Understand issues associated with a global product development including developing product needs in unfamiliar cultures, managing distributed design teams and manufacturing at remote and/or distributed sites. Appreciate first-hand how global companies approach these issues.

Understand design strategies in a global environment.

Appreciate the challenges in managing product development across different countries, cultures and languages, and how companies apply appropriate tools and processes to address these challenges.

Understand why outsourcing is such a big deal with companies.

Understand how globalization affects us.

Understand the design and manufacturing capabilities of other countries and how companies leverage these capabilities (work with, deal with, manage) in a cross cultural team environment.

Appreciate the integrated nature of business, engineering, law and other disciplines in a global economy.