Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology ME CSE SCSA7021 Design Thinking Syllabus
 

Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology ME CSE SCSA7021 Design Thinking Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF COMPUTING

SCSA7021 DESIGN THINKING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION TO INNOVATION AND DESIGN THINKING 9 Hrs.
Introduction: Overview of Design thinking - different kinds of designs and designers - Good and bad designs - Design
problems - Engineering design and design research -Product life cycle - Morphology of design - Introduction to system
design process - Stage models.

UNIT 2 DESIGN THINKING ANALYSIS 9 Hrs.
Introduction to Task Clarification - process and steps - Methods for Data collection and collation - patent analysis - Methods
for identification of requirements - Role Playing –Checklists -Solution neutral problem statements.

UNIT 3 PROBLEM FORMULATION 9 Hrs.
Introduction to conceptual design: Identification of functions – Ideation - Simulation and Consolidation into solution
proposals - Methods for Identification of functions such as functional decomposition techniques - Methods for Ideation-
Brainstorming - Synectics.

UNIT 4 DISCOVERING METHODS 9 Hrs.
Methods for consolidation into solution proposals - Morphological charts, Morphological matrix - Methods for simulation:
analytical - virtual and physical simulations - Methods for improvement of solution proposals - contradiction analysis - TRIZ
techniques - Systematic evaluation of concepts: ordinal methods and cardinal methods.

UNIT 5 CASE STUDIES 9 Hrs.
Case study- design thinking strategies - methods and tools effectively in a business context - integrate critical and creative
thinking process.
Max. 45 Hrs.

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Pahl, G, and Beitz, W. “Engineering Design: A Systematic Approach”, 3rd Ed., Springer, 2007.
2. Cross, N. “Engineering Design Methods: Strategies for Product Design”, (4th edition), John Wiley and Sons Ltd.,
Chichester, 2008.
3. Roozenburg, N.F.M., Eekels, J. “Product Design, Fundamentals and Methods”, Wiley, Chichester, 1995.
4. Jones, J.C. “Design Methods”, 2nd Edition, John Wiley and Sons Ltd., Chichester, 1992.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 5 Questions of 6 Marks each – No choice 30 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice, each carrying 14 Marks 70 Marks