OPIM 415 & IPD/MEAM 515: Product Design

Time and Location: Tuesdays 3:00 - 5:50 pm | Huntsman Hall F45 (JMHH F45) 

Instructor: Clay Burns, JMHH 547, clayburn@wharton.upenn.edu,

Office hours: During class break or by appointment

Teaching Assistant: Justin Charlap, charlap@wharton.upenn.edu     

Textbook: Ulrich, Karl T. and Steven D. Eppinger, Product Design and Development, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2008.

Note: Click on a class session below to see the topics and work required for that day. Assignments, preparation, and readings are due by 3pm on the day of the session unless a different time is given. Session topics may be adjusted during the semester, and new information may be added, however, the overall content and amount of reading and project work will stay the same.  

Class Related News and Events 

Course policies OPIM 415 

Sessions

Class 1 Jan 19 Product Design Now!

Class 2 Jan 26 Opportunities and Insights

Class 3 Feb 2 Customer Needs

Class 4 Feb 9 Concept Generation

Class 5 Feb 16 Opportunity Pitches

Class 6 Feb 23 Prototyping and 3D Mockups

Class 7 Mar 2 Industrial Design

[Spring Break]

Class 8 Mar 16 2Team Concept Pitches

Class 9 Mar 23 Specifications and Costing

Class 10 Mar 30 Concept Selection

Class 11 Apr 6 DFM and Lifecycle Analysis

Class 12 April 13 Patents and Product Economics

Class 13 Apr 20 Product Marketing and Naming

Class 14 Apr 27 Design Fair!