Hone your product development skills. Create a new product or service from a unique idea.
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No prior knowledge required
No unnecessary risks
In this specialization, students explore the processes that successful companies use to develop products that customers want to buy. They begin by examining product strategy and how companies decide what types of products to develop.
Learners also explore the role of product management, including:
Finally, learners explore design tools and strategies to ensure products have a minimal environmental footprint and other ideas related to the circular economy.
This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of the Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) program offered on the Coursera platform. ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals advance toward leadership and management roles in the engineering and technology sector.
For more information about the ME-EM program, visit https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder .
Learners will complete a series of quizzes, peer reviews, and programming assignments aimed at applying skills to product development. In addition, learners will create digital and physical prototypes that represent a product idea.



