Course Details
Subject {L-T-P / C} : ID6102 : Design Thinking for Engineers { 3-0-0 / 3}
Subject Nature : Theory
Coordinator : Prof. Dibya Prakash Jena
Syllabus
Real-world problems & the need for interdisciplinary approaches, Basic concepts of systems, thinking (parts, relations, patterns), Technique #1: Rich Pictures, Technique #2: Mapping, Stakeholder, Needs, Alterables, Constraints, Technique #3: Structural Modeling (Hierarchical decomposition), Technique #4: Influence Diagrams (Selfregulating systems), Principles of complex and living systems, Concepts such as Information intensity & Knowledge, Introduction to emerging digital technologies, Apply these ideas in design
Course Objectives
- The importance of modeling systems to realize effective designs
Course Outcomes
The course is designed to help students to achieve the following outcomes, <br />• Abstraction of key elements from problem situations <br />• Use of specific techniques to model problems in a holistic manner
Essential Reading
- Hitchins, Derek K, Systems Engineering: A 21st Century Systems Methodology, John Wiley
- Wilson, Brian, Systems:Concepts, Methodologies and Applications, Wiley
Supplementary Reading
- Gerald Wienberg, An introduction to general systems thinking, DorsetHouse Publishing
- Sage, A.P, Methodology for Large Scale Systems, McGraw Hill
Journal and Conferences
- Ergonomics in Design, Applied Ergonomics
- International Conference on Research into Design