Changes

Most students at mines attending Mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including department specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the cirriculums Most students at mines are exposed to design in EPICS I, EPICS II (including department specific EPICS II) and Senior Design. Only a few of the curriculums incorporate the following ideas/processes widely practiced in industry: design-thinking, problem focused design, rapid & low resolution prototyping, fast failure, and lean principles. Incorporating all of these practices into the curriculum would properly prepare students to develop truly innovative solutions to real problems. The design courses can allow for more creativity and innovation by shifting from constraining projects to open-ended problem based projects.