Ideation: The First Step in Engineering Design

Learn all you need to know about idea development in engineering design

Ideation is the first (and arguably the most important) stage of engineering design.

This three-week course, created by experts at Universiti Malaya, offers an in-depth introduction to the successful development of ideas in engineering design. If you want to ensure you create functional processes and products, this course is for you.

Understand the fundamentals of engineering design

Engineering design is the series of steps that engineers use to develop successful products or operations. Systems thinking and design thinking are both important parts of this overall process.

On this course, you’ll get the chance to explore all aspects of the process, understanding them from design and systems thinking perspectives.

With the comprehensive training materials that unpack all the fundamentals, you’ll gain great insight into engineering design and, ultimately, will be able to excel as an engineer.

Pair creative ideation with effective action

On this course, you’ll learn to use structured methodology to identify problem statements based on user needs, solutions to these statements, and possible obstacles to these solutions. Even ways of dealing with these obstacles.

You’ll also learn how to explore ways of dealing with the obstacles you identify. Not only will you see how the idea development process works, but you’ll discover how to turn your brainstorming sessions into real results too.

Trust Universiti Malaya to deliver an exceptional learning experience

Universiti Malaya is a leading engineering faculty in the Asian region, and the course’s lead educator has years of experience in teaching design thinking and other approaches. With so much expertise and support, this course is the ideal way to explore idea development in engineering design.

This ideation course is designed for individuals involved in all branches of engineering. Senior undergraduates, postgraduates at all levels, graduates, and practising engineers alike will find it invaluable.

• Introduction to Product Design Methodology in Engineering
• Getting Started
• What is Design?
• What Motivates you to Work on Engineering Design?
• Weekly wrap up
• Design Thinking as a Catalyst for Change
• The Design Culture
• The “Wicked Design Problems”
• Principles of IDEATION
• Weekly wrap up
• Ideation Techniques
• Information Gathering for Ideation (Input phase)
• Generating Ideas
• Weekly wrap up