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.