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Industrial Management

IDM 510 899, 3 hrs
Product Design and Development
Prerequisite: 80 hours or permission of department head; undergraduate majors in the industrial management department must be admitted to a program of study; IDM 359 or IDM 601.
This course is a requirement for the Project Management option of the Master of Science in Administrative Studies. An overview of the product development process from concept generation to design for manufacturing and project management. The perspectives of marketing, design and manufacturing are blended into a single approach to product development. Provides students with an appreciation for the realities of industrial practice and for the complex and essential roles played by the various members of product development teams.

bullet How to Register
Contact Dr. John Bourhis at (417) 836-6390 for permission. Then complete the Course Enrollment Form. (Get plug-in for Adobe Acrobat Reader)

bullet Cost
Missouri residents: $206 per credit hour
Non-Missouri residents: $275 per credit hour

Dr. James GerdeenInstructor: James C. Gerdeen, Professor Emeritus,
University of Colorado

Michigan Technological University 1959 BS Mechanical Engineering
Ohio State University 1962 MS Engineering Mechanics
Stanford University 1965 Ph.D. Engineering Mechanics
Assoc. Free Lutheran Seminary 1980 Master Divinity (Theology)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1989-2002 Prof. & Chair of M. E. Dept., University of Colorado at Denver.

1981-1989 Professor of Engineering Mechanics and Director of CMR (Center for Manufacturing Research), Michigan Technological University.

1977-1981-Consulting Engineer in Research, structural analysis, software and design.

1968-1977-Associate and Full Professor of Engineering Mechanics, Michigan Technological University, Houghton, Michigan.

1959-1968-Senior Research Engineer, Battelle Columbus Laboratories, Columbus, Ohio

PUBLICATIONS: 65 Papers, Over 100 research reports.

HONORS AND AWARDS : Faculty Research Award, MTU, 1974; SME Educator of the Year, 1998, Faculty Service Award 2001.

ADDRESS:
James C. Gerdeen, Ph.D, PE
3375 S. Irene Ct.
Springfield, MO 65809
Phone (417) 823-0081
E-mail: jcgerdeen823@mchsi.com

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