The IPD Experience
“Integrated Product Development (IPD) at Lehigh University is a comprehensive integrated program that focuses on technical entrepreneurship through experiential learning. We use the new product development process as a means to the end of preparing our students to lead companies in innovation, creativity and the commercialization of intellectual property. Our mission is to develop a truly cross-disciplinary entrepreneurial environment and culture at Lehigh.
The Capstone courses are the culmination of student experiential learning where they work in cross disciplinary teams with faculty and graduate student mentors, as well as with mentors from both established and local start up companies. These academic sponsorships form the backbone on which IPD establishes the interdisciplinary teams, undergraduate and graduate curricula focusing on experiential learning through industry projects. The award winning IPD program is now in its 9th year with over 150 academic sponsored projects and over 1200 student participants. Each year IPD offers two courses for a total of 5 or 6 credits that are co-listed under engineering, mechanical engineering, business and design.”
