2.76/2.760 Global Engineering
Fall 2018
Instructors: Guillermo Fabian Diaz Lankenau, Daniel S Dorsch, Mark Jeunnette, Jaya Narain, Sahil Rajesh Shah, Julia Alexandrovna Sokol, Georgia Van de Zande, Amos Winter
TAs: Nina T Petelina, Michael R. Buchman
Lecture: MW1-2.30 (3-333)
Information:
Combines rigorous engineering theory and user-centered product design to create technologies for developing and emerging markets. Topics covered will include: machine design theory to parametrically analyze technologies; bottom-up/top-down design processes; user-centered product design; engaging stakeholders in the design process; understanding socioeconomic factors that affect adoption of products; and developing/emerging market dynamics and their effect on business and technology. Class material will be complemented by guest speakers who are subject matter experts in relevant fields and case studies on successful and failed technologies. Student teams will apply course material to term-long projects to create new technologies, developed in collaboration with industrial partners and other stakeholders in developing/emerging markets.
Announcements
Readings have been posted
Hi,I have posted the first 6 articles that are required reading for the class. Make sure that you are also able to purchase or borrow the books required for the class.
For Monday (9/10) please read The Frugal Way, Read Engineering Reverse Innovations, and What Engineering Reverse Innovation Looks Like.
For Wednesday (9/12) please do the readings from Poor Economics.
For Monday (9/17) please do the readings from Hidden in Plain Sight.
For Wednesday (9/19) Read Human-Center Design Toolkit, Wright and Winter's paper on electrodialysis desalination, and Customer Value Chain Analysis.
Best,
Michael
Announced on 07 September 2018 11:44 a.m. by Michael R. Buchman
Fill out the project survey by 2:30PM tomorrow (09/06)
Hello everyone! Welcome to the class! Here is the link to the project survey. Fill it out by 2:30PM tomorrow (Thursday, September 6th). If you don't fill out the survey, you won't be able to register for this course.https://goo.gl/forms/rAkHdCTw6U19Ru0Z2
Announced on 05 September 2018 2:24 p.m. by Nina T Petelina
