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Coursework requirements include: (A) a core two-semester course sequence (6 credits) consisting of DESCI 501 and DESCI 502, and two semesters (1+2 credits) of DESCI 790 shown as Group A below; (B) five courses (15 credits) selected from existing disciplinary offerings shown as Group B below.

Group A: Core courses (9 credits):

The first course aims at establishing a common experience in ‘doing design.’ The second course aims at providing a common basis for ‘studying design.’ The colloquium will provide exposure to modern research topics and a forum for interactions and building a community.

DESCI 501 Analytical Product Design (3)

Design of artifacts is addressed from a multidisciplinary perspective that includes engineering, art, psychology, marketing, economics, and other disciplines. Using a decision-making framework, emphasis is placed on quantitative methods, building mathematical models, and accounting for interdisciplinary interactions. Students work in team design projects from concept generation to prototyping and design verification. Usually offerred in the Fall Term

DESCI 502 Design Process Models (3)

Interaction and coordination of decisions based on multi-discipline design analyses is studied in the context of a newly developed artifact. Innovation and creativity are addressed as elements of the design process. Enterprise design decisions made on functionality and business criteria are analyzed within organizational, cultural and social models. Students propose and test novel analysis methods and design process models. Usually offerred in the Winter Term.

DeSci 790 Design Science Colloquium (1+2)

Topics on Design Science are presented by doctoral candidates and by invited speakers across campus and from outside the University. The aim of the colloquium is to aid in identifying appropriate dissertation topics and build a community. Must be taken twice; first time enrollment is for 1 credit and the second for 2 credits, requiring individual research study and presentation. Usually offerred in the Fall Term.

Group B: Required Electives (15 credits):

Students must select one course from each of three different disciplines as listed below (9 credits), and one additional course from two of these disciplines (6 credits). Students can petition the program advisor to substitute courses not in this list. The list is updated through periodic reviews.

Architecture and Urban Planning

ARCH 513 Social Change & Architecture

ARCH 516 Architectural Representations

ARCH 519 Theories of Urban Design

ARCH 552 Architectural Design V

ARCH 571 Digital Fabrication

ARCH 575 Building Ecology

UP 526 Sociocultural Issues in Planning and Architecture

UP 572 Transportation and Land Use Planning

UP 659 Gender and Development

UP 747 Technology and Planning

Art and Design

ARTDES 610 Directed Studio Practice

Business

MKT 501/503 Marketing Management

MKT 601 Strategic Market Planning

MKT 603 Strategic Brand Management

MKT 607 Distribution Systems

MKT 612 Retailer Behavior & Customer Management

MKT 613 Consumer Behavior

MKT 619/620 Marketing Research Design and Analysis

MKT 625 Innovation and New Product Management

MKT 630 Decision Models Marketing

OMS 551/552 Operations Management

OMS 605 Manufacturing & Supply Operations

Engineering

IOE 533 Human Factors in Engineering Systems I

IOE 536 Cognitive Ergonomics

IOE 552 Financial Engineering I

IOE 553 Financial Engineering II

IOE 565 Time Series Analysis

IOE 623 Computational Finance

ME 508 Product Liability

ME 509 Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights

ME555 Design Optimization

ME558 Discrete Design Optimization

ME559 Smart Materials and Structures

ME577: Materials in Manufacturing and Design

ME581 Global Product Development

ME587 Reconfigurable Manufacturing for Market Responsiveness

ME589 Ecological Sustainability in Design and Manufacturing

Environmental Studies (multi-school)

CEE 586: Industrial Ecology

CEE 686: Case Studies in Environmental Sustainability

EIH 572: Environmental Impact Assessment

OMS 613: Sustainable Manufacturing

SPH 616: Global Health: Anthropological Perspectives

SPH 584: Hazardous Wastes: Regulation, Remediation, and Worker Protection

UP532: Sustainable Development: Resolving Economic & Environmental Conflicts

PolSci 761: Global Environmental Change and the State

AAS 596: History of Environmental Thought and Activism

Information Science

Information 621: Ethics, Values, and Information Dilemmas

Information 648/748: Infoculture: Theory and Methods in the History and Sociology of Information Technology

Behavioral and Social Sciences

Anthropology

AnthrCul 554: Media Anthropology

Economics

Econ 601/602: Microeconomic Theory I and II

Econ 631: Industrial Organizations and Public Policy

History

History 606: Technology, Knowledge, and Culture

Psychology

Psych 500 Cognitive Neuroscience of Higher Level Processes

Psych 613 Adv Statistics I

Psych 614 Adv Statistics II

Psych 644 Computational Modeling of Cognition

Psych 682 Advanced Social Psychology

Psych 687 Methods of Survey Sampling

Psych 711 Questionnaire design

Psych 721 Mathematical psychology

Psych 722 Decision Processes

Psych 746 Human Performance

Psych 785 Group Processes

Group C: Dissertation work (12-18 credits):

These are standard Rackham courses for research credit.

DESCI 990 Dissertation Pre-candidate (6)

DESCI 995 Dissertation Candidate (6-12)

Sample Programs

The programs below are constructed as examples of how a particular student may structure his/her course curriculum. Students with the same disciplinary background will likely select different combinations of courses based on individual interest and preference.

Sample Program 1: Student with MS degree in Mechanical Engineering

Year 1 Fall DESCI 501 Analytical Product Design IOE 552 Financial Engineering I Psych 613 Adv Statistics I DESCI 790 Design Science Colloquium (1)	Year 1 Winter DESCI 502 Design Process Models Psych 614 Adv Statistics II ME555 Design Optimization
Year 1 Spring-Summer Internship of on-campus research
Year 2 Fall Psych 721 Mathematical psychology MKT 501/503 Marketing Management DESCI 990 Pre-cand Diss. Research DESCI 790 Design Science Colloquium (2)	Year 2 Winter MKT 630 Decision Models Marketing (extra credits if desired) DESCI 990 Pre-Cand Diss. Research Prelim Examination
Year 2 Spring-Summer: Practicum off-site
Year 3 Fall DESCI 995 Dissertation Research GSI assistantship	Year 3 Winter DESCI 995 Dissertation Research
Year 3 Spring-Summer Dissertation preparation
Year 4 Dissertation defense

 

Sample Program 2: Student with MA/Equivalent study in LSA/Psychology

Year 1 Fall DESCI 501 Analytical Product Design Psych 644 Comp. Modeling of Cognition IOE 536 Cognitive Ergonomics DeSci 790 Design Science Colloquium (1)	Year 1 Winter DESCI 502 Design Process Models Psych 746 Human Performance SPH 616: Global Health: Anthrop. Persp.
Year 1 Spring-Summer Internship of on-campus research
Year 2 Fall IOE 533 Human Factors in Engin. Systems MKT 613 Consumer Behavior DESCI 990 Pre-cand Diss. Research DESCI 790 Design Science Colloquium (2) Prelim Examination	Year 2 Winter MKT 612 Retailer Behavior & Customer Management (extra credits if desired ) DESCI 995 Dissertation Research
Year 2 Spring-Summer: Practicum off-site
Year 3 Fall DESCI 995 Dissertation Research GSI Training	Year 3 Winter DESCI 995 Dissertation Research
Year 3 Spring-Summer Dissertation defense

 

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