GE 5010 — Customer-Driven Technical Innovation for Engineers
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, springtypical days: WBostonHybridTraditional
Studies the role of engineering innovation in addressing customer needs in early start-ups and the need to conceive successful innovative engineering design as part of a commercialization strategy. Emphasizes understanding how engineering innovation can meet real technical market needs and how to gather the necessary, relevant technical information early in the innovation process to produce a successful engineering design. Uses a series of practical engineering design projects to demonstrate how students can assess the technical capabilities of the start-up in producing an innovative design, how to communicate with customers in an iterative engineering design process, and how to correspondingly design and innovate to meet customer technical requirements.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 80% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 2 | 37 | 40 | 93% | 1.5 |
| Spring 2024 | 3 | 47 | 60 | 78% | 4.3 |
| Summer B 2024 | 1 | 18 | 20 | 90% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 3 | 61 | 72 | 85% | 3.7 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 43 | 60 | 72% | 8.5 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 20 | 30 | 67% | 10.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 33 | 60 | 55% | 13.5 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 29 | 30 | 97% | 1.0 |
Snapshots from scheduled scrapes — not live seat availability. "Full" can exceed 100% when sections over-enroll.
Meeting times
Share of recent sections by weekday: M 28% · T 6% · W 78% · Th 6% · F 26%
Common patterns: W (40% of sections), WF (26% of sections), M (16% of sections), MW (12% of sections), TR (6% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- Julia Goldberg (53% of students) · reviews
- Eugene Buff (27% of students) · reviews
- Tuan Ho (19% of students) · reviews
Spring
- Julia Goldberg (64% of students) · reviews
- Tuan Ho (24% of students) · reviews
- Eugene Buff (12% of students) · reviews
Summer B
Percentages are each professor's average share of the season's enrolled students in recent terms.
Links
Official catalog (GE course descriptions) · Student reviews on RateMyHusky · All GE courses · Plan it at numap.app