COURSE NUMBER: MBA 290T-2
COURSE TITLE: Hands-on Rapid Prototyping: Learning by Experimentation
UNITS OF CREDIT: 1
INSTRUCTOR: Chris McCoy
E-MAIL ADDRESS: chrisdmccoy@berkeley.edu
MEETING DATES: Spring B (4/10-5/8)
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
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.