MAE 4351 - Interdisciplinary Design Concepts

Fall. 4 credits. Letter grades only.

Enrollment limited to: seniors in MSE, CBE, or MAE. Co-meets with CHEME 5730/MSE 5070.

J. Callister, M. Murtagh.

This course emphasizes entrepreneurial driven technology designs (forward engineering) by integrating mechanical, chemical, and materials engineering through the understanding of early stage product development complexities. These complexities include staging invention and innovation via the critical selection of materials, assessing product mechanics and processes for final product function, performance, reliability, cost and technical marketability. Students will attend lectures, participate in establishing a Tech Startup integrated into the Johnson School MBA mentoring program, attend startup design reviews, give a series of individual/group presentations, and write a startup issue paper.