This is a foundation course in which students will learn about the societal, economical, and cultural impact of integrative systems and the importance of integrating design into the creation of integrative systems. Through lectures, discussions, case-study and presentation, hands-on dis-assembly and re-assembly exercises, students will learn about the basic design principles, design terminology, design skill-sets, design thinking and process, and how a good design relates to the design principles. Students will also learn about what is an integrative system and the importance of using technology to build an integrative system and how it is decomposed into different sub-systems that involve multiple technology components, interacting with each other.