ENGR 420 Social Innovation
This course will provide students with a framework for identification of socially relevant problems, and for the creation of sustainable and scalable solutions to those problems. This is an intensive, project-based course with small, multi-disciplinary teams. Teams will conceive, develop and test creative technological solutions to real-world problems. The course will introduce students to Design Thinking, and make use of the Lean Launchpad curriculum, including use of the business model canvas, customer development and agile engineering. Teams will be given a toolkit for innovation and exposed to a wide range of frameworks for managing and driving innovation.
Enrollment Requirement:
Open to students from any school.
May be eligible to fulfill requirements of the Minor in Entrepreneurship.
Suggested senior status or above.
Instructor permission required to enroll.
Cross Listed Courses
ENGR 420,
ENGR 523,
ENT 420
Prerequisite
Senior Standing