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Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering
MGT-555
Lecturer(s) :
Michaud VéroniqueProfs divers *
Weber Thomas Alois
Language:
English
Withdrawal
It is not allowed to withdraw from this subject after the registration deadline.Summary
This course is a joint initiative between the School of Engineering and the College of Management to encourage and promote entrepreneurship and management skills, engineering design, hands-on experience, teamwork, and awareness of social and ethical implications in engineering and management.Content
The material is taught in four modules, including Systems Engineering, Product Design Principles, Business Economics, and Prototyping Practice. A key component of the course consists of a team project, usually conducted in collaboration with an industry partner, addressing a significant commercial need and/or societal issue. Lectures will be given by domain experts. The first part of the course focuses on product design. Students will be working in multidisciplinary teams to define a product concept, draft a prototype and propose a plan for product commercialization. At the conclusion of the course, the projects will be entered in a prize competition, judged by a panel of industry experts and faculty.
Topics include: Design Criteria * Modularity * Project Planning * Lifecycle Analysis * Investment Criteria * Real Options * Electric Circuits * Reliability Engineering * Materials * Robotics * Software Development * Intellectual Property * Machining, 3D printing and Assembling a Prototype * Environmental Sustainability * Ergonomics
Keywords
Business economics, product design, systems engineering, technology commercialization, hands-on practice
Learning Prerequisites
Required courses
To be able to register for this course, instructor permission is required. For this, students are asked to prepare a 1-page motivation statement, to be sent per email by September 15 to the course coordinator (myrna.flores@epfl.ch).
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, the student must be able to:- Translate specifications into product design
- Assess / Evaluate the economic viability of product at different development phases
- Manage the production of a prototype
- Develop a plan for the commercialisation of the product
Transversal skills
- Communicate effectively, being understood, including across different languages and cultures.
- Evaluate one's own performance in the team, receive and respond appropriately to feedback.
- Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
Assessment methods
- 40% Presentation
- 50% Report/prototype
- 10% Collaboration
Supervision
Office hours | No |
Assistants | Yes |
Forum | Yes |
In the programs
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
- SemesterFall
- Exam formDuring the semester
- Credits
10 - Subject examined
Innovation & entrepreneurship in engineering - Number of places
50 - Lecture
2 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks - Project
8 Hour(s) per week x 14 weeks
- Semester
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