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 : Feb-Mar 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 15-Feb-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 24-Apr-2021

Enrolled

7638

Registered

1087

Certificate Eligible

702

Certified Category Count

Gold

49

Silver

215

Elite

294

Successfully completed

144

Participation

80

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




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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:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Design Thinking - A Primer - Toppers list
Top 1 % of Certified Candidates

SURIYA PRABHA S 98%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

ANKUR SHARMA 97%

S.O.E.T. ITM University

DR P MANOJ KUMAR 97%

KPR INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

GOURAV KUMAR 97%

INSTITUTE OF PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AND MANAGEMENT

PARAMITA MUKHERJEE 97%

ESHNA GUPTA 96%

DDB MUDRA NORTH

SREENIDHI A 95%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE


Top 2 % of Certified Candidates

AR MIRUNALINI 94%

VIT UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

SANJAY KARTHEEK 94%

Anna University Regional Campus, Coimbatore

VARSHA SRI 94%

VIT UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

ALEX PHILIP 94%

KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES

ALAN K JOSE 93%

Zakir Husain Delhi College

ANKIT MISHRA 93%

VIT UNIVERSITY-VELLORE

PRANAV 93%

COIMBATORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

PRAVEEN KUMAR YADAV 93%

IBS Gurgaon

AKSHAYA RAMACHANDRA MOORTHY 93%

PSGR KRISHNAMMAL COLLEGE FOR WOMEN

VIJAY V 93%


Top 5 % of Certified Candidates

HARSHAVARDHAN A 92%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

ANURAN MUKHERJEE 92%

Visva-Bharati University (Silpa-Sadana)

ANUSHRI A 92%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

SHASHANK MAHANTESH CHINIWALAR 92%

TATA Technologies

NISHA KUMARI 91%

English and Foreign Languages University

KAJAL J MEHTA 91%

LADY DOAK COLLEGE

YESHWANTH G TALWAR 91%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,MADRAS

RAGHURAM KOLLURI 91%

ELECTRONICS & ICT ACADEMY NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, WARANGAL

ANJALI MOHAPATRA 90%

MANAV RACHNA UNIVERSITY

AJAY JADHAV 90%

R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

VISHWANTHINI 90%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE

BINKEY SRIVASTAVA 90%

KIET GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

V V S S S SARMA 90%

American Express India Private Limited

VIKASH VIDYALALL THANDASSERY 90%

TECHNO ENGINEERING COLLEGE BANIPUR

VIJAYAPARKAVAN P 90%

KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES

DR NEETU SINGH 90%

Technical Education and Research Institute,P.G College Ghazipur

KARTHIGA M 90%

Alagappa university

DR BHAVIN CHETANKUMAR SHAH 90%

ATHARVA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

SHAISTA FATIMA 90%

MOTILAL NEHRU NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, ALLAHABAD

TARESH RANJAN DWIVEDI 90%

LAKSHMI NARAIN COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY, BHOPAL

ANIL KUMAR CHEBROLU 90%

Ignitarium Technology Solutions

PRASHANT SAGAR 90%

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,KHARAGPUR

ADRIJA MALLICK 90%

XAVIER INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SERVICE

AKSHAYA DHARANIDHARAN 90%

SRI SAI RAM ENGINEERING COLLEGE

ANCHAL RAI 90%

zakir husain delhi college

VARSHA B 90%

Central University of Tamil Nadu

ARAVINDH K 90%

KARUNYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCES

ANIRUDH AKKINEPALLY 90%

CHAITANYA BHARATHI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY,HYDERABAD

SUJITH K P 90%

VIT UNIVERSITY CHENNAI

THIRISHNA T G 90%

PSG COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE

SRIVIDYA P 90%

R V COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

HARNOOR KAUR 90%

GURU NANAK DEV ENGINEERING COLLEGE

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 7638

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 1087

Assignment Statistics



Assignment

Exam score

Final score

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.