DTE 515 Comprehension Exam in Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship

Students will complete a comprehensive exam course to demonstrate the knowledge in design thinking and entrepreneurship they have learned through the mid-point of the MS Design Thinking and Entrepreneurship program. Throughout the course, students will prepare for a two-part exam which will be completed in the final week of the course. The first part of the exam will include a business model canvas pitch to a panel of judges and in the second part of the exam students will collaborate in teams to identify innovative solutions to a design brief. Topics pitch and presentation development, using the design thinking process to empathize with consumers, implement various brainstorming techniques to create ideas, build rapid prototypes, and communicate solution and process to panel of judges. Pre-requisite(s): DTE 500, DTE 501, DTE 505, DTE 502, DTE 510, DTE 503 or permission of Program Chair or designate. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours