27-501 Invention & Innovation for Materials Intensive Technologies Part 1
4.5 units, Carnegie Mellon University
Two 4.5 unit classes that can be taken in sequence or as standalone minis. Courses will be crosslisted between EPP and MSE. This course is intended to instill a sense of how technologies are conceived and brought to market. The students will be exposed to a variety of formalized invention and innovation processesconcepts and will be asked to complete projects that will pull from the full range of their engineering training. It is intended for seniors who are eager to creatively apply their learned knowledge skills, and who are interested in invention, innovation, and entrepreneurship. The first half part 1 27501, mini 1 will focus on the process of invention for devices and technologies that are enabled by materials functionality. This will start by providing historical context and addressing the questions What is invention This will be followed by an assessment of various systematic methods by which the process of invention is practiced, with a specific focus on materials intensive devices and products. The second half of the course part 2 27502 mini 2 will examine innovation theory in the context of materials intensive technologies. Specifically, the concepts of incumbency, disruption, value chain, supply chain, funding models and paths to market will be addressed. In this class, significant time will be dedicated to covering the impact of international market and technology development.
Prerequisites: none listed
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