I&E 721: Design in Healthcare II
Spring 2024
Instructor: Eric Richardson
This is the second of a two-course series that guides students through the process of human-centered design with the goal of developing a solution to a real-world, unmet need in healthcare. Students will learn to:
- Identify unmet, underserved and unarticulated needs using human-centered qualitative contextual primary research methods such as ethnographic research
- Apply commercial business criteria in order to select viable business opportunities
- Use creative and research-based processes to generate and/or identify potential solutions
- Document their design process in accordance with regulations.
The course blends taught content with practical field application and team-based project execution.
Instructor Consent Required: Reserved for Ph.D. students and Innovation & Entrepreneurship Graduate Certificate students