HUIST PM Curriculum
Design of a 20-hour PM curriculum with structure, frameworks, and capstone flow.
Summary
This mock document outlines a student-focused product management curriculum designed to move participants from theory into hands-on execution.
Goal
Build a program that helps students answer three questions:
- What problem am I solving?
- How do I prioritize what to build?
- How do I communicate product decisions clearly?
Program Structure
The curriculum was divided into four learning blocks:
1. Problem Framing
Participants learned how to define a user problem, write assumptions, and separate observation from opinion.
2. Prioritization
The program introduced simple prioritization methods so students could compare feature ideas instead of collecting them endlessly.
3. Delivery Rituals
Students practiced lightweight planning habits such as weekly goals, check-ins, and scope control.
4. Capstone
Each participant produced a small product case with:
- target user
- problem statement
- prioritized features
- MVP boundary
- delivery plan
Mock Facilitation Notes
- Early sessions needed more examples and fewer abstract definitions.
- Students engaged better when templates were shown before theory.
- Peer review improved the quality of final capstone outputs.
Outcome
By the end of the mock program, students were better at turning vague product ideas into structured decisions and presentable execution plans.
Reflection
The strongest part of the curriculum was not the framework list. It was giving learners a repeatable way to think through ambiguity.