Design Thinking - A Primer

By Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam, Prof. Bala Ramadurai | IIT Madras

Learners enrolled: 7416 | Exam registration: 2418

ABOUT THE COURSE:
Design thinking is a systematic method of solving problems. This method is unique that it starts and ends with humans. The design thinkers start by observing, interviewing or just plain experiencing a situation. Then, they proceed to improve the situation of the humans by solving problems for them.

INTENDED AUDIENCE : General

INDUSTRY SUPPORT : Many industries and institute recognize the need for design thinking - e.g., ICT, manufacturing, sales, marketing

Summary

Course Status :	Completed
Course Type :	Elective
Duration :	4 weeks
Category :	Management Studies
Credit Points :	1
Level :	Undergraduate/Postgraduate
Start Date :	24 Jul 2023
End Date :	18 Aug 2023
Enrollment Ends :	07 Aug 2023
Exam Registration Ends :	21 Aug 2023
Exam Date :	24 Sep 2023 IST

Note: This exam date is subject to change based on seat availability. You can check final exam date on your hall ticket.

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Course layout

Week 1 : Introduction to Design Thinking

Week 2 : Empathize Phase: Customer Journey Mapping

Week 3 : Analyze Phase: 5-Whys and How might we...

Week 4 : Solve Phase: Ideation: Free Brainstorming & Make/Test Phase: Prototype

Books and references

Prescribed Textbook for the course:

Karmic Design Thinking by Prof. Bala Ramadurai, available at Amazon (paperback), Amazon (e-book), Flipkart, Pothi, bookspace.in

References:

Design: Creation of Artifacts in Society by Prof. Karl Ulrich, U. Penn
Change by Design by Tim Brown.

Frequently Asked Questions

Kindly refer to the following link to find answers to most frequently asked questions on Design Thinking

https://balaramadurai.net/series/ask-the-dt-doc/

Instructor bio

Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam

IIT Madras

Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam joined the faculty in the Building Technology and Construction Management division of the Civil engineering department at IIT-Madras in 2006. Ashwin received his B.Tech in Civil engineering from IIT-Madras and then proceeded to Stanford University for a Masters in Construction Engineering and Management. He then helped start up an internet based company in the USA called All Star Fleet, aimed at providing asset management services for construction companies. Following this he returned to Stanford University to pursue a PhD in the area of Infrastructure Project Management. Ashwin's research interests are in the areas of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) in Infrastructure, the management and governance of large engineering projects and the use of digital technologies in construction. Ashwin's current research focuses on institutional strengthening and post-award governance of PPP projects in India. Ashwin is also a co-founder of Okapi Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd and serves as a Director on the Board.

Prof. Bala Ramadurai

Prof. Bala Ramadurai is an independent innovation consultant and professor. He has 3 patents to his credit and 10+ publications in international research journals. He co-founded TRIZ Innovation India (http://trizindia.org) and is an Adjunct Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management, India.He has a PhD from Arizona State University, USA, and a B.Tech from IIT Madras, India.

Course certificate

The course is free to enroll and learn from. But if you want a certificate, you have to register and write the proctored exam conducted by us in person at any of the designated exam centres.
The exam is optional for a fee of Rs 1000/- (Rupees one thousand only).
Date and Time of Exams: 24 September 2023 Morning session 9am to 12 noon; Afternoon Session 2pm to 5pm.
Registration url: Announcements will be made when the registration form is open for registrations.
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CRITERIA TO GET A CERTIFICATE

Average assignment score = 25% of average of best 3 assignments out of the total 4 assignments given in the course.
Exam score = 75% of the proctored certification exam score out of 100

Final score = Average assignment score + Exam score

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