The Minor in Innovation & Design offers students in the Innovation & Design Programme a teaser on basic concepts, methods, and skills that are useful for developing new products, services, and experiences that are of value to stakeholders in real-world problems. It comprises two preparatory courses about user-centred design and value creation in innovation, and culminates in a year-long design project course where students are expected to apply their design knowledge and skills and work together their peers from different disciplines to develop solutions to real problems.

Student who complete this Minor will acquire the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• Application of Design Thinking tools and techniques to define user needs, identify opportunities for innovation, and generate ideas to meet these needs and opportunities.
• Understanding of the interplay between desirable design, feasible technology, and sustainable enterprise in creating innovative products and services.
• Application of a systematic design process to transform ideas for products and services into functional proof-of-concept prototypes.

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