Seminar on Prototyping and Functional Testing for Market fit

On 18th May 2022 a Seminar on “Prototyping and Functional Testing for Market fit” was organized by Entrepreneurship Development Cell & Institution’s Innovation Council in association with the department of Civil Engineering from 9:30 AM to 10:30 AM. The Guest speaker of the program was Dr. M.Kannan, Professor in Mechanical Engineering and the professor in-charge of the Design, Modelling & Analysis Incubation Centre, Francis Xavier Engineering College. The resource person explained the meaning of prototyping and the reasons for developing the prototyping. He said that the prototyping helps the innovator to test the functional aspects of the innovated product. During his speech he explained the basic concepts of Prototyping and the four primary phases to be considered while developing a product. The resource person being the product developer he gave lot of live examples from his own experience and highlighted the importance of protyping and functional testing for market fit. He also explained the mindset and the drive one must have to develop a product which can fit into the market and satisfy the needs of the users. Participants gained knowledge about Prototyping, functional testing, and their process in market fit. 29 students and 2 faculty members actively participated in the session.