Course Name: Design Thinking - A Primer

Course abstract

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.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Ashwin Mahalingam

Dr. 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.
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Prof. Bala Ramadurai

Dr. 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.
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Teaching Assistant(s)

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 Course Duration : Jul-Aug 2019
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 Enrollment : 05-Aug-2019 to 05-Aug-2019
 Exam registration : 01-Jun-2019 to 26-Aug-2019
 Exam Date : 29-Sep-2019

Enrolled

3338

Registered

688

Certificate Eligible

506

Certified Category Count

Gold

23

Silver

224

Elite

148

Successfully completed

111

Participation

108

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 3 out of 4 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score

NOTE: WEEK 1=Avg(A1+A2), WEEK 2= A3,WEEK 3=A4, WEEK 4=A5

Design Thinking - A Primer - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

AVINASH GARG 95%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,ROORKEE

SUBODH DWIWEDI 94%

GLOBAL CLOUD EXCHANGE LTD

ARUN J 94%

N.S.S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

RAHUL KUMAR VERMA 94%

BEIERSDORF INDIA SERVICE PRIVATE LIMITED

KHUSHBOO GUPTA 94%

VIT UNIVERSITY-VELLORE

DEVI SOUMYAJA 94%

COCHIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

ADISH ANIL BARVE 93%

WHIRLPOOL OF INDIA GTEC

GAURAV BHATIA 93%

GLOBALLOGIC INDIA LIMITED

MANPREET SINGH MARWAH 92%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KHARAGPUR

SWAMINATHAN NAGARAJAN 92%

HCL TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

SAUNAK SAHOO 92%

VIT UNIVERSITY-VELLORE

VINAYAGAMURTHI SANKARRAJ 92%

INFOSYS LIMITED

SHAVETA 92%

THE NORTHCAP UNIVERSITY


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

RESHMI THAMPY 91%

RAJIV GANDHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KOTTAYAM

R.REVATHY 91%

V.V.VANNIAPERUMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN (AUTONOMOUS)

SELVA KUMAR M 91%

MADRAS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

B.VISWAKSENA 90%

SYMBIOSIS INSTITUTE OF DESIGN

RUCHIR SHORI 90%

ZYDUS

ARCHANA BAGHEL 90%

ANANT NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

SIVAGAMI V 90%

DHANRAJ BAID JAIN COLLEGE

NATARAJAN A V 90%

S.R.M. INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

RUPESH G 90%

DR. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

ARUN KUMAR. P 90%

DR. MAHALINGAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

KOWSHIKA 89%

SNS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

ALLAN LOBO 89%

ST.FRANCIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLGY

YAHYA ABDUL MAJID NARVEL 89%

SARDAR PATEL COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

PUNEET MAHTTA 89%

BINARY SEMANTICS

VIRENDRA DHABHAI 89%

NA

STUTI SINGH 89%

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA

KANISHK AGARWAL 89%

VIT UNIVERSITY-VELLORE

RAHUL KUMAR 89%

VIT UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

J.UMA MAHESWARI 89%

KAMARAJ COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: -1

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Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 688

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.