Teaching

MIT Graduate Courses

Product Design and Development
15.783J, 2.739J, ESD32J (12 units, Spring Semester)
Note - This course is being taught by Prof. Sebastian Fixson during Prof. Eppinger's tenure as Deputy Dean

Presents modern product development methods, focusing on the interdisciplinary nature of product design activities and decision making.

• product planning
• customer needs analysis
• concept development
• industrial design
• concept testing
• prototyping
• product architecture
• design for manufacturing
• project management

Team projects involve the development of a new product from identification of the opportunity, to concepts, prototypes, and testing.

The course is taught primarily for students in the Sloan Masters Program, Leaders for Manufacturing Program, System Design and Management Program, Mechanical Engineering Graduate Program, and for students from the Rhode Island School of Design.

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MIT Executive Courses

Product Design, Development, and Management
Next program: May 4-9, 2008

This one-week summer course is designed for professionals working in various product development roles. The course presents state-of-the-art product development techniques related to product planning, concept development, project management, and organization of the development process.

This course is offered by the MIT Sloan School Special Executive Programs. For more information, see the Course Web Site.

Managing Complex Product Development Projects
Upcoming programs: March 21-22, 2007; August 1-2, 2007; November 14-15, 2007

This two-day seminar is designed for professionals managing large, technical, development projects. The course presents the latest research conducted at MIT in the areas of project management, system engineering, and development organization. Prof. Eppinger teaches participants how to model projects using the design structure matrix method. Industrial examples include applications in the automotive, aerospace, electronics, telecommunications, and equipment industries.

This course is offered by the MIT Sloan School Special Executive Programs. For more information, see the Course Web Site.