GE 5100 — Product Development for Engineers
4 semester hoursGraduateLectureusually offered: fall, spring, summerBostonOnlineHybridOnlineTraditional
Focuses on the main processes needed to develop a complex, high-technology product. Emphasizes the most important techniques and approaches used in a startup environment. Seeks to benefit students of all engineering disciplines including computer science and biomedical, industrial, electrical, mechanical, computer, and chemical engineering. Includes a running practical project in which a new product is designed and executed through a series of small projects for each phase of the product development process. Topics include the product life cycle, new product development processes, project planning and management, new product idea generation, the systems approach to product development, design for manufacturing, market testing and launch, and escalation to manufacturing.
Offering history
| Term | Sections | Enrolled | Capacity | Full | Open seats/section |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer B 2023 | 1 | 16 | 20 | 80% | 4.0 |
| Fall 2023 | 4 | 77 | 78 | 99% | 0.3 |
| Spring 2024 | 5 | 88 | 100 | 88% | 2.4 |
| Summer A 2024 | 1 | 15 | 20 | 75% | 5.0 |
| Summer B 2024 | 2 | 35 | 45 | 78% | 5.0 |
| Fall 2024 | 4 | 80 | 86 | 93% | 1.5 |
| Spring 2025 | 2 | 58 | 63 | 92% | 2.5 |
| Summer A 2025 | 1 | 19 | 30 | 63% | 11.0 |
| Summer B 2025 | 1 | 31 | 33 | 94% | 2.0 |
| Fall 2025 | 2 | 50 | 62 | 81% | 6.0 |
| Spring 2026 | 1 | 27 | 30 | 90% | 3.0 |
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 37% · T 44% · W 19% · Th 35% · F 28%
Common patterns: TF (28% of sections), M (18% of sections), TR (16% of sections), MW (13% of sections), R (13% of sections), MR (7% of sections) — in patterns, R means Thursday
Professors
Fall
- John Mulligan (24% of students) · reviews
- John Deane (22% of students) · reviews
- John Hutchins (18% of students) · reviews
- Anahis Kechejian (18% of students) · reviews
Spring
- John Mulligan (57% of students) · reviews
- Kurt Geitz (20% of students) · reviews
- Anahis Kechejian (12% of students) · reviews
- John Deane (11% of students) · reviews
Summer A
- Mark Sivak (56% of students) · reviews
- John Mulligan (44% of students) · reviews
Summer B
- John Mulligan (52% of students) · reviews
- John Deane (48% of students) · reviews
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