COURSE NUMBER: EWMBA 290T-2

COURSE TITLE: Hands-on Rapid Prototyping: Learning by Experimentation

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1 Unit

INSTRUCTOR: Chris McCoy

E-MAIL ADDRESS: chrisdmccoy@berkeley.edu

MEETING DATES: 4/10, 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8

PREREQUISITE(S): No pre-requisites needed.

CLASS FORMAT: Mix of lectures and hands-on activities.  No case studies.  Students will work in groups on a final project. 

REQUIRED READINGS: Currently, no required reading or text books.

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: 
40% project
40% class participation / attendance
20% in class assignments / homework

SAMPLE SYLLABUS: bCourses Electives Forum

CAREER FIELD: Entrepreneurs / Intrapreneurs / Product Managers

ABSTRACT OF COURSE'S CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: 
The goal of "Handson Rapid Prototyping: Learning by Experimentation" is to provide students access to tools and skill sets needed to make hardware & software prototypes ready for market testing. Students will engage in handson activities that will help them understand and utilize the latest prototyping tools such as 3D printing, software mockup tools / templates, etc. to help them learn about their potential customers and gauge market interest in their business concepts. Metrics like sales, mailing list growth and / or stats from web and video analytics will then be utilized to help students understand the market potential. Final projects will be presented at a demo day.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: 
Chris earned his PhD degree in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. He also completed the Management of Technology Program (MOT) at the Haas School of Business.  After working for one year in consulting at a large utility company, he left that role to build a startup: you3Dit Inc, which aims to enable anyone to transform their sketches into solid objects.  He also currently teaches Precision Manufacturing in the UC Berkeley Mechanical Engineering Department and is adjunct faculty at IE Business School in Madrid, Spain.