WELLESLEY, Mass., Dec. 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Three colleges that are among the best in their fields -- Babson College in entrepreneurship, Olin College of Engineering in engineering, and Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) in industrial design -- will sponsor the Undergraduate Product Design Final Presentations 2011, featuring the efforts of a semester-long joint teaching effort by the three institutions.

On Thursday, December 15th, 8:00 a.m.-noon, at Rhode Island School of Design, six interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate students from Babson, Olin, and RISD will present their new product concepts in six consecutive presentations.

Their creative concepts include:

• A harness accessory for leg crutches which aids in reducing pain and increasing mobility
• A set of accessories that make life easier when on crutches
• Desk-related furniture for students' small living spaces
• A new device empowering children to take an active role in managing their asthma
• A new wireless headphone set for runners
• Glass that educates the user about his/her calorie intake for various beverages.

The teams developed their designs during the joint three-school undergraduate course in Product Design and Development in Interdisciplinary Teams (MOB-3578 at Babson, ENGR3299 at Olin, Babson-Olin Studio at RISD).

Faculty teaching the course include Sebastian Fixson (Babson), Ozgur Eris (Olin) and Matt Kressy (RISD).

For more on the Final Presentation Event and the semester long courses for both undergraduate and MBA students, visit Babson's Design website http://innovationbydesign.org.

Babson College
Babson College is the educator, convener, and thought leader for Entrepreneurship of All Kinds(r). The College is a dynamic living and learning laboratory, where students, faculty, and staff work together to address the real-world problems of business and society -- while at the same time evolving our methods and advancing our programs. We shape the leaders our world needs most: those with strong functional knowledge and the skills and vision to navigate change, accommodate ambiguity, surmount complexity, and motivate teams in a common purpose to create economic and social value. As we have for nearly a half-century, Babson continues to advance Entrepreneurial Thought and Action(r) as the most positive force on the planet for generating sustainable economic and social value. For information, visit www.babson.edu

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