ADET 3102 Design and Prototyping for Entrepreneurs
This course introduces entrepreneurs to product design and prototyping principles, including the fundamentals of Design Thinking. Design Thinking has demonstrated its value in developing innovative, user-friendly products and services for all types of organizations. The course provides a detailed overview of design and prototyping techniques and best practices through case studies, demonstrations, guest experts, and lectures. Students will work individually and in small teams to apply these techniques through project-centered assignments grounded in specific design challenges. These projects foster critical thinking, creative exploration of options, customer research, experimentation, rapid prototyping, feasibility testing, and iteration. Design and Prototyping for Entrepreneurs will build problem-solving, creativity-boosting skills that are essential components of an entrepreneurial mindset.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 4
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.50 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 3.80 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 2
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Emily Young | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | — | 9 of 19 |
| Fall 2025 | Macauley Kenney | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | — | 9 of 19 |
| Fall 2024 | Emily Young | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 21 |
| Fall 2024 | Macauley Kenney | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 21 |