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Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 12 hours
  • Course by University of Maryland, College Park
  • Offered by

About

Designing the customer and user experience is essential to creating great products today. Gone is the old paradigm of “form follows function” model of design. The process must be iterative and follow the best product design and development processes. While designing a great user experience can be a lengthy and expensive process, there are approaches to doing it faster and smarter, without compromising results. This essential product management course explains key design thinking principles around personas, story mapping, and prototyping. Product managers need to know and appreciate product designer tools and processes. By combining these principles with good scrum processes, you’ll learn to create great products that don’t sacrifice design for functionality or feasibility. This course enables students to transition from ideas to prototyping and concept testing of their products and services. Students learn how best to effectively translate ideas into marketable offerings so that the best product and service ideas are harnessed and create real value for customers and the organization. Emphasis is placed on an integrated and interdisciplinary approach to engineering design, concurrent engineering, design for manufacturing, industrial design, and the business of new product development. Topics include design methods, modeling and simulation, material and manufacturing process selection, platform and modular design, mass customization, planning and scheduling.

Modules

Overview

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    • 5 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Introducing Our Course

5 Readings

  • Welcome to Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing
  • Meet the Faculty
  • Connect with Your Classmates
  • Our Textbooks for the Course
  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Expand Your Learning

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Explore the Specialization in Product Ideation, Design, and Management

Introduction to Product Design and Development

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Product Design and Development

Development Processes and Organizations

    • 7 Videos
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7 Videos

  • Development Processes and Organizations
  • Product Development
  • The Customer Needs Process: Part One
  • The Customer Needs Process: Part Two
  • Lean User Experience
  • Diagrams, Sketches, Wireframes, and Prototypes
  • Emerging Technologies and Your Concept

Quiz: Development Processes and Organizations

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Development Processes and Organizations

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Concept Generation

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Concept Generation
  • Concept Generation - The Five Step Method

Concept Selection

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Concept Selection

Product Specifications

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Product Specifications
  • Establishing Target Specifications
  • Setting the Final Specifications

Quiz: Concept Generation and Selection

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Concept Generation and Selection

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Industrial Design

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Industrial Design
  • Industrial Design Process
  • Industrial Design Needs Considerations

Design for the Environment

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Design for the Environment
  • Design for the Environment Process

Design for Manufacturing

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Design for Manufacturing: Part One
  • Design for Manufacturing: Part Two
  • Design for Manufacturing Process: Part One
  • Design for Manufacturing Process: Part Two
  • Design for Manufacturing Process: Part Three

Quiz: Product Design and Architecture

    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Product Design and Architecture

Prototyping and User Experience

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Planning for Prototyping
  • Service Design
  • Mapping the User Experience
  • Anatomy of an Experience Map

Quiz: Principles of Prototyping and User Experience

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  • Principles of Prototyping and User Experience

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Wireframing and Prototyping Models

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Product Architecture
  • Choosing Wireframing and Prototyping Tools
  • Open Source

Quiz: Principles of Prototyping and User Experience

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  • Principles of Prototyping and User Experience

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Robust Design Considerations

    • 5 Videos
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5 Videos

  • Robust Design
  • Robust Design Process: Part 1
  • Robust Design Process: Part 2
  • Robust Design Process: Part 3
  • Version Control

Quiz: Robust Design Considerations

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  • Robust Design Considerations

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Testing and Troubleshooting

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Tips for Testing and Troubleshooting
  • Red Team and Blue Team

Quiz: Testing and Troubleshooting

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1 Assignment

  • Testing and Troubleshooting

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

    • 1 Readings
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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Project Management Fundamentals

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Project Management: Part One
  • Project Management: Part Two
  • Guidelines for Project Planning
  • Project Execution

Quiz: Project Management

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  • Project Management

Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

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1 Readings

  • Ideas to Action Project (Optional)

Congratulations!

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  • Congratulations!

Next Steps

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  • Explore the Specialization in Product Ideation, Design, and Management

Auto Summary

Explore the "Creative Design, Prototyping, and Testing" course, perfect for those in Sales & Marketing. Guided by Coursera, this foundational course spans 720 minutes and delves into key design thinking principles, prototyping, and testing. Learn to transition ideas into marketable products using integrated and interdisciplinary approaches, combining personas, story mapping, and scrum processes. Ideal for aspiring product managers seeking to enhance their product design and development skills, this course offers a smart, efficient way to create valuable, customer-centric products. Available with a Starter subscription.

Cait von Schnetlage
Instructors

Cait von Schnetlage

Dr. James V. Green
Instructors

Dr. James V. Green