Code: 3130008
Credits: 1
Semester 3
Common
Design Engineering - I A
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The official GTU curriculum for Design Engineering - I A (subject code 3130008) as prescribed for Common · Semester 3 divides the course into 2 units, covering 53 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (3130008)Unit 1 Understanding Design Thinking
- Type of Course: Project Work Prerequisite: Optimistic mind-set
- Enthusiasm of learning new things
- Unlearn yourself Teaching and Examination Scheme: Teaching Scheme Credit s Examinatio n Marks Total Marks L T P C Theory Marks Practical Marks ESE (E) PA (M) ESE Viva (V) P A (I) 0 0 2 1 0 0 80 20 100 Relevance This course is meant for beginners
- The course is designed to imbibe Design Thinking understanding and mind-set for the 3rd semester students
- Objective: Understanding Design Thinking The course aims to expose students to the basic process and framework of Design Thinking and relevant tools & techniques for Creativity & Innovation
- Course Contents This Course is designed to give very basic understanding of the Design Thinking methodology
- In DE- 1A, student will select very basic and small
- individual or team project irrespective of their branch
- This project would be from very general topic/domain like designing something for yourself/parents/Teacher/Friends (Whole class may select single project topic or similar topic in different small groups to have healthy competition among the class)
- This kind of basic project in 3rd semester would help in understanding of Design Thinking process easily when much technicality is not involve
- In this module
- student will use whole Design Thinking process as shown in fig.1 of general guideline document to complete their projects but here the learning objective or focus would be more on Observation or Empathy process
- So students need to give more time to these phases and then reach up to the rough prototype phase
- The content is divided into week-wise activities as shown below to better understand the course and to give enough time to all the learning aspects and students need to follow the same but depending upon the type and nature of projects
- students and guide may allocate more/less time to the activities
- GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Engineering - Semester III Subject Code: 3130008 Subject Name: Design Engineering – 1 A Design Thinking Process – with Tools & Techniques
Unit 2 (DE-1A): Understanding Design Thinking
- Broad segment Week Description Operational need Design Thinking Introduction 1 o Overview
- objective and goal of this course o What is Design Thinking? - Its importance
- socio-economical relevance o Design thinking to foster innovation o Relevance of design and design thinking in engineering o Systematic problem identification & problem solving approaches o Brief lecture/exercise o Hands on exercise to understand attributes of Design Thinking 2 o Domain Selection (general topic/products in 3rd semester) o Team Building Exercise o Log book
- documentation strategy – introduction
- preparation o Brief lecture/exercise o Hands-on sessions with cases/examples o Individual logbook is required 3 o Learning tools Design in nature/Bio-mimicry Design as a System approach Design as listening tool for mapping users’ unmet needs o Brief lecture/exercise o Next week Students need to present on the learning from these topics Empathization Phase 4, 5, 6 o Observation: Through AEIOU framework Orientation to Field Work – Need for field visit? What/How/Where to Observe Ethnographic tools and its usage What difference it will make if the problem solved - partially or fully? Could solution be worse than the problem? Key pain and pleasure points Understanding of User Contexts Log book exercise Analysis of Data - Mind Mapping o Students will be introduced to different observation/scouting methods in the theory session in class for all four weeks in different sessions o Then during weeks
- they need to visit their selected domain/place for getting insights and define problems. o Minimum 4-5 field trips will be required to get better insights on users’ needs. o Immerse via Role Playing GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Engineering - Semester III Subject Code: 3130008 Subject Name: Design Engineering – 1 A o Interview: Formal and Informal interview Students may use Stanford methods given in below link - http://dschool.stanford.edu/wp- content/uploads/2013/10/METHODCARDS- v3-slim.pdf o Summary of AEIOU activity/inputs o Preparation of Mind Map, Empathy Map o Class as well as homework/field activity Define Phase: Problem Definition by secondary research
- group work and presentation 7 o Secondary research/Prior art search (prior art search is continuous activity and can be used in any phase to strengthen the idea) o Group wise presentation followed by Discussion o Define Problem statement (format is given in reference PPT on DE portal o Verification of problem identified by team through users/stakeholders o After rigorous and systematic field exercises
- empathization and Secondary Research activities -student teams need to define their problem here (it can be further validate through Ideation phase) Ideation Phase 8 o Preparation of Ideation canvas Brainstorming (What, Why, How, When
- For Whom) Situation/Context/Location Props/non-living things/tools/equipment Opportunity mapping o 2 hour – explanation of Ideation canvas to class o Then students will work on their Ideation canvas o Ideation activities shall be performed in class with team members under guidance of teacher 9 o Combination of Ideas from Ideation canvas o Sketching of mock concepts in log book o Design Thinking is a Convergent- Divergent process o Student teams need to discuss their Ideation canvas with other teams
- faculty guides and users and take feedbacks 10 o Prioritizing and finalizing Idea (After group discussion and consulting with faculty guide
- student teams need to select their final problem & idea for further development) o Students team need to validate the final Problem & idea/concept with Users/Stakeholders after this activity GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Engineering - Semester III Subject Code: 3130008 Subject Name: Design Engineering – 1 A Product Development Phase 11 o Preparation of Product Development Canvas (PDC) Product Experience Product Functions Product Features Components o Discussion on Product Development Canvas (PDC) o 2 hour – explanation of product development canvas to class o Then students will work on their PD canvas (min 3 hour continuous workshop) o Till 12th week of the course
- Students team will discuss on their PDC with other groups and guide o Refinement of PDC after discussion 12 o Customer/User Revalidation (Reject/Redesign/Retain) o Refinement o Till 13th week of the course
- student team will consult the Users/Stakeholders for their inputs for concept finalization after various stages and incorporate necessary changes
- Proof of Concept 13 o Rough Prototype o Here strategy is “to fail fast to succeed faster” o Very early & rough prototype o Made up of paper
- thermocol etc. whichever material is available Feedback & Final Report 14 o Upload duly signed Continuous Assessment Card o Feedback
- Online certificate generation through DE portal o Final Report o As per the feedback received from Users/Stakeholders/other student groups/guide
- student teams need to modify their design and further action plan. o Report writing should be continuous activity throughout the semester Submissions by the end of 3rd semester shall be: A
- Process Report comprising: a
- Introduction (Describe your project in detail including domain – type
- why and how team selected this domain and why this domain is important in relation to Design Thinking/Human-Centered process etc.) b
- Preparation of canvases based on different phase of Design Thinking c
- Feedback analysis with the user shall be clearly included in the report d
- Summary of findings of Prior Art Search on purpose/project theme (2 summary papers per student) e
- Summary of the learning from Design Thinking f
- Summary on validation process and refinement in the rough prototype g
- Any other important aspects you feel should be included GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Engineering - Semester III Subject Code: 3130008 Subject Name: Design Engineering – 1 A B
- AEIOU framework C
- Mind Map D
- Empathy Map E
- Ideation Canvas F
- Product Development Canvas (PDC) G
- Rough prototype model/Conceptual Plan-Layout for process related branches H
- Individual Log Book (duly signed by faculty guide) I
- Continuous Assessment Card for Internal Evaluation (Document separately available on GTU website) Note: As per the guidelines and evaluation schemes given in this document
- students need to prepare report for their projects
- Separate report format will not be provided by University
- students and faculty members may create their own creative formats
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