*For more information regarding course equivalencies please refer to the Course Equivalency section, under “How to Read a Course Description“, in the CoE Bulletin Website: https://bulletin.engin.umich.edu/courses/course-info/
500 Level Courses
DESCI 501. Analytical Product Design
Advisory Prerequisite: Graduate standing. (3 credits)
The design of artifacts is addressed from the multidisciplinary perspective that includes engineering, art, psychology, marketing, and economics. Using a decision-making framework, emphasis is places on understanding basic quantitative methods employed by the different disciplines for making design decisions, building mathematical models, and accounting for interdisciplinary interactions throughout the design and development process. Students work in teams to apply the methods on design project from concept generation to prototyping and design verification. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
DESCI 502. Design Process Models
Advisory Prerequisite: DESCI 501 or Permission of Instructor. (3 credits)
Interaction and coordination of decisions based on multi-discipline design analyses is studied in the context of a newly developed artifact. Innovation and creativity are addressed as elements of the design process. Enterprise design decisions made on functionality and business criteria are analyzed within organizational, cultural and social models. Students propose and test novel analysis methods and design process models. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
DESCI 590. Directed Design Research
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. (3-6 credits)
Students conduct independent practicum project integrating core design course material under direction of approved faculty or industrial mentor. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
DESCI 599. Special Problems
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. (3 credits)
Special topics course for DESCI students. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
700 Level Courses
DESCI 790. Design Science Colloquium
Advisory Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. (1-4 credits)
Topics on Design Science are presented by doctoral candidates and by invited speakers across campus and from outside the University. The aim of the colloquium is to aid in identifying appropriate dissertation topics. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
DESCI 791. Design Science Seminar
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing. (1-2 credits)
Topics on Design Science are presented by doctoral candidates with an emphasis on interdisciplinary scholarship and students’ own research projects. The aim of the seminar is to build community, discuss recent journal papers related to Design Science, and provide an opportunity for students to discuss their own research. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
900 Level Courses
DESCI 990. Dissertation/Pre-candidate
Advisory Prerequisite: Permission of advisor. (1-8 credits)
Dissertation work by doctoral student not yet admitted to status as candidate. The defense of the dissertation, that is, the final oral examination, must be held under a full-term candidacy enrollment. CourseProfile (ATLAS)
DESCI 995. Dissertation/Pre-candidate
Advisory Prerequisite: Graduate School authorization for admission as a doctoral candidate. (4-8 credits)
Election for dissertation work by a doctoral student who has been admitted to candidate status. The defense of the dissertation, that is, the final oral examination, must be held under a full-term candidacy enrollment. CourseProfile (ATLAS)