MGT 555 – Innovation and
Entrepreneurship in Engineering
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Summary
This course is a joint initiative between
the School of Engineering and the College of Management to encourage and
promote entrepreneurship and management skills, engineering design, hands-on
experience, teamwork, and awareness of social and ethical implications in
engineering and management. The material is taught in four modules, including
Systems Engineering, Product Design, Business Economics, and Prototyping. A key
component of the course consists of a team project, usually conducted in
collaboration with an industry partner, addressing a significant commercial
need and/or societal issue. Lectures will be given by domain experts. The first
part of the course focuses on product design. Students will be working in
multidisciplinary teams to define a product concept, draft a prototype and
propose a plan for product commercialization. At the conclusion of the course,
the projects will be entered in a prize competition, judged by a panel of
industry experts and faculty.
Topics include: Design Criteria * Modularity * Project Planning * Lifecycle Assessment *
Investment Criteria * Environmental Sustainability * Real Options * Green
Production * Electric Circuits * Materials * Recycling * Robotics *
Intellectual Property * 3D Printing
<Syllabus (Version:August 18, 2026)>
2026 COURSE THEME: FITNESS FOR ALL
[2019: Portables and Wearables / 2020:
Sustainable Technologies / 2021: Smart Sensors / 2022: Sports Tech(nologies) /
2023: Energy-Efficient Things / 2024: Devices
for a Circular Economy / 2025: AI-Powered Innovation]
Contact Details
Operations,
Economics and Strategy
EPFL-CDM-ODY
3.01
Phone: +41 21 693 0141
E-Mail: thomas.weber@epfl.ch
Laboratory
for Processing Advanced Composites (LPAC)
EPFL-STI-MXH
145
Phone:
+41 21 693 4923
E-Mail: veronique.michaud@epfl.ch
EPFL-CDM-ODY 4.16
EPFL-STI-IMX-MXC 238
EPFL-CDM-ODY
3.16
E-Mail : ilona.ball@epfl.ch
Course Materials:
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