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| Course # |
ME 310-A/B/C (Aut.Win.Spr.)
ENGR 310-A/B/C (Aut.Win.Spr.) |
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Instructor
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Mark Cutkosky, Larry
Leifer
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| Description |
Three-quarter project for
graduate students who have some design experience and want
in-depth involvement in an entrepreneurial design team with
real world industrial partners. The products developed are
part of the student’s portfolio. Each team will function
like a consulting company, working closely with a technical
advisory board, consisting of the instructional staff and a
coach. Teams will use computer-aided tools for project management,
communication and documentation and are provided a substantial
budget for direct expenses including hiring technical experts,
building function prototypes, and conducting tests. Teams interact
with corporate liaisons weekly via site visits, video conferencing,
email, fax and phone, and a document sharing environment. Hardware
demonstrations, peer reviews, scheduled documentation releases,
and an immersive team environment provide the mechanisms and
culture for deep collaborative learning and design knowledge
creation. |
| Number of Credits |
4-6 Units per quarter; globally
distributed teams typically take the course for 6 units. |
| Which Quarter(s) in 2004 – 2005 |
A in Autumn = Need Finding
(product definition);
B in Winter = Rapid Conceptual Prototyping; and
C in Spring = Convergence, Testing and Validation. |
| How many students enrolled
in 2003 – 2004 and from what schools |
A = 40
B = 30 plus up to 30 overseas design team partners
C = 30 plus up to 30 overseas design team partners |
| Number of graduates since
1970 |
~900 |
| Number of undergraduates |
N/A |
| # of Bio Teams |
Typically 3 of 10 per year |
| How are teams formed |
Structured Diversity Strategy |
| What are the major work
deliverables |
- Product development
with multiple prototypes
- Product prototype testing & validation
- Product documentation
for re-design
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| How are project areas
selected |
Client objectives are paramount. |
| Facilities used |
Terman 583 = the Design Team
Engineering Loft |
| Number of TAs assigned |
Typically 2 half time TAs
per year,
Typically augmented with one RA per year |
| Other comments |
The course and loft serve
as a “laboratory” for design process management
research carried out by PhD Candidates from the Stanford Center
for Design Research |
| What is next |
ME310abc will become part
of the core curriculum of the new Stanford Design School (d.school)
for which endowment fund raising and facility renovation are
now in progress. |
