Fundamentals of International Product Development and Design
Location of Program: Singapore Year: 2012Program Director(s): Robert Todd
Participating Major(s): All Engineering and Technology Majors
Summary:
In conjunction with students from the National University of Singapore and Penn state, learn and apply aspects of global product design in an international environment culminating in a final design project for a product to be used in Singapore.
Recap of the Year:
Students attended class for 3 weeks and were exposed to a variety of topics including: the design process, designing for manufacturing, and designing for human variability. Throughout the 3 week program, students collaborated on international design teams and developed a product for use in Singaporean Urban Farming. Several trips to design firms were also made during the duration of the program. Among these firms were IDEO, HP-Singapore, Zircon, and Xentiq. These visits served to educate students on the role of product design and further broaden the understanding of the design process in general.
