1. My
Five
Minute
Presenta/on
University
of
St.
Thomas
School
of
Engineering
Camille
George,
David
Gasperino

2. Vision/Goal
• Interdisciplinary
base-­‐of-­‐the-­‐pyramid
product
design
seminar
• Product
design
seminar
for
engineering
senior
design
students
focusing
on
emerging
market
technologies
in
the
developing
world
• 2
semester,
1
credit
/
semester
addi/on
to
senior
design
capstone
-­‐
adding
content
that
teaches
skills
and
techniques
for
effec/ve
product
design
in
the
developing
world

3. Course
Strategy
Map
maintain engineering incorporate health /
develop / identify apply economics to
learn engineering goal and scope develop concepts / complete detailed build and test design / log book, safety assessments
Senior Design Objectives design process definition
engineering
concept tradeoffs designs / CAD protytpes
drive design / cost
document design within design,
specifications analysis
process process
understanding the identify and document "wrap-up"
identifying critical introduce need for develop approach link this objective to
customer understand local customer / user package for next
Sustainable Design stakeholders requirements -
alternative forms of for testing within the tech transfer
material / design visual feedback design team, tech
Objectives unknowns around constraints
field package
transfer package
communication/
roles / customs
training materials
Peace Corp unbuild-it modules - David's lecture on
charcoal press Design for supply Plows in Mexico / Shea butter lecture on behaviors GAP / find
Materials lecture on mission- Volunteer handbook D-Lab, ho creation, !!! need a book on professional tech
design case study - chain, design for solar ovens - case communication case and approaches to GAP international
creep - culture matters / hammer forging parametric analysis transfer packages -
D-Lab / market study study / form coop testing within the standards
find similar materials (modern vs. local) communication
field / business
more directed purpose
provide students customs / gender
towards product dev.
Creative Capacity identify list of pairs Village Technology with exposure to roles /
Building design for comparison Handbook 'good' training
workbook materials / sketches
examples of same
product from
different locations
videos of modern vs. Non-verbal Guest mini-lecture, GAP / identify moral
read case studies supply chain 1. in-class role-play exercises Fill-in template: Disseminate
translation of strategies for & legal standards
Activities in-class reflection (find latrine storage Exercises from book analysis local product discussion / trade-off
designs / simple eliciting user
(offending your GAP periodically update
that apply to their
information to E4C-
example) (engineering-centric) construction chart hosts) and review like group
techniques ("No sketching feedback in different product
Spare Parts" movie - cultures
supply chain Ghana 2. in-class peer
analysis review of products
(stakeholder-centric) 3rd party 'interview' - with an eye for
go through checklist product issues /
of materials required misuse potential
for product, validate
feasibility with in-
country source
Local diaspora / communications Sociology / Sue Cargill Speaker,
Resources text ??? international text text text dept / Art & Design Smith-Cumnien /
Florence Dunkel,
text
template is provided
Tech Transfer logic
MSU by faculty
students on campus school John Angeli and mechanics
Cargill Speaker,
Tech Transfer logic
and mechanics
graded plan / Pugh chart / peer
Assessment questionnaire / pre- open-ended case
graded review of grade supply chain
approach for critique on possible
graded assessment open-ended
participation in wrap-
~2 week checkups
Grade completed Grade completed
customer map and of their product homework - add to Grade analysis and reviews -
post survey study analysis obtaining info on product issues or up discussion document document
requirements engineering specs sketches template guidance by faculty
materials & supplies potential for misuse

4. AHA!
1:
Tech
Transfer
Package
• Standardize
project
document "wrap-up"
endpoints
-­‐
industry
B.P.’s package for next
design team, tech
transfer package
• Expose
students
to
Dissemination of
repositories
for
this
tech transfer
package to
informa/on
-­‐
add
to
appropriate sources
community
knowledge
• System
for
building
good
ideas
-­‐
preven/ng
pre-­‐
mature
push
of
tech
dev.

5. AHA!
2:
Technical
Product
Communica/on
Strategies
Objec&ves Materials Ac&vi&es
Non-verbal
introduce need for Shea butter
translation of
alternative forms of communication case
designs / simple
visual study / form coop
sketching
communication/
training materials Resources
provide students
with exposure to communications
'good' training dept / Art & Design
materials / sketches school / Theatre

6. GAP
1:
BOP
Product
Design
Economics
• Best
prac/ce
documents?
• Case
studies
for
student
review?
• Effec/ve
student
ac/vi/es?

7. GAP
2
/
AHA!
3:
Health
and
Safety
Standards
for
BOP
Product
Design
• Best
prac/ce
documents? • Find
interna/onal
design
standards,
create
base
• Case
studies
for
student
template
for
students
review?
• Have
students
review
• Effec/ve
student
template
and
ac/vi/es? augment
,
consider
ethics?

8. Commitment
• Next
Steps
– Build
material/ac/vity/resource
base
for
2
credit
seminar
to
parallel
senior
design
– Determine
how
to
get
credits
for
class
approved
/
secure
student
incen/ves
• Timeframe/Schedule
– 5
year
phased
deployment
• Needs/Partnerships
– short
term:
fill
in
GAPs
– long
term:
systema/ze
BOP
design
seminar,
bring