1 credit
Fall 2025 Lecture Upper DivisionApplication of product evaluation, cost estimating, and product/project feasibility and viability analysis from multidisciplinary perspectives in the context of new product development. Topics include exposure to company success measures, quantitative and qualitative analysis, sensitivity analysis, cost-benefit analysis, project comparisons, new product life-cycle analysis, and related engineering decisions. Topics are explored through case-based, industrially focused examples. The course centers on the creation and use of analytical spreadsheets with computer tools/software for routine engineering analysis and decision-making.
Learning Outcomes1Analyze and interpret data.
2Design, subject to economic constraints.
3Identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems.
4Impact engineering in global, economic, environmental, and societal context.
5Use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.