Course Objectives: |
Students are expected to abide by the rules of scholastic honesty. Any form of scholastic dishonesty is a serious academic violation and will result in a disciplinary action.Violations of scholastic honesty include, but are not limited to cheating, plagiarizing, fabricating information or citations, facilitating acts of dishonesty by others, having unauthorized possession of examinations, submitting work of another person or work previously used without informing the instructor, or tampering with the academic work of other students. |
Course Content: |
Introduction – Product Development
Product Development Lifecycle, Lean & Agile History
Agile Product Management, Manifesto
Project Presentations – Team Sprint Review 1
Agile Frameworks – Kanban vs Scrum, KATA-Workshop
Scrum Rituels, Accountabilities, Planning, Daily, Review, Retro.
Sprint Planning, Agile Metrics, Estimation, Story Point and Fibonacci Series
Team Building and Emotional Intelligence (EQ)
Scrum at Large - Retrospective – “X-Chain” Technique
Agile Leadership
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Week |
Subject |
Related Preparation |
1) |
Introduction and design thinking
Tools for brainstorming
Customer need analysis and factor analysis |
Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.; Product Design and Development; McGraw
Hill; ISBN: 978-0-07-802906-6; ; Chapter 3, Chapter 5, Chapter 7,
Chapter 8, Chapter 9 |
2) |
Product life cycle; Innovation diffusion; Crossing the chasm
Disruptive innovation; The innovator’s dilemma |
Christensen, C.M.; The Innovator's Dilemma; Harvard Business
Review Press; ISBN: 978-1-63-369178-0
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3) |
Network effects and standards
Product specifications |
Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.; Product Design and Development; McGraw
Hill; ISBN: 978-0-07-802906-6; Chapter 6 |
4) |
Product architecture and modularity
Mass customization and platforms
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Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.; Product Design and Development;
McGraw Hill; ISBN: 978-0-07-802906-6; Chapter 10, Chapter 11
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5) |
Agile development: Scrum; Kanban; Prototyping
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Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.; Product Design and Development; McGraw
Hill; ISBN: 978-0-07-802906-6; Chapter 14, Chapter 19 |
6) |
Forecasting and business case development
Marketing strategy and cluster analysis/ discriminant analysis
Pricing and conjoint analysis
Go-to-market plans |
Ulrich, K. and Eppinger, S.; Product Design and Development; McGraw
Hill; ISBN: 978-0-07-802906-6; Chapter 18 |
7) |
Contemporary topics in NPD: Open innovation; User innovation;
Crowdsourcing; Free innovation
Continuous innovation and creating a culture of innovation
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Merchant, B.; The Secret Origin Story of the iPhone; The Verge, 13 June
2017
May, M. E.; The Rules Of Successful Skunk Works Projects; Fast
Company, 9 October 2012 |
8) |
Homework presentations |
lecture notes |
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Program Outcomes |
Level of Contribution |
1) |
Sufficient knowledge in mathematics, science and engineering related to their branches; the ability to apply theoretical and practical knowledge in these areas to model and solve engineering problems. |
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2) |
The ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems; selecting and applying appropriate analysis and modeling methods for this purpose. |
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3) |
The ability to design a complex system, process, device or product under realistic constraints and conditions to meet specific requirements; the ability to apply modern design methods for this purpose. (Realistic constraints and conditions include such issues as economy, environmental issues, sustainability, manufacturability, ethics, health, safety, social and political issues, according to the nature of design.) |
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Ability to develop, select and use modern techniques and tools necessary for engineering applications; ability to use information technologies effectively. |
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5) |
Ability to design experiments, conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for examination of engineering problems. |
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6) |
The ability to work effectively in disciplinary and multidisciplinary teams; individual work skill. |
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Effective communication skills in Turkish oral and written communication; at least one foreign language knowledge. |
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8) |
Awareness of the need for lifelong learning; access to knowledge, ability to follow developments in science and technology, and constant self-renewal. |
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Professional and ethical responsibility. |
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10) |
Information on project management and practices in business life such as risk management and change management; awareness about entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainable development. |
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11) |
Information on the effects of engineering applications on health, environment and safety in the universal and social dimensions and the problems of the times; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions. |
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