13

Overview of lab structure

Information on theme and teams

Description of officers, team roles

LIbrary information treasure hunt

Wed, Sep 14

Thurs, Sep 15

5pmSlack tutorial

Fri, Sep 16

Measurements (uncertainty demo)

Customer needs

Competitive advantage.

Introduction to sketching

Due & Upcoming

At least 10 ideas in your notebook.

Be prepared to share your top 5 with your team in lab (bring 2 hard copies)

Start to focus ideas into 6 ideas

Establish roles and responsibilities on the team.

Week

Sep 19 to
Sep 23

Concept Development

Mon, Sep 19

Defining the consumer

Consumer Persona

Tues, Sep 20

Project management and project planning.

Introduction to human factors via demo.

7pmTutorial Sketching

Wed, Sep 21

7pmIllustrator Tutorial

Thurs, Sep 22

12 noonTutorial credit cards (finance officers)

5pmUser inteview workshop

Fri, Sep 23

Student holiday - career fair

Due & Upcoming

Select the 6 ideas to be presented. Design posters, practice presenting. Determine critical question to answer for each design.

Create a team DHF.

Coming up: 6 ideas

Week

Sep 26 to
Sep 30

Concept Refinement, ideas milestone

Mon, Sep 26

6 Ideas Presentations (in class)

7-8pmStory Officer Training

Tues, Sep 27

Determining the best design.

Refinement using the innovation lens.

Sketch modeling introduction.

Golden Rectangle.

7:30-8:30pmTutorial: Identifying and Understanding Users: Part I

8:30-9:30pmTaking the bull by the horns: Setting up your team dynamics (yodas, SIs)

Wed, Sep 28

12 noonTutorial: Ombuds office - a confidential and independent resource

Thurs, Sep 29

12 noonTutorial RFP (finance officers)

1-2pmHelp with foam cutting and foam core

8:30-9:30pmYoda Workshop

Fri, Sep 30

11-12Help with foam cutting and foam core Build challenge part 1

Due & Upcoming

Gather more information about your product options. Using the feedback, down select to 4 concepts.

What is the critical question to be answered via sketch model? How can you break down the product into subsystems?

Coming up: Sketch model

Week

Oct 3 to
Oct 7

Specification Development, sketch model milestone

Mon, Oct 3

Market Analysis

Product specifications

Tolerance Analysis

7-9pmTutorial Introduction and intermediate microcontrollers

7-8pmTraining: SI Team Communication Training

7-8:30pmTutorial: Finding Information (info officers)

Tues, Oct 4

No lecture - work time in Pappalardo in preparation for sketch model presentations Thursday evening

Wed, Oct 5

Thurs, Oct 6

7-10pm: Sketch model presentation in 3-270

Fri, Oct 7

Start in 10-250 for Sketch Model Review

Build Challenge in Killian Court

Due & Upcoming

Work on sketch models and presentations.

Continue to update the team DHF.

Complete peer review 1.

Week

Oct 10 to
Oct 14

Design Strategy

Mon, Oct 10

No lecture. Indigenous people's day.

Tues, Oct 11

No lecture. Student holiday

Wed, Oct 12

Thurs, Oct 13

Fri, Oct 14

CAD best practices

Design drawing best practices, preparing parts for "production" (quote, purchase, inspection).

Concept focus groups

Presenting concepts to consumers

Feedback/rework

Occam's razor

Sunday Oct 16th 4-5:30pmUser empathy and conducting user interviews

Due & Upcoming

Work on design files and part/assembly or systems drawings.

Coming up:Mockups

Week

Oct 17 to
Oct 21

Mock-up milestone

Industrial design theory

Mon, Oct 17

Industrial Design & visual language

5-6pmTutorial: Patent searching

Tues, Oct 18

No lecture - work time in Pappalardo in preparation for mock-up presentations on Thursday evening

Wed, Oct 19

Thurs, Oct 20

7-10pm: Mock up presentation

Fri, Oct 21

Branding

Code of Ethics

Due & Upcoming

Prepare for mockup milestone.

After Mockup

Prepare code of ethics as a team.

Peer review 2 will go live Friday, due by next Thursday 10/27

Week

Oct 24 to
Oct 28

Risk management and testing, final selection

Mon, Oct 24

Final Selection week

DFMEA

AFMEA

PFMEA

Intro to verification & Validation Testing

Tues, Oct 25

Assembly review prep

Abe's error

Verification & Validation Testing 1

Wed, Oct 26

6-7pmWorkshop: CAD ask the Expert

7-9pmWorkshop: Printed Circuit Boards & Advanced Fabrication

Thurs, Oct 27

7-9pmTraining: CPR and heart safety

Fri, Oct 28

No Lecture - work time in Pappa for Assembly review prep and team challenge

Due & Upcoming

Coming up:

Assembly Review on Monday

Once you have decided on your product, think about final presentations and how you will test and demo your product

Week

Oct 31 to
Nov 4

Assembly/design review

Mon, Oct 31

Assembly/Design review, part 1 (in class)

Tues, Nov 1

Assembly/Design review, part 2 (in class)

Wed, Nov 2

Thurs, Nov 3

5-6PMWorkshop: Product Naming

6-7:30PMConsult: (30 min slot) Industrial Design Consult 1

7:30-9PMTutorial: Identifying and Understanding Users: Part II

Fri, Nov 4

Assembly Review Feedback.

Discussion of consumer feedback.

Verification & Validation Testing 2

3-5pmWorkshop: Confident speaking

Due & Upcoming

Re-work design after assembly review feedback

Week

Nov 7 to
Nov 11

Design for manufacture

Mon, Nov 7

Design for manufacture

6-9:30pmConsultation: Business Model (30min/team)

Tues, Nov 8

Cost of goods sold and path to market

7-8:30PMWorkshop: Introduction to Product Costing

Wed, Nov 9

Thurs, Nov 10

Fri, Nov 11

Veterans Day - holiday

Due & Upcoming

Continue to update DHF

Create COGS work-up

Work on most critical module

Week

Nov 14 to
Nov 18

Go-to-market, most critical module working session

Mon, Nov 14

Most critical module working session

Tues, Nov 15

Go to market and marketing economics

Cost of customer acquisition, LTV

Acquisition strategy

7-8:30pmWorkshop: Designing for Diversity: An Interactive Workshop

Wed, Nov 16

Thurs, Nov 17

Fri, Nov 18

Product distribution strategy

Product positioning.

Determining success

Due & Upcoming

Develop GTM Strategies to share in lab.

How will your product go-to-market?

What is your product positioning?

Work towards technical review

Demonstrate functional prototype

Remaining areas to improve

Testing review

COGS analysis

Coming up: Technical review

Week

Nov 21 to
Nov 25

Strategy demonstration, ethics, Technical review milestone

Mon, Nov 21

No lecture. Technical review 7-10pm

Tues, Nov 22

GTM Strategy Demonstration.

Wed, Nov 23

Thurs, Nov 24

Thanksgiving - holiday

Fri, Nov 25

Thanksgiving - holiday

Due & Upcoming

No lab assignments this week

Week

Nov 28 to
Dec 2

IP, Trademarks, Regulatory Process

Mon, Nov 28

1-2pm Work time in Pappalardo

6-9:30pmConsultation: Business Case (30 min/team)

6:30-8PMConsult: (30 min slot) Industrial Design Consult 2

Tues, Nov 29

IP, Trademarks, Freedom to operate, Ethics / responsibilities.

6-7pmTutorial: Logo Design

7-8pmWorkshop: Translating technical information for the final presentation

Wed, Nov 30

7-9pmWorkshop: Product Costing Details

Thurs, Dec 1

Fri, Dec 2

Guest lecture - case studies in product design

Sun. Dec 4th 4-5:30pmProduct Experience and Storytelling

Due & Upcoming

Refine prototype

Update DHF.

Product Brochure.

Peer review 3

Self review.

Week

Dec 5 to
Dec 9

Final Presentation Preparation

Mon, Dec 5

Packaging, Plans for the final presentation. How to make good slides.

Tues, Dec 6

In class work and final design/demo checkin with instructors in lab

Wed, Dec 7

2-5pmOffice hours with CIs

Thurs, Dec 8

2-5pmOffice hours with CIs

4-5pmTalk: How to start and run a design firm

5:30-7pmWorkshop: Preparing for the unexpected, and the audience talks back!

Fri, Dec 9

1-2pm: In class work / review time/rehearsal

Friday 5-8:30pmRehearsal for each team with all staff.

Sunday 11-5pmrehearsals in Kresge with CIs and stage producers.

Due & Upcoming

Coming up: final presentations!

Week

Dec 12 to
Dec 16

Mon, Dec 12

Presentations scheduled in Kresge

2-5:30pmFinal Rehearsal

7:30-10pm: Final Presentation in Kresge

Tues, Dec 13

Wed, Dec 14

1pm-4pmPappalardo Lab cleanup, end of semester

Dinner at 3pm

Thurs, Dec 15

Fri, Dec 16

Due & Upcoming

RELAX, you're done!

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